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20^th Annual Cleveland Kendo Tournament / Greater Northeastern U.S. Kendo Federation Championships

Downloadable Forms Tournament Cover Letter Tournament Information Tournament Registration-1 Tournament Registration-2 2008 Examination Application Written Questions for the Ranking Examinations

Tournament Schedule Friday April 4th, 2008: 7:00-9:00 PM Godo Keiko/Seminar 9:00 -12:00 Dinner Banquet (on Campus) Saturday April 5th, 2008: 8:00 AM Tournament (gym opens at 7) Banquet After Tournament (on Campus) Sunday April 6th, 2008  9:00 -10:00 AM Godo Keiko/Seminar 11 AM Shinsa/ Rank examinations (4th Kyu-4th Dan) Time permitting: Godo Keiko after Shinsa

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February 4, 2008

Dear Kenshi:

We are happy to invite you for the 20^th Annual Cleveland Kendo Tournament / Greater Northeastern United States Keno Championships on April 5^th, 2007 at Adelbert Gymnasium at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.  This is going to be the 20^th anniversary tournament, and we are looking forward to a fun-filled and highly educational weekend-long event.  We are happy to announce the invitation as the honored guest of Masaharu Kakehashi Sensei, 8dan Hanshi, who is going to retire as the chief instructor (shuseki shihan) of Tokyo Metropolitan Police on March 31, 2008.   

Attached please find invitations for the 20^th Annual Cleveland Kendo Tournament.  We are processing applications the same way as last year to improve the efficiency of the tournament application process.  Please ensure that each participant in your team is aware of the following.      

 1.  Please assign a team representative as a contact person.  Duties include: 

• Each representative is required to report to a tournament registration desk at the hotel the night before the tournament to check in all members of your team, and to inform the registration desk if there happen to be any changes in the composition of your team (absent or additional members, et cetera).  For each group arriving in Cleveland Saturday morning (April 5^th), the group representative is required to report to the registration desk at Adelbert Gymnasium at 7:30 am.

• The representative serves as the primary contact for your team. Thus, we may contact you while processing applications before and throughout the tournament.  Each team representative is encouraged to send individual applications as one package as a team by the due date.
• Please complete competitors entry list, send it along with applications. 

2.      We will be processing tournament applications and kendo promotion testing applications in different locations by different due date this year.  Please refer to the invitation documents for specific instructions regarding the tournament applications and exam applications.

• Mail to Dr. Tsuyoshi Inoshita:  Tournament applications and the tournament registration fees.  Due postmarked by 3/17/2008 (Monday)
• Mail to Ms. Isabella Church:  Kendo promotion applications, fees, and other materials related to the examination.   Due 3/17/2008 (Monday)

 3.   The hotel location will be the same as last year.  We have reserved a block of rooms at the Cleveland Clinic Guest House, which is relatively close to Adelbert Gymnasium.  It is approximately a 15 to 20 minute walk.  Please refer to the invitation documents for more detailed information.

 4.   Please join us for the Godo Keiko (general practice) / Seminar , which will be held at Adelbert Gymnasium the night before the tournament, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Friday, April 4, 2008.    This will be followed by a dinner at Wackadoo’s Grub & Brew on the campus of CWRU 9 – 12 PM.  ($12.00 per person and cash bar - beer $1/glass - $8.00 /child 13 and under)

 5.  The site of the banquet on Saturday April 5, 2008 will be also at the Wackadoo’s Grub & Brew on the campus.

 6.  We will have the second kendo seminar 9:00 – 10:AM and Godo Keiko (general practice) 10 – 11 PM, followed by GNEUSKF promotion examinations (kyu – 4dan), starting at 11:00 AM on Sunday, April 5, 2008.  Time permitting, practice can be cntinued at the gym afterwards (The gym will be rented until 6:00 PM).

 7.   You are strongly encouraged to send all materials by the due date to the appropriate locations in order to expedite the application process.

Thank you for your cooperation, and we are looking forward to seeing you in Cleveland this April.

Sincerely,

T. Inoshita, M.D.

Tournament Committee Chair

President, Greater Northeastern United States Kendo Federation

PS:  Please feel free to pass this information around.  In addition, please discard if you already have received this message.   

 

 

 

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