2010 Wrap-Up

Highlight of the Seminars and Taikai I attended on 2010:

-Event: Kurasawa Cup (Barcelona)

Leader: Takizawa-sensei 8-dan

Result: 3^rd Place Teams

-Event: Kendo Seminar (Madrid)

Leaders: MATSUNAGA, Masami: 8-dan (vicepresident  of ZNKR and FIK)
KONDO, Keisuke 8-dan
KAKEHASHI, Masaharu 8-dan
HIGASHI, Kazuyoshi 8-dan

-Event: Spain National Championships (Madrid)

Leader: Emilio Gomez 7-dan

Result: 1^st Place Teams

-Event: University Open (Valencia)

Leader: Yano-sensei 8-dan (Waseda University’s coach)

Result:  3rd Place Teams

-Event: Kendo Visit (Madrid)

Leader: Marsten-sensei 7-dan

-Event: Kendo Campus (Valencia)

Leader: SUZUKI Yasunori Sensei Hanshi 8º Dan - Coach of the Japan National Team

Result: 2nd Place Teams, 3^rd Place Individuals

-Event: Kendo Seminar (Madrid)

Leaders: Inoue-sensei 8-dan, Asami-sensei 8-dan, Lancini-sensei 7-dan

-Event: International Alessandria Trophy (Italy)

Leaders: Several

Result: None :/

-Event: Shinpan Seminar (Madrid)

Leader: TAKIZAWA-sensei 8-dan

-Event: Vitoria Trophy (Gasteiz)

Leaders: YODA-sensei 8-dan, HAYASHI-sensei 8-dan

Result: 1^st Place Teams

-Event: Bilbao International Taikai (Bilbao)

Leader: TAHARA Hironori 8-dan hanshi

Result: 3^rd Place Teams, Best 8 Individual

-Event: Nakakura Cup (Belgium)

Leader: HIRAKAWA Nobuo 8-dan

Result: Best 16 Individual

Bottomline: Looks like I helped my team (Kenwakai A) win some achievements this year, but I couldn't do much on individuals.... not good! 

Anyway, 2011... here we come!! :D