{"id":3099,"date":"2015-08-26T15:36:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T04:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/?page_id=3099"},"modified":"2016-11-21T21:35:14","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T10:35:14","slug":"2016-41st-australian-kendo-championships-seminar-and-kendo-exam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/?page_id=3099","title":{"rendered":"2016 41st Australian Kendo Championships, Seminar and Kendo Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/?page_id=3671\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Results<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Promoter<\/strong>: Australian Kendo Renmei (AKR).<br \/>\n<strong>Host Organisation<\/strong>: Queensland\u00a0Kendo Renmei (QKR).<br \/>\n<strong>Technical Assistance<\/strong>: All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF).<\/p>\n<p>A Delegation from the All Japan Kendo Federation will attend the AKC, instruct at the Seminar and oversee the Kendo Dan Exam.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yasuo SUZUKI<\/strong> sensei, Kendo Hanshi 8 Dan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shigehiko FUKUMOTO<\/strong>, Kendo Kyoshi 8 Dan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the third year that\u00a0sensei have visited Australia and we are looking forward to welcoming them back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates and Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Friday 25 March 2016<\/strong> &#8211; Shinpan briefing and competitor registration opens.<br \/>\n<strong>Saturday and Sunday\u00a026-27\u00a0March 2016<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Competition.<br \/>\n<strong>Monday 28\u00a0and Tuesday 29\u00a0March 2016<\/strong>. &#8211; Kendo\u00a0Seminar.<br \/>\n<strong>Wednesday 30 March 2016<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>AKR Kendo Dan Exam<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">More detail on the schedule at <a href=\"http:\/\/akc2016.qkr.asn.au\/schedule.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.akc2016.qkr.asn.au\/schedule.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES<\/strong><br \/>\nThe following Individual Championships are to be contested:\u00a0*<br \/>\n1. Individual Kyu Grade Men\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n2. Individual Kyu Grade Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n3. Individual Dan Grade Men\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n4. Individual Dan Grade Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n5. Veteran\u2019s Individual Championship<br \/>\n<em>*Note that a player may compete in only one individual event.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The following Team Championships are to be contested:\u00a0**<br \/>\n6. Teams Kyu Grade Men\u2019s\u00a0Championship<br \/>\n7. Teams Open Grade Men\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n8. Teams Kyu Grade Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n9. Teams Open Grade Women\u2019s Championship<br \/>\n10. Teams Kata Championship<br \/>\n<em>**Note that a player may compete in only one team event. Men and women cannot compete in each other\u2019s events, and kyu grades and dan grades cannot compete in each other\u2019s events. The exception is the Kata event where competitors can be mixed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>41st Australian Kendo Championship\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/41st-AKC-regulations-2016.pdf\">Rules<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shinai in competition\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/?page_id=1230\">Specifications<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nafuda (zekken) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/?page_id=1230\">Rules<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration<\/strong> to compete and attend the seminar is via clubs and state associations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dan Exam Applications<\/strong> are a separate process managed via clubs and state associations\u00a0and explained <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/?page_id=2830\">here<\/a>. Applications should be sent to\u00a0clubs.\u00a0Applications from members to clubs \u2013 cut off date 5\/02\/2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:\u00a0<\/strong>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nprsr.qld.gov.au\/get-active\/recreation-centres\/tallebudgera\/\">Gold Coast Recreation Centre<\/a>, Tallebudgera, Gold Coast, Queensland. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/maps\/place\/Gold+Coast+Recreation+Centre\/@-28.0973407,153.4564154,16z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x6b9103bfb206645d:0xf02a35bd72206e0\" target=\"_blank\">Google map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further details<\/strong> including accommodation suggestions are at the event website &#8211; w<a href=\"http:\/\/akc2016.qkr.asn.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">ww.akc2016.qkr.asn.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Results Promoter: Australian Kendo Renmei (AKR). 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