{"id":7449,"date":"2026-06-01T17:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T06:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/?p=7449"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:14:31","slug":"first-asia-oceania-kendo-championships-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/?p=7449","title":{"rendered":"First Asia Oceania Kendo Championships \u2013 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/1aokc.jp\/en\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/1aokc-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/1aokc-logo.png 444w, https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/1aokc-logo-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/1aokc-logo-97x150.png 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a>The First Asia Oceania Kendo Championships were held at Tokyos&#8217; Tokyo Budokan arena on 30 and 31 May, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The results of the draw and scoring are in the relevant links as shown on the hosts website at <a href=\"https:\/\/1aokc.jp\/en\/results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results. 1AOKC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to the organising team at the the Asia Oceania Kendo Federation and to the\u00a0 All Japan Kendo Federation for their huge amount of logicistic support and hard work.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you also and congratulations to the Australian Team for a wonderful effort!\u00a0 All members showed not only great commitment in preparation, but also displayed an amazing effort on the shiaijo.\u00a0 Well done and congratulations to all, we are proud of you all!!<\/p>\n<p>Team\u00a0 Manager, Ken Okomaoto sensei wrote &#8220;Not only were we able to achieve solid results at this tournament, but each athlete also gained great confidence heading toward next year\u2019s WKC, while discovering new challenges to overcome individually. It was an incredibly meaningful and rewarding event for the entire team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/1aokc_akr_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/1aokc_akr_1.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/1aokc_akr_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/1aokc_akr_1-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7441 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/1aokc_akr_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/1aokc_akr_2.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/1aokc_akr_2-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kendoaustralia.asn.au\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/1aokc_akr_2-150x72.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Asia Oceania Kendo Championships were held at Tokyos&#8217; Tokyo Budokan arena on 30 and 31 May, 2026. 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