The 8th World Naginata Championships will be held on the 13th July 2024 in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Please see https://naginata.org/wnc for updates.

Developing and promoting Naginata worldwide
The 8th World Naginata Championships will be held on the 13th July 2024 in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Please see https://naginata.org/wnc for updates.
The INF Naginata Seminar 2020 was scheduled to be held in Italy this
July. But it has been canceled due to the worldwide transmission of the
coronavirus.
In Italy, preparations have been made since last year, but it is impossible.
It is regrettable that such decision must be taken.
We will announce the schedule for next year as soon as it is decided.
Please take care of yourselves and families.
President Kumiko Hashimoto
ENGI
Shikake-Oji
Zen Nihon Renmei no Kata
SHIAI
Women’s Team
Men’s Team
Women’s Individual
Men’s Individual
Overall Winner: Japan
Goodwill Shiai Individual Women
Goodwill Shiai Individual Men
The 7th World Naginata Championships are being hosted by the Deutscher Naginata Bund (German Naginata Federation) and are taking place in Weisbaden, Germany from the 4th-10th July 2019. Please go to https://wnc2019.de for information
The 2018 INF Seminar is being hosted by the Associação de Naguinata do Brasil. It is taking place from Friday 31st August to Sunday 2nd September in São Paulo, Brazil.
The application deadline is Sunday 24th June 2018. Please contact your local federation for further details.
The first official naginata seminar in Taiwan was held on May 28-29 in Taipei, under the guidance of senseis Kimura Yasuko and Tamaki Katsuko. Taiwan is applying this year to become a INF provisional member.
3rd Dan
Julie Hsieh (Taiwan)
David Figatner (Taiwan)
2nd Dan
Roy Poon (Hong Kong)
1st Dan
Yi Hsiu Lin(Taiwan)
The seminar was held in Renton, from June 26th to 28th.
About 70 participants gathered this year ; thank you for coming!!
Congratulations!
To all who successfully passed their Dan examination !
Sho-dan
Katrina Heilman (USA)
Sara Jensen (USA)
Daniel Trexler (USA)
Ni-dan
Gabriel Djinn (USA)
Melissa Rice (USA)
Julie Hsieh (USA)
Kaitlin Brasfield (USA)
Jeremy Hiller (USA)
San-dan
Sasha Corchado (USA)
Saiyou Oshima (USA)
Tatsue Monji (USA)
Chris Coppeans (USA)
Bryce Harrop (USA)
Yon-dan
Antoine Fromentin (CAN)
Andreas Nicol (GER)
Patrick Magpayo (USA)
Chad Goerzen (USA)
Leslee Williams (USA)
Jayne Stratton (USA)