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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)

Results Engi 1st Place: Ai Ajiki, Misaki Nukii (JPN) 2nd Place: Miyo Inoue, Seishi Sakaki (JPN) 3rd Place: Axel Noorman, Faye Noorman (NED) Individual Women 1st Place: Hasumi Hayashida (JPN) 2nd Place: Ai Ajiki (JPN) 3rd Place: Misaki Nukii (JPN) Individual Men 1st Place: Kosuke Tanaka (JPN) 2nd Place: Francois Dermine (BEL) 3rd Place: Hitotaka…

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)…

Goodwill tournament Kyu category : 1, Robert Starck (GER) 2, Michael Grunow (GER) 3, Levgenii Kuts (UKR) 1kyu/Dan category : 1, Jean-Louis Moulin (FRA) 2, Sara Susca (ITA) 3, Silvia Cinzano (ITA) Engi-kyogi 1, Loic Delalande and Dominique Pouchard (FRA) 2, Tyl Dermine and Francois Dermine (BEL) 3, Guillaume Laurent and Jean-Mathieu Gaffie (FRA) Men…

The seminar was held in Uppsala, Sweden, from 24th to 26th August 24th 2012 To all who successfully passed their Dan examination! Shodan: – Stuart Green (AUS) – Jyukka Passonen (FIN) – Leena lecklin (FIN) – Emmanuel Dayré (FRA) – Philip Mattsson (SWE) – Peter Strandarv (SWE) Nidan: – Alistair Holloway (AUS) – Martin Kaldecek…

Here are the results of 5th World Naginata Champs, held in Himeji, Japan on the 3rd of July, 2011. Women’s Teams: 1st: Japan 2nd: USA 3rd: Canada Men’s Teams: 1st: Japan 2nd: The Netherlands 3rd: Belgium Women’s Individuals: 1st: K. Ikemi, Japan 2nd: A. Ajiki, Japan 3rd: A. Sato, Japan Men’s Individuals: 1st: K. Tanaka,…

The 5th World Naginata Champs gets under way in Himeji, Japan this weekend. Competitors from around the world are gathering today for the General Meeting of the International Federation, followed by the championships themselves on the 3rd of July. This is then followed by a friendship tournament on the 4th, and a seminar and grading…

The 5th World Naginata Championships will be held in Himeji, Hyogo prefecture, Japan, on July 3rd, 2011. A seminar and friendship tournament will also be held afterwards.