Steveston Kendo Club members recently attended the 41stAnnual Pacific Northwest Kendo Tournament in Kent, WA.
The event brings forth a lot of quality kendoists from throughout Pacific Northwest as well as participants from Mexico and Hawaii.
The club’s junior members led the way by placing in three of the four categories. Aside from the members that placed in the medals, other notable Junior performances were by Lynn Takahae, Elliott Chui, Daniel Chui, Kyomi Hollinger, Aaron Ito, Annise Chang and Anders Chang.
Here’s a rundown of the winners:
10 Years and Under Division
Cole Robillard (1st), Riley Nakano (3rd).
11-to-13-Year-Old Division
Brian Miki (1st).
14-and-15-Year-Old Division
Mika Iwai (2nd), Kenta Muramatsu (3rd).
Girls High School Division
Sarah Rotenberg (3rd).
1-2 Dan Black Belt Division
David Yao (2nd).
Team Event
Sean O’Sullivan, Isao Takagaki, Ian Miki, Neal Nakano and Kunio Iwai (2nd).
