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| The Canadian Federation team |
Seven members of Toronto Branch participated in the 2017 World Taikai & International Study Session held from July 30-August 2, 2017 in San Mateo, CA.
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| Swag! |
Christian competed in the tan'en embu (single form) category. He gave a spirited performance, but as the Chief Judge later commented "technique high, time low" so alas no medal.
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| Daryl and Christian |
John (Toronto Branch Master) was a Judge for several categories including Women's 3 Dan and Men's Masters Embu. Tal and Tony also assisted the Chief Judge during the Embu competition.
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| Getting ready to judge with Hiate sensei |
The Study Session was comprised of group practice and several rank-based sessions led by the leading instructors from Japan and the rest of the world.
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| Kawashima sensei (senior and junior) |
In addition, there were Kongo Zen lectures and sessions for Judge/Examiner certification.
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| With Anders sensei and Gary sensei |
The event was a wonderful opportunity to spend time with our friends from all over the planet. In addition, it was a great opportunity to spend more time with Hiate sensei (Atsugi Doin, Japan) - our main teacher.
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| Kanga Ryu - deadly Australian martial arts with Nick sensei (Melbourne) |
We wish to thank the kenshi of California and the USSKF for making this event such a great success!
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| Kanagawa Federation reunion - with Nakamura sensei and Hiate sensei |
Gassho