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20th Anniversary, December 12-14, 2008

Est. 1988

Weekend Outline

Friday 12th December:
  • 4:30pm Dojo doors open
  • 6:00pm-8pm Welcomes etc & Jigeiko
  • 8pm shinai check in for Shiai AND team orders to be confirmed
  • 8:30pm dinner at Joyful Restaurant 590 Colombo St. (see map below)BYO $20 pp (please pay on arrival)
Saturday 13th December:
  • 7:30am Doors open
  • Warm ups and last minute shinai checks
  • 8:30am Official Welcome and Opening ceremony
  • 9:00am Women's Open event
  • 10:30am Men's Open event
  • 12-1pm Lunch
  • 1pm Teams event
  • 3:30pm Kata Competition
  • 4:30pm Dan Grading
  • 7pm Dinner starts
    • Toasts
    • Cake
    • Food
    • 8:15pm Entertainment starts
      • Taiko drummers
      • Soft Kendo Shiai
  • Town

Sunday 14th December :

  • 11am Doors open
  • Seminar run by Sensei
  • 4pm closing ceremony

The Sei Tou Ken Yu Kai (Canterbury Kendo Club), wish to extend an invitation to all past members and associates to attend our 20th Anniversary in December of this year.

The celebrations promise to be an event not to be missed with both Alex Bennett (the club founder) and Miyazaki sensei coming from Japan for the event.

The anniversary celebrations will run from Friday December 12 until Sunday December 14 in our dojo at 82 Litchfield Street (3F), Christchurch.

Please e-mail Blake Bennett for a registration pack at canterburykendo@slingshot.co.nz