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Seminar Details
Seminar Details
Date
Seminar Date - Sunday July 13
Registration Deadline - June 28 End of Day
Time
Seminar Check-in - 8 AM
Seminar Start - 9 AM
Location
Markham Pan Am Centre
16 Main St Unionville,
Markham, ON L3R 0W7
Parking is free on site
Cost
$50
Registration includes a lunch bento
The seminar will be for bogu members only. You must be registered to participate, only parents of participants allowed as spectators, no filming permitted.
Schedule
Schedule
7:00 am Doors Open - General Public
7:00-8:00 am Registration & Shinai Check & Warmup
8:00 am Opening Ceremony
8:30 am Seminar Morning Session
11:30 am-12:00 pm Lunch
12:00-2:00 pm Seminar Afternoon
2:00-2:30 pm Break
2:30-3:30pm Keiko
Seminar Instructors
Seminar Instructors
We are honoured to have two distinguished sensei lead an instructional seminar:
Naohiro Takeda - will lead the men’s seminar
Miho Takenaka - will lead the women’s and Jr. seminar
Naohiro Takeda
Naohiro Takeda
Kendo Profile
Kendo Profile
Hometown: Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Year of Birth: 1991
Kendo Rank: Renshi 6th Dan
Education: Graduated from Kokushikan University
Occupation: High school teacher
Background
Background
During his time at Kokushikan University, Takeda was a member of the team known as the “Golden generation” with likes of All Japan, and World Champion players such as Sho Ando, Rentaro Kunitomo, and Yuki Tsuchitani.
Major Achievements
Major Achievements
Champion, All Japan University Kendo Championship (Team)
Competed 5 times in the All Japan Kendo Championship
Runner-up and 3rd place (three times) in the National Teachers’ Kendo Championship – Individual (High School Division)
3rd place in the National Teachers’ Kendo Championship – Team
Competitor in the East-West Japan Kendo Tournament
Competitor in the Tohoku-Hokkaido Regional Kendo Tournament
Competitor in the National Sports Festival (Kokutai)
Miho Takenaka
Miho Takenaka
Kendo Profile
Kendo Profile
Hometown: Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Year of Birth: 1998
Kendo Rank: 5th Dan
Education: Graduated from the University of Tsukuba, School of Health and Physical Education
Background
Background
A member of the Team Japan World Championship team, Miho Takenaka is the daughter of Kentaro Takenaka, Kendo Hanshi 8th Dan and former Japan National Team member. He currently serves as a professor at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya.
Major Achievements
Major Achievements
Winner, All Japan High School Kendo Championship (Individual)
Runner-up, All Japan High School Invitational (Individual)
Multiple-time champion, National Sports Festival (Kokutai) – Women’s Team
Competed multiple times in the All Japan Women’s Kendo Championship
3rd Place in the 58th All Japan Women’s Kendo Championship (while at University of Tsukuba)
Selected for the Japan National Team, 19th World Kendo Championship (2024, Milan, Italy)
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