| 47th Anniversary Taikai |
| Album 2004---Kendo Demonstration @ Mercy High School—3/20/04 |
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| Introducing Kendo | Ogawa sensei | Two young Samurais |
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| Ogawa sensei demonstrate Iai | Cut his enermy in half | Nou-to (put his sword back to a scabbard) |
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| Kihon (basic) uchi (hit) with Bokuto | Kihon uchi with Bokuto (wooden sword) | Men tsuke! (put your mask on) |
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| Sage-to (stand with a shinai) | Kihon uchi with Shinai (bamboo stick) | Kihon uchi with Shinai |
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| Chudan-no-Kamae (standard position of a shinai) | Sparring | Tsuba-seriai |
| Album 2004---A visitor from Wakayama Police Department—3/1/04 |
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left, Suyama sensei, Ujita sensei, Snavely sensei and Chan sensei |
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 Chan
sensei (right) and Kubo @ Sanpo. Photo by Ujita sensei |
Snavely
sensei and Phelps sensei @ Sanpo. Photo by Ujita sensei| Album 2004---Kendo and Naginata Demonstration @ Japanese School |
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| Ogawa sensei introduced kendo team | This is a bokuto (wodden sword). | Komuro sensei (San Mateo Dojo) demonstrated Sonkyo. |
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| Swing big with left arm | Tanaka sensei introduced Naginata team | Tanaka sensei hit Sune |
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| Kirikaeshi | Kihon-uchi (basic). Ogawa sensei hit Do. | Kendo attack |
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| Men vs Nuki-Do | Tsuba-zeriai | Hiki-men |
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| Kendo attack | Naginata demonstration | Kendo vs Naginata |
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| Kendo vs Naginata | Kendo vs Naginata | Men-tore (take off the men) |
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| Seiza, Mokuso | Potential Naginata lady in near future | Arigato-gozaimashita (Thank you very much) |
| Album 2004---Dojo New Years Party |
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| Album 2004---NCKF New Years Party |
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