2010 Canadian Open Iaido Taikai and Seminar

Hosted by Mu Mon Kai, Toronto, Canada



Date :	August 7 & 8, 2010 9:00am - 4:00pm	Location :	Japanese Canadian Cultural Center Directions and Address HERE	Contact :	Kevin Adams thekevinz@gmail.com

Guest Instructors / Judges

Goyo Ohmi (Judge only)

Kim Taylor (Instructor & Judge)

Stephen Cruise (Judge only)

Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu

Iaido Renshi 7 Dan
Kendo 6 Dan

Mu Mon Kai, Toronto

Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu

Iaido Renshi 7 Dan
Jodo 5 Dan

Sei Do Kai, Guelph

Muso Shinden Ryu

Iaido Renshi 7 Dan
Kendo 5 Dan

Etobicoke Iaido Club, Etobicoke

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
	Saturday, August 7, 2010	Sunday, August 8, 2010
8:30	Registration	Registration
9:00	Opening Remarks Warmup, Seitei (All Levels)	Singles Competition: RR then elimination
12:00	Lunch	Lunch
1:00	Koryu and Kumitachi	Jodo Competition: Single elimination
2:00	Koryu and Kumitachi	Team Competition
3:00	Judging Seminar (4D+) Setup Match Courts for tournament Practice taikai (TBD)	Team Competition
3:30		Demos: Iaido & Jodo
4:00		Demos: Iaido & Jodo
4:30		Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks
5:00	Cleanup then Dinner @ 6:00pm	Cleanup

About the Canadian Open:

The Canadian Open Iaido Taikai is an Iaido tournament held every three years. The event was previously held in Ottawa (2007), Etobicoke (2004), and Guelph (2001)


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2007 Taikai Results
Participants: Mu Mon Kai (MMK), Sei Do Kai (SDK), Etobicoke Iaido Club (ETO), Aikido Yoshinkai of Canada (AYC), Tateyama (TAT), Takahashi (TAK)
Division	First	Second	Third
Mudan	Hanna Ikeda (MMK)	Paul Mumbly (TAT)	Elizabeth Nicholson (TAT)	Stan Vardomskiy (TAT)
1 & 2 Dan	Michael Suen (MMK)	Patrick Suen (MMK)	Kevin Adams (MMK)	Philip Benoit (MMK)
3 Dan+	Tracy Sheppard (MMK)	Ed Chart (TAK)	Michael Gan (MMK)	Ron Mattie (ETO)
Team	MMK Team A	MMK + TAT	MMK Team B	SDK

2004 Taikai Results
Participants: Mu Mon Kai (MMK), Sei Do Kai (SDK), Etobicoke Iaido Club (ETO), Aikido Yoshinkai of Canada (AYC), Tateyama (TAT), Toronto Kendo Club (TKC)
Division	First	Second	Third
Mudan	Chris Kraja (ETO)	John Thompson (ETO)	Anna Readhead (ETO)	Edward Szklar (ETO)
1 Kyu	Sally Seto (MMK)	Doug Craven (MMK)	Ramon Teixeira (AYC)	Andy Ho (MMK)
1 Dan	Miki Chart (SDK)	Jeremy Brett (AYC)	S.K. Jeong (ETO)	Michael Hodge (MMK)
2 Dan	Michael Gan (MMK)	Ken Morgan (SDK)	-	-
3 & 4 Dan	Ed Chart (SDK)	Tracy Sheppard (MMK)	Enore Gardonio (MMK)	-
Team	SDK	MMK Team A	TAT	ETO Team A
Fighing Spirit	Helen Morrison (AYC)	Michael DeVerno (TAT)