6/30/2007

Kendo Program for Kurashiki Week 2007

To celebrate 35th anniversary of sister city relationship between Kansas City, MO and City of Kurashiki in Japan, the end of this July, about five hundred Japanese people will come to Kansas City. They will stay Kansas City for one week from Wednesday, July 25 until July 31 to cultivate personal and cultural exchanges between two cities and two countries.

Kansas City Kendo Club will have a goodwill event to welcome thirty-four kendoka (kendoist) including five 7-Dan Sensei, three 6-Dan Sensei as well as many young students from City of Kurashiki on both Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29.

We would like to ask members of Midwest Kendo Federation as well as All United States Kendo Federation to attend and help this grass-roots exchange Kendo event successful.

Details of this event are as follows:

  1. Date： 7/28/2007 (Sat) 11:30 p.m.～4:00 p.m.

7/29/2007 (Sun) 8:00 p.m.～1:00 p.m.

<Schedule>

7/28 (Sat)

11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Reception for MWKF members from outside KC

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. Opening Ceremony (Welcome speech, Kendo

Kata, National Anthem etc.)

1:30 p.m. -3:30 p.m. Godo Keiko

1) Basic Practice

2) Gokaku Keiko(Sparring)

3) Keiko with Senseis

(5-Dan or above: Motodachi)

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Clean up and preparation for tomorrow

5:00 p.m. - Bus for Benjamin Ranch will leave from UMKC

and/or RockhurstCollege

6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Dinner and Rodeo at Benjamin Ranch

(Rodeo Demonstration will start 8:00p.m.)

6401 East 87th Street | I-435 and East 87th Street Exit |

Kansas City, Missouri64138

(816) 761-5055

As to the map of this place, please refer to

“Attachment 5”.

7/29 (Sun)

8:00-8:30 Rule of Matches, Sportsmanship Pledge, Warm-up exercise

8:30-11:30 Team Tournament

11:30-11:45 Closing Ceremony

11:45-12:30 Lunch

12:30-13:00 Clean up

(Order of programs, content of programs and schedule are subject to change)

  1. Place：Tony AguirreCommunity Center

2050 Pennway Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64108

(816) 784-1300

As to the map of this place, please refer to “Attachment 3”.

  1. Participants:
  2. Kurashiki people (34 people *)
  3. Kyoshi 7-Dan Sensei x 4
  4. Renshi 7-Dan Sensei x 1
  5. Renshi 6-Dan Sensei x 2
  6. 6-Dan Sensei x 1
  7. 5-Dan Sensei x 2
  8. 3-Dan x 3
  9. High school student x 2
  10. Junior high school student x 13
  11. Elementary school student x 6
  1. MWKF Members (TBD)
  1. Kansas City Kendo Club (Approx. 15 people)
  1. Hotel for MWKF people:
  2. Homestead Studio Suites $90/night (limited availability)
  3. Courtyard and Marriott both quoted $119/night (limited availability)
  4. Rockhurst Dormitory $32.50/night per person

(two persons needs to share one room)

As to the maps of these places, please refer to “Attachment 4”.

Please contact John Drakey (Cell: 816-305-1030, Email:) or Yasuyuki Kurokami (Cell: 913-302-5843, Email: ) to reserve a hotel or a dormitory to get special rate for this event ASAP by July 14, 2007 at the latest. (Kansas City Kendo Club needs to gather the numbers of room required prior to the reservation and inform them of the travel agent (Pat Riha Productions at 816-931-4686)

  1. Application form

Please fill out the form “Attachment 1” and “Attachment 2” and send the form to either of followings ASAP (We are sorry for this short notice but it would be highly appreciated if you could send this form by Friday, July 14, 2007) :

Email: Yasuyuki Kurokami

Fax: Yasuyuki Kurokami (913)339-9975

Mail: John Drakey, 15849 Linden St, Overland Park, KS66224

Attachment 1


Attachment 2


Attachment 3

Map to “TonyAguirreCommunity Center”

Address: 2050 Pennway Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64108

Phone: (816) 784-1300

Website:

From: Tony Aguirre Community Center is located approximately 10 minutes driving distance from Country Club Plaza area such as Marriott Kansas City Plaza, Courtyard Plaza, Homestead Studio Suites and Rockhurst College. Just driving North along Main Street and turn left at the intersection of 31st street. Then, turn right onto Southwest Trafficway and take ramp onto I35 and immediately exit from 1C and turn left (West) onto W Pennway Street.

Attachment 4

Address of hotels and dormitory

Please contact John Drakey (Cell: 816-305-1030, Email:) or Yasuyuki Kurokami (Cell: 913-302-5843, Email: ) to reserve a hotel or a dormitory to get special rate for this event ASAP by July 14, 2007 at the latest. (Kansas City Kendo Club needs to gather the numbers of room required prior to the reservation and inform them of the travel agent (Pat Riha Productions at 816-931-4686)

Attachment 5

Map to “Benjamin Ranch”

Address: 6401 East 87th Street | I-435 and East 87th Street Exit |

Kansas City, Missouri64138

Phone: (816) 761-5055

Website:

Benjamin Ranch is conveniently located in south-central Kansas City and is only 20 minutes from the historic Kansas CityPlaza.

Kansas City Kendo Club