2nd National Kendo Seminar in Guatemala

We will soon receive our dear sensei Masahiro Imafuji. Thanks to him we will be having the 2nd Guatemala Kendo Seminar. This seminar is been organized by students from the Kendo Clubs Gotokukan and Shotokukai as part of everything they have to thank to their Senseis Enzo Marsicovetere, Pedro Velasquez and Carlos Campos. They have dedicated years of extensive work to make Guatemalan Kendo better every day and their kenshis to grow not only in their Kendo techniques but also in life as persons.

The seminar will take place from May 7th to May 9th 2010 at the Karate Federation in the Zone 5, where our main dojo is located.

To confirm your attendance, please send an email to gotokukai@gmail.com and you will receive more details about the activity. The inscription cost is $15.00 that will cover lunches and appetizers for the 8^th and the 9^th of May.

Right after our seminar we will have our traditional Sayonara Party where we will have the opportunity to share a bit more with our senseis and our special guest Sensei Masahiro Imafuji.

We hope everyone can be part of this great activity and many others we will be organizing for fund raising for our facilities.

Guatemala Kendo Club

2nd International Kendo Seminar in Costa Rica

In November 2009, eight members of the Gotokukan and Shotokukai Guatemala Kendo Clubs, along with senseis Enzo Marsicovetere, Pedro Velasquez y Carlos Campos; had the opportunity of being part of the 2nd International Kendo Seminar in Costa Rica. This Kendo Seminar was conducted by the Senseis Ciutoco Kogima 7th dan Kyoshi and Paulo Hayashi 7th dan Kyoshi, that represent the Brazilian Kendo Confederation.

In this Kendo Seminar not only we had the opportunity of sharing with our fellow Kenshis from Costa Rica, but also with the senseis members of the Brazilian Kendo Confederation, 6 members of our kendo clubs had the chance to perform their kendo examinations.

After the incredible Kendo Seminar organized by the Costa Rican Kendo Association, a small tournament was organized among the participants; where everyone had the chance to practice the Kendo Techniques learned at the Kendo Seminar.

In this occasion 3 members of Guatemala Kendo Gotokukan Club took the top 3 places followed by the kenshis from Costa Rica.

At the end of the Kendo Seminar activities, we headed towards a friendly dinner with all members from the Costa Rican Kendo Association and the Brazilian Kendo Confederation; where we had the opportunity to share experiences and hear stories from the Brazilian senseis.

This Kendo Seminar not only instructed and improved our Kendo knowledge, but also brought us together as fellow Guatemalan and Central American Kendokas. We expect to be part of activities of this kind in the near future.

We would like to extend our appreciation and gratitude to the Costa Rican Kendo Association for this great invitation and hope we share again with them very soon.

We would like to contratulate 3 of the Gotokukan Kendo Club that passed their 1kyu examination.

- Marietta Vitola
- Dieter Haussner
- Ivan López

Also congratulations to the 3 first places at the friendly Taikai we had:

1st place Rodrigo Mussap
2nd place Dieter Haussner
3rd place Rocio Guzman