Vancouver Kendo Club

Welcome to Vancouver Kendo Club.

Our objective is to promote the practice of the traditional Japanese martial art of Kendo, where enthusiasts of all ages may together learn the spirit of Kendo and practice the art of offense and defense.

07/19/2026

Thank you to all our guests for coming to practice with us ❤️ (sorry for the late posts!)

06/29/2026

Late Post (June 5th): Practice with Yano sensei and the TC Men. Thank you for a great practice!

06/18/2026

Thank you to all the volunteers, senseis, vendors, competitors, and everyone who helped make the 56th Vancouver Kendo Tournament a success!

And thank you Kendo Photography for many of these amazing photos !

56TH TOURNAMENT RESULTS🥇🥈🥉

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION WINNERS
10 YEARS & UNDER
1ST B. PARK (KIRKLAND)
2ND P. JUNG (VANCOUVER)
3RD R. SHIN (CASCADE)
3RD L. ONO (RENFREW)

11 - 13 YEARS
1ST I. TAGUCHI (RENBU)
2ND T. TAGUCHI (RENBU)
3RD S. HARADA (RENBU)
3RD R. LIAO (RENBU)

14 - 15 YEARS
1ST S. ARA (RENBU)
2ND R. OEDA (VICTORIA)
3RD A. GARDNER (VICTORIA)
3RD L. SATO (WHISTLER)

16 - 20 YEARS
1ST S. JOHNSON (SEATTLE)
2ND S. MATSUI (RENFREW)
3RD W. ZHU (UBC)
3RD K. AWANO (SFU)

21 - 30 YEARS
1ST S. MIYASH*TA (TEAM CANADA)
2ND M. YAMASH*TA (RENBU)
3RD T. MARSTEN (KENT)
3RD A. YUEN (EDMONDS)

31 - 40 YEARS
1ST R. ASATO (TEAM CANADA)
2ND T. HAMANAKA (TOZENJI)
3RD E. KITA (RENBU)
3RD H. KIM (VANCOUVER)

41 - 50 YEARS
1ST M. ROSE (RENFREW)
2ND W. BLADES (RENFREW)
3RD S. GUIDI (SEATTLE)
3RD D. UDAGAWA (RENBU)

51 YEARS & OVER
1ST J. SUK (UBC)
2ND W. WONG (STEVESTON)
3RD J. JEON (BELLEVUE)
3RD S. SHILOV (BELLEVUE)

NON-BOGU (15 YEARS & UNDER)
1ST E. WONG (STEVESTON)
2ND R. TSANG (STEVESTON)
3RD L. MALCHO (RENFREW)
3RD A. TANG (STEVESTON)

NON-BOGU (16 YEARS & OVER)
1ST N. YAMASH*TA (TOZENJI)
2ND K. BAE (STEVESTON)
3RD R. CHEN (RENBU)
3RD A. WONG (UBC)

WOMENS
1ST J. KURAHASHI (RENBU)
2ND N. FRACASSI (TEAM CANADA)
3RD Y. SUGATA (TOZENJI)
3RD H. TOMINAGA (TEAM CANADA)

TEAM COMPETITION WINNERS
JUNIOR
1ST RENBU-A
2ND RENFREW-A
3RD STEVESTON
3RD YOUSHINKAN-A

SENIOR
1ST TEAM CANADA MEN
2ND RENBU
3RD VANCOUVER-A
3RD TEAM CANADA WOMEN

FIGHTING SPIRIT
R. SHIN (CASCADE)
K. UDAGAWA (RENBU)

09/21/2025

Teams that members entered at the 1st UBC Taikai

Snack Time! (Open Women's Division) - Aki, Kianna, Hanaca
Bamboo Blades (Open Women's Division) - Jane (Zosokan), Kyoko, Jasper (Yeon)
Hotpot and pastel (5 Dan and Under Division) - Pedro, Desmond
K-daddy (Open Division) - Sukhyun, Lee-sensei (Yeon), Harry
Thank you, next (Open Division) - Aki, Hanaca, Rogerio

A big thank you to UBC Kendo Club, Tozanji Kendo Club, and Budogu Zen for hosting such a spectacular tournament!