Ito Tsutomu Cup 2010 Results

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2010 Ito Tsutomu Cup! We had a fantastic turnout, with 93 competitors from 8 states. The team taikai included 15 teams, and the first round-round robin format was very well received by all the attendees.

Results are as follows:

Junior Youth:
First Place: Eugene Lee, Dallas/Fort Worth Kendo and Iaido Kyokai
Second Place: Alex Lee, Dallas/Fort Worth Kendo and Iaido Kyokai
Third Place: Joshua So, Chung's Taekwondo and Kumdo
Kantosho (Fighting Spirit): Koichi Saito, Ito Dojo

Youth:
First Place: Eric Koyama, El Paso
Second Place: Kai Imamura, Arkansas Kendo Club
Third Place: Riku Imamura, Arkansas Kendo Club
Third Place: Ryosuke Sakaki, Ito Dojo
Kantosho (Fighting Spirit): Sayaka Givens, Arkansas, Andy Koke, Dallas

Women:
First Place: Monica Iwakabe, Rocky Mountain Budokan
Second Place: Sayaka Givens, Arkansas Kendo Club
Third Place: Reiko Givens, Arkansas Kendo Club
Third Place: Kim Thompson, Omaha Kendo
Kantosho (fighting Spirit): Miyuki Harville, Ito Dojo

Ito Tsutomu Team Competition:
First Place: Ito A
Second Place: Belleview
Third Place: Rocky Mountain Budokan B
Third Place: Sen Shin Kan A

Team Kantosho (Fighting Spirit):
Arkansas - Sayaka Givens
Belleview - Leonid Tsybert
Colorado Springs Kendo Kai - Sean Fickle
Chungs - Insoo Chung
Dallas A - Apinya Plurksathaporn
Dallas B - Andrew Southworth
Ito A - Jose Aumentado
Ito B - Jonah Scott-McKean
Omaha - Ed Vierk
Open - Eric Koyama
Rocky Mountain Budokan A - Nick Ko
Rocky Mountian Budokan B - Kento Watanabe
Sen Shin Kan A - Michael Lindsay
Sen Shin Kan B - Ken Naugebauer
Shogun - Tom Ryan

Thank you to all the participants, judges and honored guests. A special thank you to the volunteers that kept the event running. People who deserve special mention are Naoki Tamesue, Kazuko Uchida, Bob Fushimi, David Nelson, Yuki and Yuka Saito, Jason Mapp and Kit Lien. The event was a smashing success, and Ito Koetsu sensei was very pleased. Nice work, everyone.

See you in class,
Brian