2009 Ontario Open Iaido Taikai and Seminar
Hosted by Mu Mon Kai, Toronto, Canada
  August 29 & 30, 2009
  9:00am - 4:00pm 		  Japanese Canadian Cultural Center
  Directions and Address HERE		   Kevin Adams
  thekevinz@gmail.com
Guest Instructors / Judges

  Mudan     Christina Pringi (AYC)   Jeffrey Yang (MMK)   Phil Anderson (KEN)   Randy Mullin (ETO)
  1 Dan     Hanna Ikeda (MMK)   Matthew Romaschin (ETO)   Alexei Konovalev (MMK)   Anna Larson (ITO)
  2 Dan     Michael Suen (MMK)   Patrick Suen (MMK)   Kevin Adams (MMK)   Ray Baun (MMK)
  3 Dan     Jeremy Brett (AYC)   Nancy Chau (MMK)   Michael Hodge (MMK)   Ron Mattie (ETO)
  4 Dan +     Ed Chart (TAK)   Sandra Jorgenson (MMK)   David Green (TAT)   Carole Galligan (MMK)
  Team     Yama Tora   AYC Fabulous Three   Tanpopo   Charly's Angels
  Fighing Spirit     Ron Beck (MMK), Tammy Michalak (KGK), Stany Vardomskiy (TAT)
  Registration   Registration
  Opening Remarks
  Warmup, Seitei (All Levels)		   Opening Remarks
  All Divisions: Opening to Semi-Finals
  Lunch   Lunch
  Koryu and Kumitachi      All Divisions: Finals
  Team Competition
  Sandan and up: Instruction on Judging
  Mudan-Nidan: Practice matches   		   Demos: Iaido & Jodo
  Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks
  Cleanup then Dinner @ 6:00pm   Cleanup then Dinner @ 6:00pm

Message from Organizer:

Greetings senseis and fellow iaidoka!

I would like to cordially invite all of you to Toronto this August 29th and 30th for the 2009 Ontario Open Iaido Tournament and Seminar. We have the privilege of having Goyo Ohmi-sensei (7th dan renshi), Kim Taylor-sensei (7th dan) and Stephen Cruise-sensei (7th dan) on hand to teach at the seminar, and judge at the Tournament.

This event will be held in Kobayashi Hall at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario (directions and address here) Last year's Ontario Open was a HUGE success, with 45 participants in the seminar portion and 35 participants in the taikai. It was a weekend of hard practice, good food, good friends, and friendly competition.

Everyone walked away with something positive from the experience, and we hope to see more competitors this year! Here's a few pictures from last year... The seminar portion will be held on Saturday August 29th, and at this point will emphasize ZNKR iaido as well as a small taikai judging sub-seminar.

Details are still being worked out with all the involved senseis, and tentative schedule will be posted here when it's available. The tournament will be held on Sunday August 30th. The format will be highly dependent on the number of participants, but thus far the plan is a round-robin competition initially, followed by a single-elimination "ladder", based on the results of the round-robin. This way, everyone will have ample opportunity to show their iai. This will be followed by a "Team" competition. For those of you unfamiliar with Team competition, it is similar to the individual competition, except with teams of three iaidoka of differing ranks.

As this is an "open" event, CKF- and AUSKF-affiliated dojos are encouraged to participate, and make this summer taikai another success! Stay tuned for schedules and details as they are updated, and please feel free to contact me with any questions...

Thanks everyone!

- Kevin Adams, President, Mu Mon Kai
REGISTER
  Mudan     Alexei Konovalev (MMK)   Tony Liew (MMK)   Matthew Romaschin (ETO)   Pam Morgan (SDK)
  1 Dan     Kevin Adams (MMK)   Hanna Ikeda (MMK)   Chris Ikeno (AYC)   Randy Makatani (MMK)
  2 Dan     Michael Suen (MMK)   Patrick Suen (MMK)   Kevin Lee (MMK)   Dean Phillips (YUG)
  3 Dan / 4 Dan     Jim Wilson (MMK)   Ron Mattie(ETO)   Jeremy Brett (AYC)   Miki Chart (TAT)
  5 Dan +     Ed Chart (TAT)   Carole Galligan (MMK)   Sandra Jorgenson (MMK)   David Green (TAT)
  Team     AYC Team B   MMK Team B   SDK Team A   ETO Team A
  Fighing Spirit     Kenneth Morgan (SDK)