Renbu Dojo Tournament Results
60th Steveston Taikai
(February 2024 | Steveston, BC)
1-2 Dan Division
Clark Liao
Hugo Homma
14-15
Kazuma Yoshimura
Kaiseiki Tournament
(March 2024 | Akita, Japan)
Junior Team Canada Members
Captain Kenta Yoshimura, Nate Son, Clark Liao, Isaac Hwang
BCKF Junior Taikai
(April 2024 | Burnaby, BC)
10-11
Champion Regina Liao
Iori Taguchi
Shogo Harada
12-14
Champion Soshi Ara
15-18
Champion Kenta Yoshimura
Clark Liao
Hugo Homma
Isaac Hwang
High School Teams
Champions Clark Liao, Isaac Hwang, Hugo Young
Junior Teams
Champions Soshi Ara, Regina Liao, Iori Taguchi
Shogo Harada, Teruya Inaoka-Lee, Taichi Taguchi
46th University of Washington Taikai
(April 2024 | Seattle, WA)
Senior Teams Division
Champion Hiro Yano, Hugo Homma, Clark Liao, Kenta Yoshimura, Ryu Himeda
4 Dan and Over Division
Champion Hiro Yano
Sho Dan to 2 Dan
Clark Liao
Kenta Yoshimura
3rd Annual Canadian National Junior Championships
(May 2024 | Burnaby, BC)
U14
Champion Soshi Ara
Regina Liao
Shogo Harada
U16 Boys
Champion Kazma Yoshimura
U16 Girls
Champion Harumi Ara
U19 Boys
Champion Clark Liao
Nathaniel Son
Isaac Hwang
Kenta Yoshimura
Junior Youth Club Teams
Champion Renbu A – Nathaniel Son, Clark Liao, Kenta Yoshimura
Renbu B – Ryunosuke Himeda, Kazma Yoshimura, Isaac Hwang
Provincial Girls Team
Champion British Columbia – Harumi Ara
Provincial Open Team
Champion British Columbia – Nathaniel Son, Clark Liao, Kenta Yoshimura, Kazma Yoshimura, Isaac Hwang
55th Vancouver Kendo Tournament
(May 2024 | Burnaby, BC)
11-12
Champion Regina Liao
Soshi Ara
Shogo Harada
13-15
Kazma Yoshimura
16-20
Champion Nathaniel Son
Clark Liao
Kenta Yoshimura
Hugo Homma
41 and Over
Oliver Young
Ladies Open
Champion Betty Park
Yuka Kamiya
Junior Team
Champion Renbu
Senior Team
Champion Renbu
19th World Kendo Championships
(July 2024 | Milan, Italy)
Men’s Team
Top 8 Eiji Kita
Women’s Team
Top 8 Betty Park, Natasha Fracassi, Yuka Kamiya, Hiyori Tominaga, Juah Paik
Fighting Spirit Awards
Betty Park, Juah Paik
Women’s Individuals
Top 8 Betty Park
Top 16 Juah Paik
Dean Ara, Head Coach, Men’s and Women’s Teams
Juneko Kurahaashi, Assistant Coach, Women’s
BCKF Fall Taikai
(October 2024 | Burnaby, BC)
ShoDan Category – Men’s
Champion Isaac Hwang
ShoDan Category – Women’s
Irene Shih
2-3 Dan
Champion Kenta Yoshimura
Clark Liao
Sho Dan Teams
Isaac Hwang and Irene Shih
2-3 Dan Teams
Champions Team A – Yuka Kamiya, Natasha Fracassi,
Hiyori Tominaga
Hiyori Tominaga
Team B – Clark Liao, Hugo Homma,
Kenta Yoshimura
Kenta Yoshimura
Tacoma Kendo Women’s Taikai
(October 2024 | Tacoma, WA)
Under 17 Category
Champion Harumi Ara
Regina Liao
Open Category
Champion Natasha Fracassi
Yuka Kamiya Lee
Shannon Kwok Tominaga
Team
Champions Harumi Ara (Senpo), H. Tong, Juneko Kurahashi (Taisho)
48th PNKF Taikai
(November 2024 | Tacoma, WA)
11-12
Champion Soshi Ara
Iori Taguchi
Shogo Harada
13-15
Kazma Yoshimura
Women’s Open
Champion Juah Paik (hononary Renbu!)
Betty Park (honorary Renbu)
Hiyori Tominaga
Sho Dan – 2 Dan
Champion Clark Liao
Nate Son
Kenta Yoshimura
Isaac Hwang
Masters Division
Champion Juneko Kurahashi
Junior Team
Regina Liao, Soshi Ara, Harumi Ara, Iori Taguchi, Kazuma Yoshimura
Senior Team
Champion Nate Son, Clark Liao, Natasha Fracassi, Hugo Homma, Kenta Yoshimura
21st Canadian National Senior Championships
(Markham, ON)
Men’s Individual Top 8
Eiji Kita
Women’s Individual
Champion Betty Park
Juah Paik
Juneko Kurahashi, Yuka Lee
Senior Club Team
Champions Eiji Kita, Hiro Yano, Clark Liao, Kenta Yoshimura, Hugo Homma, Betty Park, Anita Espiritu, Juneko Kurahashi
Women’s Club Team
Champions Juah Paik, Betty Park, Hiyori Tominaga, Yuka Lee, Yura Kawabe
Senior Women’s Provincials Team
Champions Team BC – Hiyori Tominaga, Yuka Lee
2nd Canadian National Junior
Championships
(Markham, ON)
U12
Champion Regina Liao
Soshi Ara
U14
Harumi Ara
U16
Champion Nathaniel Son
U19 Boys
Champion Clark Liao
Kenta Yoshimura
Hugo Homma
U19 Girls
Champion Yuka Lee
Juah Paik
Junior Youth Teams
Champion R Liao, S Ara, H Ara
Senior Girls Team
Paik, Lee
Senior Boys Team
Champions Team B – Hwang, N Son, Liao
Team A – Yoshimura, I Son, Kazma, Homma
Senior Boy’s Provincials Team
Champions Team BC – N Son, Ke Yoshimura, I Son, H Homma, Kazma
59th Steveston Taikai
(Steveston, BC)
10 and Under
Regina Liao
11-13
Champion Harumi Ara
14-15
Champion Clark Liao
Isaac Hwang
Ryunosuke Himeda
Women’s Sho/2 Dan
Champion Yuka Lee
Hiyori Tominaga
Junior Team
Champions Renbu – Kazma, Isaac, Nathaniel, Ryunosuke, Harumi
45th University of Washington Taikai
(Bellevue, WA)
Women’s Sho Dan
Hiyori Tominaga
Men’s Sho Dan
Kenta Yoshimura
Men’s 4 Dan
Shohei Murayama
Team Club
Renbu – Juneko, Kenta, Hiyori, Shohei, Chui (Steveston)
University of Toronto Taikai
(Toronto, ON)
Women’s 1-2 Dan
Champion Yuka Lee
BCKF Junior Taikai
(Vancouver, BC)
11-13
Regina Liao
Soshi Ara
14-15
Champion Nathaniel Son
Harumi Ara
Kazma Yoshimura
16-18 Boys
Kenta Yoshimura
Junior Team
Renbu A – Kazma, Oswin, Harumi, Teruya
Youth Boys
Champions Renbu – Clark, Isaiah, Kenta
47th PNKF Taikai
(Kent, WA)
10 and under
Champion Shogo Harada
11-12
Champion Soshi Ara
Iori Taguchi
Regina Liao
13-15
Champion Clark Liao
Isaac Hwang
Junior Team
Champion Renbu A – Clark, Kazma, Nathaniel, Harumi, Isaac
Renbu B – Regina, Teruya, Soshi, Iori, Shogo
Mixed Team 3 – Anthony, Taichi
Women’s Dan
Champion Juah Paik
Men’s 1-2 Dan
Kenta Yoshimura
Masters 50+
Champion Fred Yoshimura
BCKF Mudansha to 3 Dan
(Langley, BC)
Women’s 2-3 Dan
Champion Yuka Kamiya
Natasha Fracassi
1 Kyu and Under
Quon Nyugen
Shodan
Yura Kawabe
Team 2 Dan to 3 Dan
Yuka, Natasha Hiyori
Team Shodan and Under
Jason, Quan, Kenta, Yura, Juah
BCKF Junior Taikai
(Buraby, BC)
Non Bogu
Champion Anthony Norden
10-12
Champion Harumi Ara
Soshi Ara
13-15
Champion Clark Liao
Isaac Hwang
Nathaniel Son
16-18 Girls
Champion Hiyori Tominaga
Yuka Lee
16-18 Boys
Kenta Yoshimura
Junior A Teams
Champions Regina, Soshi, Shogo
Sadie, Daniel Suk (Tozenji)
Junior B Teams
Champions Nathaniel, Clark, Harumi
Isaac, Kazma, Oscar
Team Youth Girls
Champions Yura, Hiyori, Yuka
Team Youth Boys
Hugo, Kenta, Daniel Chui (Steveston)
1st Canadian Junior National Championship
(Calgary, AB)
U12
Champion Soshi Ara
U16 Boys
Champion Clark Liao
Nathaniel Son
Isaac Hwang
U19 Girls
Champion Hiyori Tominaga
Yuka Lee
Lilliana Cheung
U19 Boys
Hugo Homma
Kenta Yoshimura
Junior Youth Club
Kazma, Harumi, Soshi
Senior Girls Youth
Champions Yuka, Yura, Hiyori
Senior Boys Youth
Champions Clark, Isaac, Nathaniel
Fighting Spirit
Isaiah Son
8th Annual Women’s Championship (U of W)
(Bellevue, WA)
Sho Dan and Under
Champion Hiyori Tominaga
Yura Kawabe
Yuka Lee
Teams
Miyu Hashimoto, Hiyori Tominaga, Yura Kawabe, Anita Espiritu, Yuka Lee
Fighting Spirit
Yuka Lee
46th PNKF Taikai
(Tacoma, WA)
10 and Under
Champion Shoshi Ara
Regina Liao
11-12
Harumi Ara
13-15
Champion Kenta Yoshimura
Kazma Yoshimura
Clark Liao
Master Division
Fred Yoshimura
Women’s Division
Juah Paik (Honorary Renbu)
Yuka Lee
Junior Teams
Champions Kazma, Nathaniel, Isaac, Clark, Kenta
58th Steveston Taikai
(Steveston, BC)
10 and Under
Kazma Yoshimura
Shoshi Ara
11-13
Isaac Hwang
14-15
Champion Kaito Squance
Yuka Lee
1-2 Dan
Ryan Kim
Junior Team
Renbu B – Isaiah, Kenta, Eugene, Yura, Hiyori
57th Steveston Taikai
(Steveston, BC)
10 and Under
Kazma Yoshimura
11-12
Nathaniel Son
13-15
Alistar Son
1-2 Dan
Sota Suda
3 Dan
Hubert Shim
4 Dan and Over
Dean Ara
Junior Team
Renbu B
Belgium Junior Championship
(Brussels, Belgium)
10-12
Champion Nathaniel Son
13-15
Alistar Son
Fighting Spirit
Yura Kawabe
BCKF Junior Taikai
(Burnaby, BC)
Non Bogu
Champion Soshi Ara
Anne Choi
10 and Under
Kazuma Yoshimura
11-13
Champion Hugo Homma
Kenta Yoshimura
Yuka Lee
Nathaniel Son
14-15
Champion Kaito Squance
Alistar Son
Eugene Cho
16-18
Champion Ryan Kim
Sota Suda
Junior Team
Champions Renbu A – Ryan, Alistar, Kaito, Clark, Kazma
Renbu B – Sota, Yuka, Isaiah, Nathaniel, Kash
Renbu C – Hiyori, Eugene, Yura, Kenta
Vancouver Kendo Taikai
(Burnaby, BC)
10-12
Champion Nathaniel Son
Clark Liao
Kenta Yoshimura
13-15
Kaito Squance
16-20
Hubert Shim
41 and Over
Fred Yoshimura
Junior Team
Champions Renbu – Nathaniel, Kaito, Hiyori, Alistar, Yuka
BCKF Mudansha
(Burnaby, BC)
1 Kyu- 1 Dan
Champion Alistar Son
45th PNKF Taikai
(Bellevue, WA)
10 and Under
Champion Kazma Yoshimura
11-12
Champion Nathaniel Son
Kenta Yoshimura
13-15
Champion Kaito Squance
Yuka Lee
Seishiro Tominaga
Junior Team
Champions Renbu – Nathaniel, Kaito, Hugo, Clark, Yuka
Senior Team
Renbu – Alistar, Fred, Ryan, Oliver, Eiji
56th Steveston Taikai
(Steveston, BC)
10 and Under
Champion Nathaniel Son
Isaac Hwang
11-13
Hugo Homma
14-15
Champion Ryan Kim
Junior Team
Champion Renbu A
Renbu B
1-2 Dan
Eushin Lee
BCKF Junior Taikai
(Richmond, BC)
Non Bogu
Champion Kash Kawabe
10 and Under
Champion Nathaniel Son
Isaac Hwang
11-12
Hugo Homma
Yuka Lee
13-15
Champion Ryan Kim
Alistar Son
Junior Team
Champion Renbu Jr Team
Vancouver Kendo Taikai
(Burnaby, BC)
9 and Under
Champion Kazma Yoshimura
10-12
Champion Yuka Lee
Nathaniel Son
Kenta Yoshimura
13-15
Champion Ryan Kim
Alistar Son
Junior Team
Champion Renbu B
Renbu A
Women’s
Champion Juneko Kurahashi Sensei
Men’s 21-30
Eiji Kita Sensei
Men’s 41-50
Shane Kim
17th World Kendo Championships
(Incheon, Korea)
Team Canada Women’s National Team
Head Coach Dean Ara
Assistant Coach Daisaku Taguchi, Makiko Ara
44th PNKF Taikai
(Bellevue, WA)
10 and Under
Champion Nathaniel Son
Isaac Hwang
13-15
Alistar Son
1-2 Dan
Hubert Shim
Junior Team
Renbu
Senior Team
Renbu
BCKF Mudansha
(Burnaby, BC)
Kyu 0-1
Champion Felipe Terrientes
1 Dan
Ryan Kim
Women’s
Yuri Kim
Team Champion
Champion Renbu
55th Steveston Taikai
(Steveston, BC)
10 and Under
Kenta Yoshimura
14-15 Boys
Ryan Kim
14-15 Girls
Iris Kim
Woman’s Dan
Juneko Kurahashi
1-2 Dan
Eushin Lee
Senior Team
Renbu – Hubert, Eiji, Juneko, Taguchi, Dean Ara
Vancouver Kendo Taikai
(Burnaby, BC)
9 and Under
Champion Nathaniel Son
10-12
Kenta Yoshimura
Hugo Homma, Eugene Cho
13-15
Alistar Son
16-20
Hubert Shim, Eushin Lee
21-30
Champion Eiji Kita
Women’s Division
Champion Makiko Ara
Junior Team
Renbu B – Hiyori, Lilliana, Ian, Nathaniel, Yuka
Senior Team
Champions Renbu A – Hubert, Eushin, Eiji, Makiko, Juneko
BCKF Junior Taikai
(Richmond, BC)
Non Bogu
Champion Isaac Hwang
Himawari Matsumoto
10 and Under
Nathaniel Son
Kazma Yoshimura
11-12
Champion Kaito Squance
Ian Fujita
Hiyori Tominaga
13-15
Ryan Kim
Junior Team
Champions Renbu A – Alistar, Kenta, Ian, Kaito, Ryan
Renbu Girl Power – Eugene, Yonji, Hiyori, Lilliana, Yuka
15th Canadian Championships
(Toronto, ON)
Junior Division
Eushin Lee
Women’s Division
Champion Juneko Kurahashi
Makiko Ara
Men’s Division Top 8
Eiji Kita
Women’s Team
Champions Juneko Kurahashi, Anita Espiritu, Makiko Ara
Men’s Team Club
Eushin Lee, Hubert Shim, Eiji Kita, Juneko Kurahashi, Makiko Ara, Daisaku Taguchi, Dean Ara
Provincial Women’s
Anita Espiritu, Aki Fukushima, Hanaca Yamada, Juneko Kurahashi, Minako Kobayashi
Provincial Men’s
Daisaku Taguchi, Eiji Kita, Tsuyoshi Hamanaka, Sean O’Sullivan, Neal Nakano
Provincial Juniors
Champions Eushin Lee, Kianna Darbishire, Elliot Chui, Alyssa Shimizu
43rd PNKF Taikai
(Seattle, WA)
10 and Under
Nathaniel Son
11-13
Champion Hugo Homma
Eugene Cho
14-15
Champion Ryan Kim
Alistar Son
1-2 Dan
Champions Eushin Lee
Junior Team
Champions Renbu A – Ryan, Alistar, Kai, Yuka, Kaito
Senior Team
Daisaku, Oliver, Eiji, Anita, Eushin
54th Steveston Taikai
(Steveston, BC)
10 and Under
Yuka Lee
Ian Fujita, Kenta Yoshimura
11-13
Kaito Squance
14-15
Champion Eushin Lee
Junior Team
Champions Kai, Ryan, Haji, Iris, Eushin
0-4 Kyu
Fred Yoshimura
1-2 Dan
Shane Kim
Women’s 2 Dan and Over
Juneko Kurahashi
Men’s 4 Dan and Over
Dean Ara
Senior Team
Hubert, Takashi, Oliver, Eiji, Juneko
BCKF Junior Taikai
(Steveston, BC)
Non Bogu
Champion Yonji Lim
Isaiah Son
Nathaniel Son
10 and Under
Champion Ian Fujita
Hugo Homma
Yuka Lee
11-13
Ryan Kim
14-15
Eushin Lee
Vancouver Kendo Taikai
(Burnaby, BC)
9 and Under
Champion Kenta Yoshimura
13-15
Ryan Kim
Eushin Lee
Junior Team
Champions Kaito, Ryan, Iris, Haji, Eushin
Fighting Spirit
Kaito Squance
Women’s Division
Champion Juneko Kurahashi
Men’s 16-20
Hubert Shim
Men’s 21-30
Takashi Kabata
BCKF Mudansha
(Steveston, BC)
1 Dan Men’s
Champion Eushin Lee
Team
Champions Renbu – Shoji, Oliver, Fred, Anne, Eushin
42nd PNKF Taikai
(Bellevue, WA)
10 and Under
Kenta Yoshimura
11-13
Kaito Squance
Yuka Lee
High School Girls
Iris Kim
High School Boys
Champion Eushin Lee
3 Dan Men’s
Eiji Kita
Women’s Dan
Champion Juneko Kurahashi
Junior Team
Champions Iris, Ryan, Alistar, Kaito, Yuka
53rd Steveston Taikai
(Steveston, BC)
11-13
Champion Kengo Sakumo
Ryan Kim
14-15
Champion Eushin Lee
Junior Team
Champions Renbu A – Haji, Kengo, Iris, Ryan, Eushin
Renbu B – Kaito, Yuka, Ian, Hugo, Erika
1-2 Dan
Champion Gen Mizutani
Women’s Kyu
Yuri Kim
Men’s 1 Kyu
Champion Hubert Shim
Men’s 0-3 Kyu
Oliver Young
Women’s Senior Dan
Champion Juneko Kurahashi
Men’s 4 Dan + Up
Champion Dean Ara Sensei
Senior Team BC
Eiji Kita
Team Canada Women’s Juneko Kurahashi
BCKF Mudansha
(Steveston, BC)
Non Degree
Champion Fred Yoshimura
Women’s 1 Kyu
Yuri Kim
Team
Champions Renbu – Oliver, Shoji, Fred, Hubert, Yuri
41st PNKF Taikai
(Bellevue, WA)
10 and Under
Hugo Homma
Kaito Squance
Junior Team
Haji, Ryan, Eushin, Kaito, Iris
1-2 Dan
Hubert Shim
Non Degree
Oliver Young