William & Mary taikai and shinsa

William and Mary Tournament and Promotion date has been announced for March 31st and April 1st 2012. Registration packet can be downloaded by clicking HERE

All Carolina Tournament

All-Carolina Tournament and Promotional to be held on March 10 and 11 in Columbia SC.

From Ken Strawn sensei: Due to the fact we have only about 5 people involved with any experience at putting on a tournament but a lot of willing but inexperienced hands, we have decided to make this first one a "practice" tournament, open to only the dojos in North And South Carolina. All future tournaments will be open to everyone in SEUSKF (and elsewhere). I have written to the dojos in Atlanta explaining what we are doing and why. They are very understanding. It will be identified as the First All Carolina Invitational Kendo Tournament.
We will have the following divisions:
youth (may have two divisions divided by age if enough children sign up).
Women.
Mudansha.
Yudansha (1-4 dan).
Teams.
I have received permission from Maeda Sensei (SEUSKF VP of Promotions) to hold a promotional up to shodan. Tournament will be on Saturday the 10th and promotional will be on Sunday the 11th.

TKI Annual meeting and dues

The 2012 TKI annual members meeting has been set for February 25, 2012 at castle Corey. This means it is time to renew your TKI dues as well as your SEUSKF/AUSKF dues. Current members will be mailed a renewal form in the mail. If you are currently not a TKI member please ask your dojo representative or sensei about joining this year. By joining TKI and the SEUSKF you become eligible for promotions. Please do not forget to sign the SEUSKF waiver form and send it along with your registration. Everyone is encouraged to register with the SEUSKF/AUSKF. More details will be posted as they emerge.