2016 Novice Championship Results

Results of the 9th New Zealand Novice Championship

12-13 November 2016

Acknowledgment

It is a special Novice Champ this year because we have Awatea Yi-Williams and Walt Kim who have participated the 1st Novice since 2008 when they were Kendo Beginners. This year, both of them have achieved Yondan (4th Dan) kendo and served as shinpan-in (referee) in this championship.

It is a great pleasure to see so many talented young people have dedicate themselves in Kendo and the Novice Champ as a part of their Kendo journey.

Furthermore, we thank Alan Stephenson sensei for his long service as the Shinpan-cho (chief judge) and running the shinpan seminar in the Novice Champ. Huge thank to contribution and supports from Graham Sayer sensei, the President of NZKF who just returned from Japan, and Kirk Doran sensei. We also thank Naoko Goto, Leo Lin, Thomas Hong, Kai Yoshitani and Lina Igarashi for supporting the shinpan duty.

Lastly, we thank Marleen Charng sensei for the efforts of organising this great event and all the Waikato Kendo Club members who have helped the hard work behind the scene.

Ki-hon Enbu Division

1^st Position	Wade Kenny	SJC
2^nd Position	Georgia Hunter	WKC
3^rd Position	Sam Kim	SJC
Fighting Spirit	Logan Vickers Griffin Walford	WKC WKC

Youth Division (under 14)

1^st Position	Chihiro Igarashi	JSK
2^nd Position	Rosa Hartnoll	JSK
3^rd Position	Miho Yotsumoto	JSK
Fighting Spirit	Shino Yotsumoto	JSK

Women's Kyu Division

1^st Position	Rosa Hartnoll	JSK
2^nd Position	Miho Yotsumoto	JSK
3^rd Position	Shino Yotsumoto	JSK
Fighting Spirit	Danni Li Clay Zhou	AKC AKC

Women's Dan Division

1^st Position	Shawn Zhang	AKC
2^nd Position	Joyce Tsai	WKC
3^rd Position	Chihiro Igarashi	JSK
Fighting Spirit	Claire van der Goes	WKC

Men's Kyu Division

1^st Position	Rex Wu	JSK
2^nd Position	Tony Zhong	AKC
3^rd Position	Jonathan Croxton	AKC
Fighting Spirit	Tomohiro Eason	JSK

Men's Dan Division

1^st Position	Nicholas Robertson	AKC
2^nd Position	Jordan Te Wharau	WKC
3^rd Position	Fan Kiang	JSK
Fighting Spirit	Yusuke Igarashi	JSK

Inter-Club Team Division

1^st Position	Junshinkan Team B	DJ Byun Yusuke Igarashi Crystal Zhong
2^nd Position	Auckland Team C	ClayZhou Cong Wang Makoto Kuroda
3^rd Position	Waikato Team A	Spyke Lawrey Joyce Tsai Jordan Te Wharau