The 3rd Latin American Kendo Championships
Tournaments
- 1. Promoting Organization:
- Latin American Kendo Confederation
- 2. Hosting Organization:
- Asociación Colombiana de Kendo
- 3. Technical Assistant:
- International Kendo Federation (FIK)
- 4. Place and Venue:
- Medellín University
Medellín, Colombia
Events & Term: November 15 (Friday) & 16 (Saturday), 2013
| Date | Events |
| November 15 (Friday) |
Infant Individual – Male & Female – Age: 09 up to 12 |
| Youth Individual Female – Age: 13 up to 16 | |
| Youth Individual Male – Age 13 up to 16 | |
| Individual Master – Age: Over 50 years old | |
| Individual Female | |
| Individual Male | |
| November 16 (Saturday) |
Female Team Championship |
| Male Team Championship |
More than 300 Kenshis from 16 countries were participated.
FIK Officer, Instructors & ASG:
- 1. Vice President:
- Arthur Ichiro Murakami
- 2. Instructor
- :
- Takao Fujiwara, Kendo Hanshi 8 Dan
- 3. Instructor:
- Shuichi Kamikokuryo,
- Iaido Hanshi 8 Dan/Kendo Kyoshi 7 Dan
- 4. Assistant Secretary General
- :
- Arinobu Kurose,
Kendo Kyoshi 7 Dan
- CLAK President: Ciutoco Kogima
- ACK President: Leonardo Lopez
Click here for photos of Championships !
Results
INCENTIVE CATEGORY
Infant Individual – Male & Female – Age: 09 up to 12
| 1st Place | GUILHERME YUITI HAYASHI | Brazil |
| 2nd Place | ALEX DAIKI ITO | Brazil |
| 3rd Place | ELTON MASSANORI TSUCHIDA | Brazil |
Youth Individual Female – Age: 13 up to 16
| 1st Place | CAROLINE NAOMI UEDA | Brazil |
| 2nd Place | NICOLE MIHO YAMAMOTO | Brazil |
| 3rd Place | ANNA CHIBA | Brazil |
Youth Individual Male – Age 13 up to 16
| 1st Place | LUIZ FERNANDO HANASHIRO | Brazil |
| 2nd Place | VICTOR KENZO FUJIKURA | Brazil |
| 3rd Place | GUILHERME TADATOSHI YANAGITA | Brazil |
Individual Master – Age: Over 50 years old
| 1st Place | SERGIO VELASQUEZ | Aruba |
| 2nd Place | GIOVANI RODRIGUEZ | Brazil |
| 3rd Place | WILSON OTSUKA | Brazil |
OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Individual and Team)
Female Individual
| 1st Place | CRISTIANE LIE TOIDA | Brazil |
| 2nd Place | ELZAMI MIWA ONAKA | Brazil |
| 3rd Place | ALINE LIE KIMURA | Brazil |
Male Individual
| 1st Place | ALBERTO MASSUMI TAKAYAMA | Brazil |
| 2nd Place | EDUARDO MUZETTI DA COSTA | Brazil |
| 3rd Place | EDSON JUNDI TOIDA | Brazil |
Female Team
| 1st Place | Brazil | |
| 2nd Place | Mexico | |
| 3rd Place | Ecuador | |
Male Team
| 1st Place | Brazil | |
| 2nd Place | Chile | |
| 3rd Place | Uruguay | |
General Points
| 1st Place | Brazil (67 points) | |
| 2nd Place | Mexico & Chile (8 points) | |
| 3rd Place | Uruguay & Ecuador (6 points) | |
Fighting Spirit
| ODETH FREIRE | Ecuador |
| CAROLINA MAYA | Colombia |
| SAMIR MORENO | Ecuador |
| KO FUTAOKA | Argentina |
| BÁRBARA GARCÍA | Chile |
| MAURO TOKII | Brazil |
| JC HORITA | Mexico |
| STEFAN DOMANCIC | Chile |
| FABIO CONCHA | Ecuador |
| WALID LUNA | Dominican Republic |
| DAVID KAWAZAKI | Peru |
| ESTEBAN HERNÁNDEZ | Colombia |
Photos for Championships
Opening speech by Fujiwara sensei
Competition
Group
