2024 AUSKF Iaido Seminar

Date
Thursday, May 30 – Sunday, June 2, 2024

LOCATION

George S. Eccles Student Life Center at University of Utah Campus — High Courts.
Salt Lake City, UT (map and building layout)

Commuters should park at the Officers Club, which is across a walking bridge from the Student Life Center. There is no charge.

INSTRUCTORS

Atsumi Hatakenaka Iaido Hanshi 8 dan Chief instructor, Taikai Chief Referee

Shozo Kato Iaido Kyoshi 7 dan, Kendo Kyoshi 8 dan
Tatsuhiko Konno Iaido Kyoshi 7 dan, Kendo Kyoshi 7 dan
Stephen Cruise Iaido Kyoshi 7 dan
Pam Parker Iaido Kyoshi 7 dan

SCHEDULE

You may check in starting Wednesday at 4:00 pm at the event hotel: Home2 Suites by Hilton SLC-East.

The Iaido seminar will run Thursday and Friday. Saturday is a taikai. Sunday morning is a shinsa.

Please see the 2024 AUSKF Iaido Camp Schedule PDF for complete details.

LODGING

The event hotel is the Home2 Suites by Hilton SLC-East, 2350 S Foothill Dr, Salt Lake City (map).

Online reservations are available now. Make your reservations while this rate and rooms are still available.

The hotel is a 9-minute drive from the Student Life Center.

LUNCHES AND T-SHIRTS

Lunches will be available Thursday – Saturday. Cost per day is $15.

Your seminar registration includes one free t-shirt (select your size during registration).

If you would like to purchase extra t-shirts, please use this Google doc. Any extra t-shirt payments should be send through Venmo to @Steven-Sasaki-2.

WELCOME AND SAYONARA PARTIES

The Welcome Party will be Wednesday, 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the New Golden Dragon, 1716 South State Street,
Salt Lake City. The cost is $15 per person.

The Sayonara party will be held on Saturday night at the New Golden Dragon. The cost is $35 per person.

VENDORS

Mazkiya USA will be at the seminar.

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION

The registration deadline is Tuesday, May 14.
You will need your AUSKF ID number to register. If you have registered with Shinken.cc before and don’t remember your AUSKF ID or your temporary ID, please email info@shinken.cc.

CONTACT INFORMATION & QUESTIONS

Steven Sasaki
Salt Lake Kendo & Iaido Kyokai
402 968‐0615
stevensasaki@comcast.net

SHINSA APPLICATION

DOWNLOAD SHINSA APPLICATION AND QUESTIONS

Note: The deadline to submit your shinsa application is Tuesday, May 14.

SEMINAR

The Iaido seminar will be held on Thursday and Friday.

Seminar fee: $130

TAIKAI

A competition will be held on Saturday. The taikai is limited to AUSKF members.
Competition will by rank-by-rank, from Mudansha through 6 dan.

Taikai fee: $25

Divisions are by rank, 8 in all:

Mudansha A no-rank to 3 kyu
Mudansha B 2 kyu - 1 kyu
Shodan
Nidan
Sandan
Yondan
Godan
Rokudan

Taikai format

Mudansha to 3 dan: 5 AJKF Shitei-waza in 6 minutes
4, 5 dan: 1 Koryu kata + 4 AJKF shitei-waza in 6 minutes
6 dan: 2 Koryu kata + 3 AJKF shitel-waza in 6 minutes

If you do not sit, you will do standing versions of AJKF seated waza. There will not be a separate set of kata for those who do not sit.

In order to participate in taikai, you MUST wear a Zekken, with your name in English at the bottom.
Dojo or Federation name at the top.
You must be a member of AUSKF in good standing to participate in the Taikai.

IAIDO SHINSA

An Iaido promotion test will be held on Sunday morning, for examination up to 5 Dan.

Shinsa format

First test to 3 dan: 5 AJKF Shitei-waza in 6 minutes
4, 5 dan: 1 Koryu kata + 4 AJKF shitei-waza in 6 minutes