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News 2025
April 26 2025 | Internal Kendo & iaido Grading
Many of our members challenged our internal Kendo & Iaido grading, ranging from 5th kyu up to 2nd kyu.
Great job everyone! let's keep working hard!
April 19 2025 | Visit of our friend Yves Côté
Big thanks to our friend Yves Côté from Ayame Kendo Club for paying us a visit. Please come back any time!
April 5 & 7 2025 | Montreal Iaido Seminar
Our sincere gratitude to everyone who participated this past weekend in the 34th edition of the Montreal Iaido Seminar hosted by Shidokan. We can’t thank Cruise Sensei and Ohmi Sensei enough for their kindness and support throughout all these years.
We hope everyone improved their iai and brought home lots of material to work on. Special thanks to our dear volunteers for helping us with the organization, food and awesome pictures!
Hope to see you all for the next one! 交剣知愛
August 28 2024 | Last day of Summer training
As our summer training comes to an end, we reflect upon all the lessons and achievements of the past few months. Our troops put lots of effort and dedication in their training and for that, we are very proud.
Great job everyone! Now let's focus on the road ahead.
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Aug 17 2024 | Montreal Taikai
Great performance of Shidokan at the Montreal Taikai 2024! We are very proud of all our participants! Congratulations to those who obtained medals: Silver for Shidokan Women's Team & Bronze medal for Shidokan A Team. Our sincere gratitude to everyone who came to support our dojo. And thank you to the organizers, shinpan & volunteers for such great work. It was great to see our kendo friends in town!
May our paths cross again soon 🙏
April 6 & 7 2024 | Montreal Iaido Seminar & CKF Grading
We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who participated in the Montreal Iaido Seminar 2024. It was quite a sight to see so many iaidoka from many dojos in the region practicing together. Thank you to all our dear instructors and volunteers for making this event happen, your support is truly invaluable. Also thank you to our guests for the beautiful demonstrations. Congratulations to those who passed their grading.
To all our friends: let our paths cross again very soon! 🙇♂️
Dec 21 2023 | Last week of training
And so 2023 comes to an end... Thank you to all our members for your dedication and unbreakable spirit. To our teachers and the logistic crew steering this ship... ありがとう ございました 🙇♂️ Thank you also to our dear friends for your unconditional support 🙏
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our very own Natasha Fracassi who is now an official member of the National kendo squad #teamcanada 🇨🇦 and will be representing us in Italy #WKC2024 💪 we are incredibly proud! 2024 certainly looks very promising. Merry christmas & happy holidays!, we'll see you very soon!
Nov 19 2023 | CKF Kendo Grading - JCCC
On the weekend of Nov 18 & 19, a Shidokan contingent travelled to Toronto to participate in the JCCC Taikai and to challenge Kendo grading. A great opportunity to test our skill and to reunite with dear friends. It was great seeing Lawrence Tsuji Sensei and Natasha Fracassi 😎 Looking forward to our next encounter 🙏 Congratz to those who passed their grading, lots of discipline and dedication 💪
上出来 !
Sep 14 2023 | Fall Session begins!
The new Fall session just started, we are happy to welcome all our new members!
Aug 26 & 27 2023 | CKF Iaido Instructors Seminar
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One the weekend of Aug 26 & 27 we had the privilege to participate in the 2023 CKF Iaido Instructors Seminar, led by Atsumi Hatakenaka Sensei, Hanshi 8th Dan (Hatakenaka Sensei is a Delegate from the AJKF). The 2-day seminar was hosted by Etobicoke Kendo & Iaido Club, ON (Thank you Stephen Cruise Sensei! 🙏 ) with the support of the Canadian Kendo Federation. It was a great opportunity to improve our iai and to understand how to better coach every detail of the Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei Iai series. We also had the opportunity to practice how to properly shinpan a iaido taikai. Our sincere gratitude to Patrick Suen Sensei for organizing this event, a wonderful opportunity for the growth of iaido in Canada |
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Aug 16 2023 | Farewell Natasha!
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In a few weeks our dear Natasha Fracassi will be starting a new adventure, continuing her studies and of course her Kendo journey in BC. We want to take this opportunity to congratulate her for making the 1st cut of top-10 players for the Team Canada selection. We will miss your indomitable spirit and your diligence in training Natasha 💪 Please come back soon! |
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Aug 12 & 13 2023 | Canadian National Kendo Championships
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CNKC 2023 - The clash of bamboo swords, the swift footwork, and the indomitable spirit of kendoka filled the air at this year's 2023 Canadian National Kendo Championships. Held in Markham, ON from August 12 to August 13 for the first time since 2017, it was a chance for competitors from all across Canada to come together and compete. Shidokan sent a large contingent of 10 players to compete in individual and team divisions in the Senior, Junior and provincial categories. Everybody gave it their all, and we're proud of the competitive spirit everyone displayed. Thank you to Junko Ariyama Sensei, Maxime Sensei and Veronique Sensei for their efforts in organizing and coaching the provincial teams. A big thank you to the organizers and volunteers of this event, and congratulations to all participants on their great show of fighting spirit. Congratulations to: |
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- Gabriel Schor Sensei 🥈 (silver with Team QC - Provincial Teams division)
- Natasha Fracassi 🥉🏆 (bronze with Team QC & fighting spirit award in the Women's Team division)
- Alysha Hum 🥉 (bronze with Team QC - Provincial Teams division)
- Alex Datsenko 🥉🏆 (bronze with Team QC's Junior Provincial Team & fighting spirit award)
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July 08 2023 | Visit from Ed Chart Sensei
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Our sincere gratitude to Ed Chart Sensei, Miki Chart Sensei, Kristy LaPorte & Branden from Ottawa, ON for paying us a visit. On this opportunity we were luck to be coached by Chart Sensei and Miki Sensei in our iaido training. For Kendo Kristy and Branden joined us for shiai practice
Please come back soon! |
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June 17th 2023 | CKF Kendo Grading
On June 17th, Shidokan hosted an official Canadian Federation Kendo grading. Many participants from 1st kyu to 4th dan attended to challenge their respective new rank.
Congratulations to everyone who participated and for those who achieved their new rank!
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June 15 2023 | Visit from Steve from Halifax, NS
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On June 15th we received a visit from Steve Harris all the way from Halifax, NS. Thank you Steve, come back any time! |
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June 03 2023 | Farewell Francis!
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We take this opportunity to bid farewell to our dear Francis Pétrin who will start a new life adventure in Japan. Francis has been a valued member of our dojo for almost 10 years. We will miss you brother! 気をつけて! Also: Thank you Juan Schneider Sensei (from Kitajima dojo) for paying us a visit! |
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May 20 2023 | Visit from Min Hyung-Ki Sensei
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Thank you 민형기 Min Hyung-Ki Sensei (from Seoul, Korea) for paying us a visit! It was a great keiko, please visit us again soon! |
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May 20 2023 | GSK Tournament
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We would like to congratulate Gabriel Schor Sensei 🥉 For bringing back some bling bling 💪💪💪 bronze medal in the 5dan+ Category at the 2023 Garden State Kendo Tournament! (May 20 2023 - Palisades Park, NJ) おめでとう! You make us very proud! |
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May 18 2023 | Spring-Summer season begins!
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Shidokan kicks off the new Spring/Summer session welcoming new members and getting ready for the gruelling training ahead. Ganbatte!! |
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May 06 2023 | CKF Montreal Shinpan Seminar
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On May 6th, with the support of the Canadian Kendo Federation, we hosted a Kendo Referee (shinpan) Seminar, open to all Kendoka in the region. Our gratitude to Hyun-June Choi Sensei, 7th dan Kyoshi and Mathew Raymond Sensei 7th dan Kyoshi for leading the Seminar. It was a full day Seminar focused on improving our referee's skills as well as to review the provitional post-covid rules set by the AJKF. Our volunteer-competitors (shiasha) also had the opportunity practice against many opponents. Thank you Kenji Toida Sensei, Jin Whan Lee Sensei, Bora Choi Sensei and to all instructors, shiai-sha and volunteers, without which this event would not have been possible. Hope to see you all again very soon! |
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April 23 2023 | Inazuma Kendo Taikai 稲妻剣道大会
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To celebrate the end of the semester, we held an internal tournament to give all of our members a chance to compete and work on their shinpan experience. For many of our newer members, it was their first tournament: "Inazuma (lighting) Kendo Taikai" Everyone fought hard in both the individual round robins and there were exciting team matches in the second half of the tournament. A big thank you to our organizing committee and to all of our volunteers, without whom this event would not have been possible. |
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April 22 2023 | Internal kendo & iaido Gradings
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With the semester coming to a close, our beginner and junior members went through internal grading in both kendo and iaido. Congratulations to everyone who passed, and thank you for all your hard work this semester! Looking forward to the road ahead. On a different note, we want to wish the best of luck to out dear Eugene, as she travels abroad to continue her studies. Come visit us soon! |
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April 8th 2023 | Easter Keiko
Following a severe rain-freezing storm where many people in Quebec lost electrical power for days, our fearsome Shidokan members still managed to come to practice. A great display of spirit and perseverace!
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Mar 30 2023 | Farewell Kassem!
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On March 30h we bid farewell [for now] to our dear Kassem Mezher. New adventures await for him in Japan at International Budo University 国際武道大学. - Looking forward to see how much stronger you'll become! |
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March 25 & 26 2023 | Montreal Iaido Seminar & Grading
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This March, Shidokan hosted the first Iaido Seminar and Grading event since the pandemic shutdown. We dedicated this event to the memory of our dear Robert Miller Sensei who, sadly, passed away last December. It was good to see many old friends again and appreciate the support from the different dojos attending. It felt nice to be practicing all together again. Thank you to our dear Ohmi Sensei, Cruise Sensei and Chart Sensei for leading the Saturday seminar as well as instructors from Shidokan and from Ottawa. |
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A Grading session followed on Sunday morning, and we offer a well merited congratulations to all challengers who passed. Another phase complete and look onward to the next! The weekend was a great success and many thanks to the many volunteers who helped make this happen.
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To everyone who attended; Thank you for your support, looking forward to seeing you again!
- Shidokan
February 2023 | Stevenston Taikai & Detroit Open Taikai
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In February, a few Shidokan members participated in various kendo events. In Vancouver BC, there were Team Canada Prospects practices and the 59th Stevenston Taikai (February 11th). In Detroit US, there was a seminar led by Komeda Toshiro Sensei (Kyoshi 8th Dan) as well as the 2023 Detroit Open Taikai (February 18th and 19th). Both weekends were a great learning experience for our Shidokan memebers. They fought and trained with heart! Thank you for representing us Gabriel Schor, Natasha Fracassi & Kassem Mezher.
A big thank you to head coach Dean Ara sensei as well as the other Team Canada coaches who taught and supported our members. Also, a thank you to Komeda Sensei for coming all the way from Japan to run an amazing seminar. |
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Jan 21st 2023 | 2023, Here we go!
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