California Taikai 2016

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IBF California Taikai was held at Lancaster, CA, U.S.A. on Saturday 19 March 2016. Approximately 60 Battodo practitioners from Alaska, Michigan, New York, Lancaster, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington DC were gathered at the Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, CA.  8 contestants, 6 judges and 4 spectators from Japan participated the Taikai. Mat Rous was also there from Sydney Australia.  

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⚫︎ The Result of the Competition 

 

Congratulations for the excellent results!

 

- Kata - 

 

2 dan & below: 

  1st place - Sherry Kostecka 

  2nd place - Oliver Nilsson 

  3rd place - JP Mamaril 

 

3, 4 dan :

 1st place - John Mutsuchink 

 2nd place -  Phillip Geisbauer 

 3rd place - Osamu Tomioka

 

5 dan & above : 

 1st place  - Junicji Takahashi

 2nd place - Derek Morris 

 3rd place -  Sang Kim 

 

 

 - Shizan - 

 

2 dan  & below : 

 1st place - JP Mararil 

 2nd place - Brad McAdam 

 3rd place - Ray-Ce Davis 

 

3, 4 dan : 

 1st place - Tom Wadrow 

 2nd place -  Yoshi Satoh 

 3rd place -  Hiraku Noguchi 

 

5 dan & above : 

 1st place -  Jubichi Takahashi 

 2nd place -  Joshua Badgley 

 3rd place - Kenji Hidaka 

 

 

 - Kumitachi  - 

 

 1st place - Tom Wadrow and Derek Morris 

 

 2nd place - Dave Drawdy and Carl Jenkins 

 

 3rd place - Junichi Takahashi and Kenji Hidaka 

 

 

- Team Cutting - 

 

 1st Place - Team San Diego

   Yoshi Satoh, Jodee Janda and Keyan Jafari 

 

 

 2nd Place - Team Kenkonkai A 

   Carl Jenkins, Mat Rous and Tom Wadlow 

 

 

 3rd Place - Kakuseikai A

   Tomioka, Suishu and Takahashi 

 

 

 - Award for Efforts -

   Nora Knight 

   Kate Knight 

   Tai Morris 

   Adam Schlicht 

   Ryosuke Morris

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