From CKF:

18th Canadian National Kendo Championship registration is now open: https://www.kendo-canada.com/ckfreg/login.asp

Dear members,

The 18th Canadian National Kendo Championship will on June 28, 2014 in Montreal, Quebec. Registration it is now officially open, please login to register.

The competitor eligibility rules have changed since the last national championships were held.

Rules for all competitors (Individual or Team):

1. All competitors must be either a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada (Landed Immigrant).
NOTE: this means temporary residents such as visitors or students are not allowed to compete.
2. All competitors must be practitioners of the Canadian Kendo Federation in good standing.
3. All competitors must belong to a club that is a member of the Canadian Kendo Federation in good standing.
4. Each competitor must wear the correct nafuda (zekken) identifying the name of their club and the competitor’s name in alphabet.
5. All competitors must be 16 years of age or older.

Rules for Individual competition:
1. Each competitor’s nafuda must identify the name of their home club

Rules for Team competition:
1. Each club may enter only one team into the competition.
2. Each team must have at least three competitors from the same club.
3. All competitors on a team must wear nafuda identifying the name of the same club (modified nafuda are permitted).

There will be a Kyu division and a Junior division

JUNIOR DIVISION – a final decision regarding holding a junior division by March 31st 2014, depending on expected numbers. Please refrain from applying until you hear from us.

Eduardo Cigliutti
CKF Membership Secretary & IT Chair