Nichibukan Naginata

Naginata in New York City and New Jersey

Last class at KHDT

We held our last Naginata class in Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theatre on June 28, 2014. The studio is being sold and we are moving to a new practice space.

15th Annual Seminar & 3rd Annual Yamauchi Memorial Tournament

March 29 - 30, 2014, Jersey City

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14th USNF Championship and Goodwill tournament

The 14th USNF championship was held July 2013 in Seattle:

GNYNF tournament results:

WOMEN/DANGAI DIVISION

First place, Katrina Heilman

MEN/YUDANSHA DIVISION

First place, Ellery Engalla

WOMEN/YUDANSHA DIVISION

First place, Katie Roche
Second place, Nayantara Sarpeshkar
Third place, Sasha Corchado

TEAM MATCHES/WOMEN

First place, GNYNF (Sasha Corchado, Katie Roche, Nayantara Sarpeshkar)

Shinsa Results:

Shodan: Katrina Heilman
Sandan: Sasha Corchado
Yondan: Patrick Magpayo

14th Annual Seminar & 12th Annual New York Championship Taikai

April 5,6 & 7, 2013, Jersey City

TAIKAI RESULTS

Joge buri

Rebecca Pomeroy
Jiyou Ni
Yves Crepeau

Happo Buri

Patrick Magpayo
Sasha Corchado
Antoine Fromentin

Engi Mudansha

Jessica Espinoza & Rebecca Pomeroy
Emily Ewen & Lilian Corman Penzel
Brock Chen & Paul Cornec

Engi Advanced

Antoine Fromentin & Sasha Corchado
Cheuk Tang & Patrick Magpayo
Serena Tang & Johanne Chalifour

Zen Nihon

Antoine Fromentin & Patrick Magpayo
Fran Vall & Ray Sosnowski

Individual

Antoine Fromentin
Serena Tang
Katie Roche

Women Team

Canada : Manon Dozois, Melissa Rice, Johanne Chalifour
GNY: Katie Roche, Sasha Corchado, Serena Tang
Kachimushi: Lily Corman Penzel, Jessica Espinoza, Rebecca Pomeroy

Mens Team

Canada : Yves Crepeau, Frank Dimarco, Antoine Fromentin
GNY : Eric Hsiao, Cheuk Tang, Patrick Magpayo
Columbia : Seokjoon Oh, Paul Cornec, Aaron Tierney

SHINSA RESULTS

JSS

Ji You Ni - 2 kyu

Mount Holyoke College

Dennis Gobeil - 1 kyu
Rebecca Pomeroy - 1 kyu
Lillian Penzell - 2 kyu
Jessica Espinosa - 2 kyu
Eric Hsiao - 2 kyu
Gabrielle Guitterez - 3 kyu
Emily Ewen - 3 kyu
Zhonglin Zhang - 3 kyu

Columbia University

Paul Cornec - 3 kyu
Seukjoun Oh - 4 kyu
Brock Chen - 4 kyu
Aaron Tierney - 4 kyu

Congratulations to all!

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GNYNF-MHC Spring Seminar, Shinsa, Taikai

April 22-24, 2011, Mount Holyoke College, MA

GNYNF Shinsa Results:

Serena Tang - shodan
Jimmy Reyes - shodan
Lesley Ruiz - shodan
Taylor Chustz - shodan
Shirley Chu - shodan
Allegra Pellerano - shodan
Deea Ariana - shodan
Jie Wu - shodan
Katrina Heilman - san kyu
Eva Moshkovich - san kyu
Megan Brookman - ni kyu
Haley Slater - ni kyu

Congratulations to all!

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USNF Anual Seminar, Shinsa

March 24-27, 2011, CERC, Jersey City, NJ

GNYNF Shinsa:

Sasha Corchado: Ni-dan

USNF Anual Seminar, Taikai and Shinsa

September 1-5, 2010, Torrance, California

Taikai Results

Engi (Dangai)

1st Place - Veronica Gunawan and James Libby (NCNF)
2nd Place - Talanda Williams and Lauren Hendrick (NCNF)
3rd Place - Tony Bernot and Corey Sisino (SCNF)

Engi (Yudansha)

1st Place - Kevin Saxton and Andrew Hong (SCNF)
2nd Place - Rika Takenaka and Andrea Vyas (SCNF)
3rd Place - Katie Roche and Patrick Magpayo (GNYNF)

Zen Nihon

1st Place - Ellery Engalla and Patrick Magpayo (GNYNF)
2nd Place - Kurt Schmucker and Karen Schmucker (PNNF)
3rd Place - Rika Takenaka and Andrea Vyas (SCNF)

Individuals Women (Dangai)

1st Place- Veronica Gunawan (NCNF)
2nd Place - Jennifer Chung (PNNF)
3rd Place - Lauren Hendrick (NCNF)

Individuals Men (Dangai)

1st Place - James Libby (NCNF)
2nd Place -Corey Sisino (SCNF)
3rd Place - Tony Bernot (SCNF)

Individuals Women (Yudansha)

1st Place -Katie Roche (GNYNF)
2nd Place- Andrea Vyas (SCNF)
3rd Place - Nayantara Sarpeshkar (GNYNF)

Individuals Men (Yudansha)

1st Place -Kevin Saxton (SCNF)
2nd Place - Andrew Hong (SCNF)
3rd Place- Ellery Englla (GNYNF)

Team (Women)

1st Place- GNYNF
2nd Place - SCNF
3rd Place - NCNF

Team (Men)

1st Place - SCNF
2nd Place - GNYNF
3rd Place -NCNF

Congratulations to all !

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GNYNF 11th Annual Seminar, Shinsa & Taikai

Mar 27-28, 2010, CERC, Jersey City, NJ

9th Annual New York Championship TAIKAI:

1. Joge Buri–Beginner’s Division

1st - Serena Tang
2nd - Lauren Hendrick
3rd - Klara Wahlster

2. Happo Buri–Advanced Division

1st - Ellery Engala
2nd - Frank Dimarco
3rd - Nayantara Sarpeshkar

3. Strike Out–Beginner’s Division

4. Strike Out–Advanced Division

John Prough

5. Engi – Shikake Oji 1, 2, 4 / Beginner’s Division

1st - Melissa Rice & Lauren Hendrick
2nd - Serena Tang & Edsel Engala
3rd - Taylor Chustz & Natalie Glines

6. Funahara Cup - Engi Shikake Oji 4, 7, 8/ Advanced Division /above Sho-dan

1st - Haruyo Ikeda & Katie Roche
2nd - Marija Landekic & Antoine Fromentin
3rd - Ellery Engala & Nayantara Sarpeshkar

7. Funahara Cup - Engi Zen Nihon Kata /above Sandan 2, 3, 4

1st - John Prough & Leslee Williams
2nd - Haruyo Ikeda & Katie Roche
3rd - Fran Vall & Antoine Fromentin

8. Shiai Kojin (Bogu Individual) Women

1st - Haruyo Ikeda
2nd - Katie Roche
3rd - Marija Landekic

9. Shiai Kojin (Bogu Individual) Men

1st - Philibert Vandersleyen
2nd - Mark Berghaan
3rd - Ellery Engala

10. Dantai (Bogu, 3 person teams)

1st - Philibert Vandersleyen , Antoine Fromentin, Ellery Engala
2nd - Marija Landekic, Haruyo Ikeda, Katie Roche
3rd - Frank Dimarco, Cheuk Tang, Lauren Hendrick

11. Special AWARDS:

KANTOSHO (Fighting Spirit) : Lauren Hendrick
GINOSHO (Best Technique) : Serena Tang

2nd Annual New York College students Championship

12. Shiai Kojin (Men and Women)

1st - Marija Landekic
2nd - Katie Roche
3rd - Mark Bonamoni

Shinsa results:

Shodan:

Sasha Corchado
Melissa Rice
Klara Wahlster

Nidan:

Nayantara Sarpeshkar
Frank Dimarco
Mark Bonanomi

Congratulations!

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USNF Anual Seminar, Taikai and Shinsa

August 13-16, 2009, Mt. Holyoke College, MA

Taikai Results:

Men's Team Event

1st Place : Pacific Northwest Naginata Federation (Chris Coppeans / Bryce Harrop / Bob Peterson)
2nd Place : Greater New York Naginata Federation (Mark Bonanomi / Patrick Magpayo / Ellery Engalla)

Women's Team Event

1st Place : Greater New York Naginata Federation (Sasha Corchado / Klara Wahlster / Nayantara Sarpeshkar)
2nd Place : Pacific Northwest Naginata Federation (Tatsue Monji / Kei Higaki / Karen Schmucker)
3rd Place : Southern California Naginata Federation (Rika Takenaka / Cathy Mikuni / - )

Men's Individual (Yudansha Division)

1st Place : Ellery Engalla, GNYNF
2nd Place : Patrick Magpayo, GNYNF
3rd Place : Bob Peterson, PNNF

Men's Individual (Kyu Division)

1st Place : Chris Coppeans, PNNF
2nd Place : Bryce Harrop, PNNF

Women's Individual (Yudansha Division)

1st Place : Tatsue Monji, PNNF
2nd Place : Cathy Mikuni, SCNF
3rd Place : Diana Payne, RMNF

Women's Individual (Kyu Division)

1st Place : Klara Wahlster, GNYNF
2nd Place : Lindy Snyder, PNNF
3rd Place : Sasha Corchado, GNYNF

Engi Tournament Zen Nihon Kata (Sandan and above)

1st Place : Kei Higaki / Karen Schmucker, PNNF
2nd Place : Rika Takenaka / Andrea Vyas, SCNF
3rd Place : Cathy Mikuni / Leslee Williams, SCNF

Engi Tournament Shikake-Oji (Yudansha Division)

1st Place : Kei Higaki / Karen Schmucker, PNNF
2nd Place : Mark Bonanomi / Frank Dimarco, GNYNF
3rd Place : Cheuk Tang / Patrick Magpayo, GNYNF

Engi Tournament Shikake-Oji (Kyu Division)

1st Place : Chris Coppeans / Bryce Harrop, PNNF
2nd Place : Klara Wahlster / Sasha Corchado, GNYNF
3rd Place : Jennifer Chung / Lindy Snyder, PNNF

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JSS 10th Annual Seminar, Shinsa & Taikai

Mar 27-29, 2009, CERC, Jersey City, NJ

Shinsa results:

2-dan Cheuk Tang (JSS)
1-dan Mark Bonanomi (JSS), Margaret Muphy (JSS) and Nayantara Sarpeshkar (JSS)
1-kyu Serena Tang (JSS)
2-kyu Sasha Corchado (JSS) and Edsel Engalla Jr. (JSS)
3-kyu Jo-Anne Che-Yen Kuo (CNF)
4-kyu Morgan Fernandez (JSS)

Congratulations to all!

Nichibukan Naginata in Time Out New York

Jan 22, 2009

We were featured in the “This week in New York” section of Time Out New York.

25th Anniversary of JSS

On August 6-10, 2008 we celebrated our 25th Anniversary of JSS with a Summer camp in Bryn Mawr, PA.

It included parallel seminars inIaido, Naginata, Kendo and Jodo.

We also had a Shinsa in Naginata:

Andrew Walsh and his son Peter Walsh - Yonkyu,
Seth Davis and Edward Kim - Sankyu,
Mark Bonanomi and Margaret Murphy - Ikkyu.

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USNF 2008 Championship

Saturday, July 26. 2008 at San Jose State University, Ca.

Our team did a great job, see results below:

Dangai Women Individuals

1. Monji (PNNF)
2. Snyder (PNNF)
3. Scearce (NCNF)

Dangai Men Individuals

1. Coppeans (PNNF)
2. Edwards (NCNF)
3. Holland (NCNF)

Dangai Engi

1. Snyder / Monji (PNNF)
2. Coppeans / Schultz (PNNF)
3. Takara / Holland (NCNF)

Engi

1. Nobida / Mitchell (NCNF)
2. DeHerrera / Takenaka (SCNF)
3. Simpson / Liu (NCNF)

Zen Nihon

1. Nobida / Mitchell (NCNF)
2. Higaki / Schmucker (PNNF)
3. Hazard / Sennewald (NCNF)

Women Individuals

1. Roche (GNY)
2. Hazard (NCNF)
3. Weber (RMNF)

Men Individuals

1. Magpayo (GNY)
2. Engalla (GNY)
3. Peterson (PNNF)

Women Teams

1. Williams / DeHerrera / Takenaka (SCNF)
2. Liu / Scearce / Hazard (NCNF)
3. Payne / Weber / * (RMNF)

Men Teams

1. Tang / Magpayo / Engalla (GNY)
2. Nobida / Mitchell / Lowe (NCNF)
3. Hernandez / Rossi / * (SCNF)

New 3-dan Patrick Magpayo (GNYNF)

Congratulations! All 2008 GNYNF team members. And Thank you for our members cooperations.

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GNYNF Spring Naginata Seminar, Shinsa and Championship

March 28-30, 2008 in the CERC, Jersey City, NJ

The Instructors, Judges and Shinpans for the events were: Sachiko Yamauchi Prough, Kyoshi, GNYNF; Helen Nakano, Kyoshi, SCNF; Fran Vall, Yondan, ECNFand Mr. Ray Sosnowski, Sandan, ECNF

Sho-dan

Thomas Lupia (JSS-NY-Dojo)
Arthur Cain (JSS-NJ-Dojo)
Chao-I Huang (JSS-BC-Dojo)

Nikyu

Serena Tang (JSS-NJ-Dojo)

SanKyu

Margaret Murphy (JSS-NJ-Dojo)
Mark Bonanomi (JSS-NJ-Dojo)
Edsel Engalla Jr. (JSS-NJ-Dojo)

Gokyu

Morgan Fernandez (JSS-NJ-Dojo)

For a photo tour Day1, Day 2

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12th ECNF Fall Atarashii Naginata Seminar and Shinsa

October 12-24, 2007 in Capital Area Budokan, Alexandria, VA.

Two JSS members were promoted:

Cheuk Tang, Shodan
Frank Dimarco, Ikkyu

The Instructors for the Seminar were: Sachiko Yamauchi Prough, Kyoshi, GNYNF; Fran Vall, Yondan, ECNFand Mr. Ray Sosnowski, Sandan, ECNF

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4th International Naginata Championship

September 1st, 2007 in Brussels, Belgium.

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GNYNF Spring Naginata Seminar and Shinsa

March 23-25, 2007 in the CERC, Jersey City, NJ

Four JSS members were promoted:

Arthur Cain, Ikkyu
Chao-I Huang, Ikkyu
Cheuk Tang, Ikkyu
Serena Tang, Sankyu

The Instructors for the Seminar were: Sachiko Yamauchi Prough, Kyoshi, GNYNF; Helen Nakano; Renshi; SCNF; Fran Vall, Yondan, ECNFand Mr. Ray Sosnowski, Sandan, ECNF

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10th ECNF Seminar

October 13-15, 2006 in Watertown, MA.

Three of our members were promoted:

Cheuk Tang, nikyu
Chao-I Huang, nikyu
Arthur Cain, nikyu

The Instructors for the Seminar were: Miyako Tanaka, Kyoshi; Sachiko Yamauchi, Kyoshi; Takami Tanner, Godan; and Fran Vall Yondan. Among other visitors to the ECNF were Andy Gibson, Sandan from Denver, Louraine D’Artois, Sandra Jorgenson, and Antoine Fromentin from the CNF.

USNF Summer Naginata Camp

Sonoma State University in Sonoma California. July 3 to 9, 2006

This camp was two-fold in that it was the normal Naginata camp and at the same time the try-outs for the USA Team for the 4th World Naginata Championship in Brussels, Belgium in 2007. There was some concern at the time that choosing a team over a year in advance would cause a problem if a team member had to drop out for whatever reason. This proved to be a real concern. The camp itself was sparsely attended and the USNF lost money on the guarantee of at least 40. Even the NoCal members were not all there for the camp.

There has not been a USNF Naginata Camp since this one. The World Championship took all the efforts of the USNF in 2007. In 2008, holding an election for new officers seems to have a similar effect.

This match represented the shift of momentum in Naginata east ward. This was a quarter final between Takami Turner, Godan, from RMNF and Katie Roche, Shodan, from GNYNF.

For video of womens indiv. shiai match between Katie Roche and Takami Tanner at the 2006 national campionship click here.

ECNF Seminar

October 2004 in Glen Burney, MD.

Two of our members were promoted:

Patrick Magpayo, Ikkyu
Mai Naito, Yonkyu

Bryn Mawr USNF Camp

August 2004.

Three of our members were promoted:

Mark Magpayo, Nidan
Ellery Engalla, Nidan
Yulin Zhuang, Shodan

6th Annual NY Naginata Seminar

The 6th Annual NY Naginata Seminar and 4nd Annual Naginata Taikai was held at the CERC on the weekend of March 18-20, 2005.

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5th Annual NY Naginata Seminar

The 5th Annual NY Naginata Seminar and 3nd Annual Naginata Taikai was held at the CERC on the weekend of March 26-28, 2004.

INF World Championship

On June 28 & 29, 2003 the INF World Championship was held in San Jose California at San Jose State Univeristy. Nichibukan members win two first place titles in Friendship Tournament.

Nagoya

April 25 & 26, 2003 Yamauchi Sensei attended special high level naginata training in Nagoya Japan. This was followed on May 2 by a day of training in Kizu of Tendo Ryu. The next day at the 99th Annual Kyoto Taikai, Yamauchi Sensei and Tanaka Sensei demostrated Tendo Ryu.

4th Annual NY Naginata Seminar

The 4th Annual NY Naginata Seminar and 2nd Annual Naginata Taikai was held at the CERC on the first weekend of April. The schedule was

7:30-9:30 PM Friday April 4, 2003 Naginata basics for beginners and special bogu training
9 AM - 4 PM Saturday April 5, 2003 Naginata Seminar followed by a shinsa, a short meeting of the ECNF, and dinner
9 AM - 4 PM Sunday April 6, 2003 NY Naginata Championship Tournament was won by the Nichibukan Team

The next Seminar and Taikai are already scheduled for March 26-28, 2004!

Bryn Mawr Seminar

Nichibukan Naginata held a 4 hour naginata seminar at Bryn Mawr College on November 23, 2002, February 8, 2003 and March 15, 2003.

ECNF Seminar

The ECNF held its annual fall seminar for 2002 in Northern Virginia on the weekend of November 8-10. For photos, ECNF members can logon to ECNF Yahoo group.

USNF Seminar

The USNF held its Seminar and Taikai on July 10-14, 2003 outside Philadelphia.

Eaton Seminar

Yamauchi Sensei assisted by Margaret Welsh conducted a Naginata Seminar in Eaton PA on April 27, 2002. 18 very interested people with a variety of Budo backgrounds got a nice introduction to Naginata during the 4 hour seminar.