2006 31st Australian Kendo Championships

15th - 16th April 2006

LeisureLife Sports Centre, Perth, WA

NSW STATE COACHES

• Michael Payne, 6th Dan (NSW Kyu Coach)
• Paul Rixon, 6th Dan (NSW Dan Coach)
• Ted Rixon, 5th Dan (NSW Dan Coach)

NSW STATE REPRESENTATIVES

• Ted Rixon, 5th Dan
• Dennis Hong-Soo Kim, 5th Dan
• Yuji Sano, 5th Dan
• Takashi Itakura, 5th Dan
• Stuart Burke, 5th Dan
• David Bunder, 4th Dan
• Kirby Smith, 4th Dan
• Jimmy Kim, 2nd Dan
• Andrew van Hamond, 2nd Dan
• Michael Henstock, 2nd Dan
• Toshio Nishimoto, 2nd Dan
• Vivian Yung, 2nd Dan
• Jackson Yoon, 1st Dan
• Nathan Huisman, 1st Kyu
• Kostadino Zafirakos, 1st Kyu
• Christophe Barbe, 2nd Kyu
• Cecilijia Vaselek, 3rd Kyu
• Elaine Chan, 5th Kyu

TEAM EVENTS

Dan Team: Winner

Team Members: Stuart Burke, Takashi Itakura, Dennis Hong-Soo Kim, Yuji Sano, Kirby Smith, Michael Henstock (Reserve)

1st - NSW; 2nd - QLD

Womens Team:

Team Members: Elaine Chan, Cecilijia Vaselek, Vivian Yung

1st - VIC; 2nd - WA

Kyu Team:

Team Members:  Chris Barbe, Elaine Chan, Nathan Huisman, Cecilijia Vaselek, Kostadino Zafirakos

1st – WA; 2nd - VIC

Kata Team:

Team Members:  Jackson Yoon, Kostadino Zafirakos

1st - VIC; 2nd - QLD

INDIVIDUALS EVENTS

Veteran's:

1st – Dennis Hong-Soo Kim (NSW)

2nd – Brian Brestovac (WA)

3rd – Noriyuki Tamura (QLD)

3rd – Ron Walker (VIC)

Dan:

1st - Kirby Smith (NSW)

2nd - Stuart Burke (NSW)

3rd – Arpad Maksay (VIC)

3rd – Philip Baker (QCT)

Women:

1st – Akemi Drohan (VIC)

2nd – Susan Bonar (WA)

3rd – Kate Sylvester (VIC)

3rd – Vivian Yung (NSW)

Kyu:

1st – Anthony Tilbury (WA)

2nd – Brian Balshaw (SA)

3rd – Danny Mok (WA)

3rd – Bertie Sanday (VIC)

FIGHTING SPIRIT AWARD

* Nicholas Bartlett (QLD)

* Elaine Chan (NSW)

* Martino Ellero (ACT)

* Chiaki Kobayashi (VIC)

JOHN BUTLER AWARD

* Sue Rogers (VIC) & Sharyn Wragg (ACT)