2008 Vancouver Seminar Day 1

Yosuke
Jeremy S.

Kato Sensei and Peter P.
Kato Sensei and Jeremy S.

Avery Y., Koji S., Hiro Sensei, Paul K.









Esaka Sensei dinner Speech

2008 Vancouver Seminar - Day 2

Claire F.
Bahman



Raymond F.
Esaka Sensei













Kaneda Sensei
Kato Sensei

Photos from Richard:

After-work projects: Home-made bokuto

Bokken factory, series of bokuto in various stages of finish.

Top bokken made of ipe, or Brazillian Ironwood - awesome for Tachiuchi, bottom one made of African Mahogany (looks pretty but not good for Tachiuchi).

Finishing
Shaping the kisaki was the hardest part.
Found a couple of really long scraps of wood so lamenated them together over a weekend, cut and shaped a bokuto almost 8 feet long. Looks big, even with our tallest member - Gigantor.




Sensei and giant bokken.