Chicago Naginata Kai

Nov. 2-3, 2024
1st Annual Midwest Naginata Federation Seminar & Testing

Congratulations to our Kogetsukai Atarashii Naginata practitioners who took on the challenge! A special shoutout to our very own Rising Moon Warrior, Marcus, for successfully passing his 4-kyu exam!

🙏 Heartfelt thanks to our esteemed guest sensei:
• Chloé Bellec, Renshi, AJNF
• Robert Peterson, 5-dan, MWNF
• Katie Roche, 5-dan, GNYNF

And a big thank you to Midwest Naginata Federation President Miguel Martinez for making this event possible.

Posted • The Midwest Naginata Federation had their VERY FIRST seminar and shinsa in Chicago! We were so fortunate to have some phenomenal sensei visiting us:
- Chloé Bellec, Renshi, AJNF
- Robert Peterson, 5dan, MWNF
- Katie Roche, 5dan, GNYNF

We had a gamechanger of a seminar polishing our fundamentals, and graduated a new batch of students:

🍀 Marcus LT, Kogetsukai, 4-kyu
🍀 Emma C, Columbus, 4-kyu
🍀 V Ko, Kogetsukai, 4-kyu
🍀 Anastasia S, Columbus, 4-kyu
🍀 El F, UIUC, 4-kyu
🍀 Fin R, Columbus, 4-kyu
🍀 Citlaly E, Kogetsukai, 4-kyu
✌🏼 Jeremy W, Kogetsukai, 2-kyu
☝🏻 Timothy S, St Louis, 1-kyu
⭐️ Laurence S, Kogetsukai, Shodan (our first Dan graduation!!!!!!)

Congratulations to all! Many thanks to our honored guest sensei, our Midwest dojos and MWNF President Miguel Martinez for making all of this possible. We will continue to work hard, but try to make our naginata “yarakaku, yarakaku”!

#なぎなた #長刀 #コロンバスなぎなた #武道

Posted • Great to see our friends and senseis at World’s and our other federation dojos as well! Miguel (Chicago) with Bob (Minnesota) — and where did Bob get that shirt??! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

https://wnc.naginata.org

2024 Feb. 25, The 7th Annual Yamauchi Memorial Tournament. Thank you for hosting.

Congratulations to and our very own Miguel Martinez representing and took 🥇 in Team Shiai. Jessica Wilson and teammates delivered and brought home 🥉 in Team Shiai.

Congratulations to everyone! 🙏🏻

2023 July Bogu training
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2022 Atarashii Naginata keiko
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Feeling so grateful!

Posted  •  Wishing the happiest of birthdays on this day to . To say this man has changed my life would be an understatement. From reteaching me how to walk, to cutting the neck, and not getting dead, as well as many many other lessons about Budo and life. I am very grateful that I have met you and you chose me as your student and friend. Arigatou Gozaimasu 🙇🏻‍♂️. O-tanjoubi omedetou!! 🥳 🎂 🎉

                                                          

Posted • The naginata is a pole weapon and one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese blades. It can be used to batter, stab, or hook an opponent, but due to their relatively balanced center of mass, are often spun and turned to proscribe a large radius of reach. The curved blade provides a long cutting surface without increasing the overall length of the weapon.