Date: Saturday, January 25th & Sunday, January 26th 2025

Location: West High School, 20401 Victor St, Torrance CA 90503 

Details can be found on website here.

Registration closed

Date: Saturday, February 22nd & Sunday, February 23rd 2025

Location: Irvine, CA & Cerritos, CA

Details can be found on website here.

Registration closed

Date: Sunday, February 08th, 2025

Location: Richmond Canada

Details can be found on website here.

Registration closed

Date: Sunday, February 23rd, 2025

• Sign in closes 08:45 SHARP!

Location: El Rancho High School, 6501 Passons Blvd, Pico Rivera, CA 90660

Eligibility: 2dan and above. 1dan and below (high skill level) may attend as shiai-sha (bento will be provided).

What to bring:

• Dress in keikogi, hakama, tare

• Shinpanki, mejirushi, referee handbook, energetic attitude

• Kendo dogu and be prepared to do shiai

Must attend the full day for credit towards promotion requirements 

Bento fees: $12.00 (Except 7 Dan sensei and volunteer shiai-sha)

Please sign up on website Online Registeration - Google Form

Other details can be found on website here.

Registration closed

Date: Sunday, March 16th, 2025

• Sign in 8:00am – 08:30

Location: Leigh High School, 5210 Leigh Ave, San Jose CA 95124

Divisions: 10-years old and younger, 11-13 years old, 14 -17 years old, Adult Kyu (18+), Women's (14+), 1-2 dan, 3-4 dan, 5 dan and above, senior dan (50+), Team Matches (Youth, Yudansha, Womens, Kodansha)

No entry fee for competitors, so please consider a donation at the tournament

Bento Fee

•     free for competitors and shinpan

•     $17 for other guests 

Other details can be found on website here.

Registration closed

Date: Sunday, April 06th, 2025

• Sign in 8:00am – 08:30

Location: West High School, 20401 Victor St, Torrance CA 90503 

Divisions: 0-6 kyu (13 and under), 5-4 kyu (15 and under), 3-1 kyu (17 and under), girl's kyu (17 and under), adult kyu (18 years and older), women's dan, 1-3 dan, 4 dan and above, senior dan (50 years and older) 

tournament fees

•     17 and under: $25

•     18 and over: $35

•     yudansha: $35

•     bento: $12 (free to shinpan) 

Other details can be found on website here.

Registration closed

Date: Saturday, April 19th, 2025

• Sign in closes 09:30 SHARP!

• Kenshi may want to arrive already dressed for sign in

Location: Hillview Middle School, 10931 Stamy Rd, Whittier CA 90604 

Eligibility: 3dan and above applicants must have participated in at least one shinpan seminar and one kata seminar

Cover letter must be signed by dojo head instructor (please use it as a check list for requirements) 

Written Tests for 1kyu through 4dan applicants shall be submitted online prior to the shinsa -  SCKF written test form (pdf) 

Shinsa fees for SCKF participants (Note: fees have increased starting in 2025)

•     $30 kyu (both youth and adults, at dojo and at shinsa)

•     $40 1dan

•     $50 2dan

•     $60 3dan

•     $70 4dan 

•     $20 No Show Fee

Other details can be found on website here.

Registration closed

Date: Saturday, April 26th, 2025 (Individuals) & Sunday, April 27th, 2025 (Team)

• 8:00am – Doors open

• 9:15am – Opening Ceremony begins

Location: Juanita High School, 10601 NE 132nd St, Kirkland, WA 98034

Eligibility: Individual Championships will be OPEN to any youth kenshi with 2025 AUSKF membership. Each individual is only eligible to participate in a single individuals division - Girls are allowed to compete in one of either the Girls Individual Division or Boys Individual Division. Your age on January 1st, 2025 will be your age for the tournament. Please indicate your birthday when registering for this event.

Divisions: 9-years old and younger, 10-11 years old, 12-13 years old, 14-15 years old, 16-18 years old, 13-under girls, 14-18 girls

Entry Fee: $50.00 per participant

Other details can be found on website here.

Registration closed

Date: Sunday, May 04th, 2025

• Sign-In: 08:00 - 08:30

Location: El Rancho High School, 6501 Passons Blvd, Pico Rivera, CA 90660

Divisions: 10-years old and younger, 11-13 years old, 14 -15 years old, adult (16+, 0-4 kyu), adult (16+, 3-1 kyu), Women's (14+), kyu team tournament (see details on website link below)

Fees (Note: fees have increased starting in 2025):

•     15 and under: $25.00

•     16 and over: $35.00

•     Bento: $12.00

Other details can be found on website here.

Registration closed

Date: Sunday, June 8th, 2025

Location: Marina High School, 15871 Springdale St, Huntington Beach, CA, 92349

Divisions: 11-years old and younger, Youth (12-14 years old) , Sr. Youth (15 -18 years old), Adult (19+), Women's (15+), Yudansha

Notes: 

• Team consists of 3 members.

• Yudansha women and Yudansha (Jr/Sr Youth) can participate in their division and Yudansha division.

• Sr. Youth can also enter women's division.

• Team order must stay consistent (cannot change order).

Fees (Note: fees have increased starting in 2025):

•     18 and under: $25.00

•     19 and over: $35.00

•     Bento: $15.00

Registration closed

Date: Sunday, June 29th, 2025

• Sign-in: 08:00 - 08:30

Location: El Rancho High School, 6501 Passons Blvd, Pico Rivera, CA 90660

Divisions: 9-years old and younger, 10-11 years old, 12 -14 years old, 15 -17 years old (kyu), 18+ years old (kyu), Women's Championship (15+, any rank), Men's Championship (Yudansha only)

Eligibility for Women's and Men's Championships:

• Must have been a member of SCKF for the 12 months prior to the Championship

• Shinai weight check will be conducted 

Fees:

•     Kyu (17 and under): $25.00

•     Kyu (18+): $35.00

•     Yudansha: $35.00

•     Bento: $12.00

Other details can be found on website here.

Registration closed

Date: Sunday, July 13th, 2025

• 09:00 - 16:00. Sign in closes @ 08:45

Location: Walker Junior High School, 8132 Walker St, La Palma, CA 90623

Eligibility: 

• Attendance is restricted to 2 dan and above who already know and can perform the basics of all 10 kata

• Note: Starting in April 2024, applicants for 3dan and above shinsa (including kodansha/shogo ranks) must have attended one kata seminar and one shinpan seminar within the previous 2 years

Please bring:

• bokuto set (tachi and kodachi)

• keikogi and hakama

• tare and nafuda

• bento payment

• bogu and shinai (there will be godo geiko at the end)

Fees:

•     Bento: $12.00

• Other details can be found on website here.

Please sign up online here (for dojo, please select Gedastu USA) by 6/30/2025.

Date: Sunday, August 10th, 2025

• Sign-in: 08:00 (TBD)

Location: Cal State Long Beach Pyramid (Walter Pyramid), 1250 N Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840

Divisions: 3-person teams

• 11-yrs under kyu team

• 12-14-yrs kyu team

• 15-17-yrs kyu team

• Women's kyu team (15 and under)

• Adult kyu team (18+)

• Yudansha team (18+, yudansha only)

Divisions: Individuals

• 1 Dan

• 2 Dan

• 3 Dan

• 4 Dan and up

• Women's Dan (15+)

Fees: $30.00

• No bento orders. Food vendors will be open for purchase inside the pyramid. 

• Parking fee will be enforced.

Other details can be found on website TBD.

Register with TBD by TBD

Date: Saturday, August 23rd - Sunday, August 24th, 2025

Location: Bill & Lillie Heinrich YMCA, 4141 Meadows Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89107

Details: Two special guest senseis will be (Masahiro Miyazaki Hanshi 8 Dan) and (Yuji Arita Kyoshi 8 Dan). 

• Friday, August 22nd

  • 2:30-4:00 PM : Registration at YMCA

  • 3:00-4:00 PM: Free Keiko with Sensei and Kendo camp participants

• Saturday, August 23rd

  • 8:30-9:00 AM: Registration

  • 9:00AM-4:30 PM: Seminar

• Sunday, August 24th

  • 8:30-9:00 AM: Registration

  • 9:00-11:30 PM: Seminar

  • 11:45 AM-12:45 PM: Promotion Exam Registration

  • 1:00 PM -4:00 PM: Promotion Exam 

Eligibility: All AUSKF Members 18 years of age or older at the time of the event. 18 and under may also participate, provided they are accompanied at all times by a parent or guardian AND prior notice is provided to the AUSKF Education Committee

Fees: $120.00 (AUSKF members) / $150.00 (Non-member)

• 8/23 Lunch: $18.00

• 8/24 Lunch: $18.00

Register by August 10, 2025 here

Date: Sunday, August 31th, 2025 (TBD)

Location: Fresno, CA

Details TBD

Need estimate by May 12th. Please speak with sensei(s) ASAP.

Date: Sunday, September 28th, 2025 (TBD)

Location: El Rancho High School, 6501 Passons Blvd, Pico Rivera, CA 90660

Details TBD

Date: Sunday, October 19th, 2025 (TBD)

Location: El Rancho High School, 6501 Passons Blvd, Pico Rivera, CA 90660

Details TBD