Stockholm Kendo Open 2024
We had an amzing turnout with 136 participanst from 41 dojos in 15 countries! It’s a fantastic feeling to welcome old an new friends from so many different places.
In total 425 matches were completed which is quite a staggering number.
Goodwill Keiko
As is a common tradition we started off with a goodwill keiko on Friday evening.
Individual Tournaments
Kids
We added a Kids class this year and event though there was only 4 participant (1 was sick) it was super cool to see them so engaged doing a round robin tournament. Hopefully this is a start of a new tradition.
Ladies
We take pride in keeping an extra separate ladies class which hade a very decent number of participants and had a magnificent final match.
Kyu, 1-2 dan och 3 Dan+ classes
One of the fun features of Stockholm Kendo Open is that the medalists of the open classes levels into the next.
Team competion
Our kachinuki team competition is so much fun and out of 34 teams, Team Pluseinäviärzg from Switzerland rook home the ceremonila spear and will for ever have their names attached to it.
Photo: Meijin Budoshop, www.meijin.com
Results
| Individuals | Kids | Junior | Ladies | Kyu | 1-2 Dan | 3 dan+ |
| Gold | E Lagerkvist | Y Kimura | T Kimura | N Butovitsch | T Hata | S Strandell |
| Silver | W Zechel | M NIe | N Karlsson | D Chung Schwartz | R Ruiter | T Uno |
| Brons | L Ekenäs | K Isaksson H Zechel | M Jagodic Gąsienica-Laskowy | Y Kröbl A Kyzym | C Lu T Nordin | N Roglic T Kimura |
| Fighting Spirit | J Lindahl | O Lindgren | Y Kröbl | A Dechambenoit | S Varsami | C Papworth |
| Teams | Team Name | Senpo | Chuken | Taisho |
| Gold | Pluseinäviärzg | L Oetterli | Thais Kimura | Tadeu Kimura |
| Silver | May Be Injured | R Ruiter | S kater | T Uno |
| Brons | Tjôta BONK!Smällan | K Oyaizu M Arfert | E Jönsson M Wohlfart | N karlsson S Strandell |
Find all tournament result details here
Examination
We find great pleasure in being able to offer dan-examination up to 5 dan and this year the kendo community is increased with
- 12 shodan
- 14 nidan
- 5 sandan
- 4 yondan
- 2 godan
Well done everybody!