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2025
Northwest
JR Taikai
join us for 2025 NW Jr Taikai
Date: Sunday October 12, 2025
Time: Door opens at 9:00am, Sign in closes at 9:30am, Opening Ceremony starts at 10am
Location: Boys and Girls Club of Snohomish County
Address: 402 2nd St, Snohomish, WA 98290
Eligibility: those in bogu 18 years old and under
(Tentative) Divisions:
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10 and under
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11 and 12
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13 to 15
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Boys 16+
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Girls 13+ (girls 13+ will be permitted to additionally participate in 13-15 or 16+ divisions with boys)
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Mixed Teams (randomly placed according to age regardless of dojo affiliation)
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Registration Deadline: September 28th 2025. For late entries, please email torykim@gmail.com.
Entrance Fee: $25 before Sep 28th, $35 after Sep 28th.
Optional Lunch: $12 per person. Choice of chicken teriyaki and curry tofu. Lunch order deadline is Sep 28th.
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Waivers: Each dojo is to collect waiver signature from parents of all participants and submit during registration on the day of taikai.
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Taikai Format:
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Min 2 matches guaranteed for all participants in individual tournament, followed by mixed team tournament.
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Matches will be 3 minutes. Preliminary round matches will have hikiwake, medal round two 1 minute encho followed by hantei except for semi-finals and finals where unlimited encho will take place.
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No tsuki waza
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Abide by ZNKR rules regarding tsuba-zeriai
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Team make up will be selected randomly regardless of dojo affiliation. Contact Yuka Underhill for more information (yukaunderhill@hotmail.com)
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​For any questions or concerns, please contact Tory Kim (torykim@gmail.com).
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2024 Results:
10 and Under:
1st: T. Tanimura (Edmonds)
2nd: S. Nakayama (Camas)
3rd: K. Lin (Steveston), K. Takeuchi (Camas)
11-12:
1st: N. Kim (Northwest)
2nd: S. Ara (Renbu)
3rd: I. Taguchi (Renbu), J. Takeuchi (Camas)
13-15:
1st: S. Johnson (Seattle)
2nd: M. Tanimura (Edmonds)
3rd: C. Kim (NW), R. Yokoo (NW)
Girls 13+:
1st: E. Chui (Steveston)
2nd: H. Ara (Renbu)
3rd: K. Sato (Kirkland), N. Underhill (NW)
16+:
1st: J. Yu (NW)
2nd: C. Liao (Renbu)
3rd: M. Lin (Steveston), N. Mabale (Seattle)
Teams:
1st: H. Park (Kirkland), O. Chen (Steveston), S. Lee (Bellevue), H. Ara (Renbu), J. Yu (NW)
2nd: R. Shin (Tacoma), T. Tanimura (Edmonds), K. Sinex (Kirkland), L. Naylor (Bellevue), D. Terao (Cascade)
3rd: D. Takeuchi (Camas), V. Lapitan (Kirkland), H. Bae (Steveston), S. Johnson (Seattle), S. Faso (Bellevue)
3rd: K. Takeuchi (Camas), H. Johnson (Seattle), C. Kim (NW), A. Chen (Steveston), A. Yuen (Seattle)


