Yumura Cup 2026

Latvian Kendo federation would like to invite you to international Kendo tournament & seminar “Yumura Cup
2026” which will be held in Riga on July 11th – 12th, 2026.
Preliminary competition categories:
Children individual championship:
Shiai
10-13 years old;
14-17 years old;
Men individual championship;
Ladies individual championship;
Team competitions (3 players):
Ladies, Mixed
Sensei:
Japanese delegation:
Koetsu Sone (Hanshi 8 dan)
Kazutake Adachi (Kyoshi 8 dan)
Kazuo Ueno (Kyoshi 7 dan)
Akito Koshimo (Kyoshi 7 dan)
Masaru Fujiwara (Kyoshi 7)
Akio Kogo (Kyoshi 7 dan)
Tatsuya Kubo (Kyoshi 7 dan)
Yumiko Yasuda (Kyoshi 7 dan)
Toshie Obuchi (Kyoshi 7 dan)
Takao Nagata (Renshi 7 dan)
Yoshinori Tagawa (Renshi 7 dan)
Teruko Shichi (5 dan)
European sensei
Young Park (Renshi 6 dan)
Volodarsky Pavel (Renshi 6 dan)
Arsenin Denis (Renshi 6 dan)
Maciulevicius Mykolas (6 dan)
Ansell Alex (6 dan)
Kindzulis Vladimir (6 dan)
Registration form: https://forms.gle/F47oXDvBmAJJ9WeN9
Participation Fees:
Individual Competition: EUR 35 per category;
Team competition per member of the team per category: EUR 15;
Children (10-13 y.o.) EUR 20;
Please pay in cash at your arrival in the School Gym.
Schedule:
Friday July 10th, 2026
19:00-20:00 Same venue as competition
Saturday July 11th, 2026
08:00 Warm up, Shinai check
09:00 Opening Ceremony
09:30-13:00 “Yumura Cup 2026”, individuals
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 Kihon geiko, Ji geiko
Sunday July 12th, 2026
09:00-10:00 Examination
10:00-13:00 “Riga Cup 2026” team tournament
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-17:00 Kihon geiko, Ji geiko
Due to contest some schedule changes are possible.
Accommodation:
Accommodation during the event is made by own arrangement and at own expense (list of hotels will be provided):
“Rija VEF Hotel”, Brivibas iela 199c, LV-1039, Riga, Latvia
https://www.rijahotels.com/lv/viesnicas/rija-vef-hotel
“Hotel TOMO”, Raunas iela 44, LV-1039, Riga, Latvia
www.tomo.lv
“Annabella”
Address: Caunes iela 15, Vidzemes priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1006, Latvia.
https://goo.gl/2qmkFn
You are also free to arrange your own accommodation.
Map of public transport:
http://saraksti.rigassatiksme.lv/index.html#riga/map/en
Examination
Dan grading’s will be held from 1st dan to 4th dan.
Prices: Application /Registration/ Altogether
1st dan 15 € 20 € = 35 €
2nd dan 20 € 30 = 50 €
3rd dan 30 € 50 € = 80 €
4th dan 50 € 70 € = 120 €
Please pay the Application fee with cash on Friday at the sign-in and the Registration fee on Sunday after a successful grading.
Requirements for participation in the exam session:
For EKF members, Dan examination registrations must be done from EKF system by your country federation officials by July 5rd 2026.
Applications for the exams WILL NOT are accepted after this date!
Liability:
The organizer accepts no liability.
We are honored and proud that the Masahito YUMURA sensei (Kendo Hanshi, 8 dan) has provided the Cups (Yumura Cup) for first place in the individual tournament.
Regulations of the matches will follow “The Regulation of Kendo Shiai and Shinpan” set by the Federation of International Kendo (FIK).
Individual Men/Women’s tournament with no grade restriction, minimal age: 16.
Ladies teams (3 participants per team).
Mixed teams (3 participants per team).
The organizer reserves the right to modify and adjust the competition schedule if necessary.
The exact program and regulations will be announced on the competition day.
For more information and questions please use e-mail: [email protected] (Vladimir Kindzulis)
More information to follow