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**24MurinivaMak** · 09-17-2007, 08:33 PM

Typically, there are tryout shiai where people compete and the winner is let into or is elgible for the US team. Then there is the AUSKF Championships where the winner is let on the team if he is citizen. Tryouts are usually East Coast/West Coast deals so people in the middle have to fly out to them and win to get on the team.

As far as US recognizing the team... if you consider the US as the body of people who do kendo (since many others probably don't know what kendo is) then you can say the US recognizes them as they have beat everyone else in the selection process.

The team does not get paid but travel and expenses are probably covered by AUSKF bank money (ie: membership money from the individual federations). Also, I am sure they get jackets and other high-dollar goodies paid for by you and me (being USA federation members). I wouldn't be surprised if they get bogu purchased for them through USA kendo equipment "sponsors". Anyway, that is what I think I know. Take it how you like.

Ok I've wondered about this a long time, who selects the US Kendo team, does the USA actually recognize the US Kendo team or is it just a bunch of people the AUSKF chooses to represent the US? Since in Kumdo they do not do the sonkyo, when Korean fights the US or Japan do they not do the sonkyo and the other team does or what? What other countries participate? I tried looking on the USA and AUSKF sites but they don't say anything about my questions. How much money do the people on National Kendo Teams make and who pays them?

09-17-2007, 08:33 PM	#8
24MurinivaMak Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	Typically, there are tryout shiai where people compete and the winner is let into or is elgible for the US team. Then there is the AUSKF Championships where the winner is let on the team if he is citizen. Tryouts are usually East Coast/West Coast deals so people in the middle have to fly out to them and win to get on the team. As far as US recognizing the team... if you consider the US as the body of people who do kendo (since many others probably don't know what kendo is) then you can say the US recognizes them as they have beat everyone else in the selection process. The team does not get paid but travel and expenses are probably covered by AUSKF bank money (ie: membership money from the individual federations). Also, I am sure they get jackets and other high-dollar goodies paid for by you and me (being USA federation members). I wouldn't be surprised if they get bogu purchased for them through USA kendo equipment "sponsors". Anyway, that is what I think I know. Take it how you like. Ok I've wondered about this a long time, who selects the US Kendo team, does the USA actually recognize the US Kendo team or is it just a bunch of people the AUSKF chooses to represent the US? Since in Kumdo they do not do the sonkyo, when Korean fights the US or Japan do they not do the sonkyo and the other team does or what? What other countries participate? I tried looking on the USA and AUSKF sites but they don't say anything about my questions. How much money do the people on National Kendo Teams make and who pays them?
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