Frank Nieves
20 Years of Study
Kendo 5 DAN
Florida International University Graduate- Asian Studies with Specialization in Japanese Culture.
International Budo University- Budo Specialization Graduate- Kendo Division- Japan
Instructors
- Imai Saburo (Kendo 7 DAN, Japan)
- Yahagi Kunikazu (Kendo 7 DAN, Japan)
- Kaneda Kazuhisa (Seitei Iaido 8 DAN, Japan)
- Kato Shozo (Kendo 8 DAN & Iaido 7 DAN, USA)
Results
United States Kendo National Championships- Southeast Team Member- 1996, ’99, ’02, ’05, ’08
- United States Kendo National Championships
- 1999 Bronze (Las Vegas, NV)
- 2002 Bronze (Los Angeles, CA)
Southeastern Kendo Regional Championships Participant- 1994, ’98, ’00, ’04, ’07, ’10, ’11
- Southeastern Kendo Regional Championships
- 1994 Silver (Miami, FL)
- 1998 Gold (Charlotte, NC)
- 2000 Gold (Charleston, SC)
- 2004 Bronze (Charlotte, NC)
- 2011 Gold (Murfreesboro, TN)
United States Kendo Federation Seitei Iaido National Championships Participant- 1995, ’00, ’02, ’04, ’05, ’07
- United States Kendo Federation Seitei Iaido National Championships
- 1996 Bronze (New York, NY)
- 2000 Bronze (New York, NY)
- 2002 Silver (Seattle, WA)
- 2004 Gold (Boulder, CO)
- 2007 Silver (Omaha, NE)
ALL Japan Kendo Federation 2007 Hachioji Tokyo Seitei Iaido Championships- Silver (Tokyo, Japan)