Bowden Taikai
(NB this page is a draft work in progress) If you have information to add or contribute, please email bka.pro@kendo.org.uk )Rules of the Bowden Taikai
| 2009 - Reading, 6th June | |
| 1st | Kobudokan |
| 2nd | Hizen D |
| 3rd | UCL A, Mumeishi A |
| Kantosho | Satoshi Miyamura (Mens), G.Mattsson (Ladies) |
| 2008 | |
| 1st | |
| 2nd | |
| 3rd | |
| Kantosho | |
| 2007 | |
| 1st | |
| 2nd | |
| 3rd | |
| Kantosho | |
| 2006 - 3rd & 4th - Kashi No Ki Ollerton | |
| 1st | Mumeishi A |
| 2nd | Kagamashin A |
| 3rd | Kodokan, UCL A |
| Kantosho | Nicholas Treen, Y Tosaka, Max Davies, Catherine Goetze, Kim Holt |
| 2005 - 4th June | |
| 1st | |
| 2nd | |
| 3rd | |
| Kantosho | |
| 2004 - Kagami Shin Kendo Kai 12th / 13th June 2004, Fenton Manor Sports Centre, City Road, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire |
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| 1st | Nagamitsu A |
| 2nd | Northumbria University |
| 3rd | Mumeishi A, ? |
| Kantosho | Takahiro Shinozaki |
| A full report can be found in BKA Newsonline December 2004.", | |
| 2003 - May 31st - Stoke | |
| 1st | Mumeishi A |
| 2nd | Mumeishi B |
| 3rd | University of Gloucester |
| Kantosho,Kaori Miki [University of Gloucester] | |
| 2002 | |
| 1st | UGC |
| 2nd | Imperial College A |
| 3rd | Taiseidokai A and Mumeishi A |
| Kantosho | Yuge Miyuki (UGC) |
| As this was the first Bowden Cup since Sir Frank's death, the comptition is hereafter retitled the Sir Frank Bowden Memorial Cup competition | |
| 1998 - June 6th, (30th Taikai) Shudokan Dojo, Cheltenham | |
| Final | Hizen ""A"" beat Oxford ""A" |
| Semi Final | Oxford "A" beat Taiseidokai "A" Hizen "A" beat Nagamitsu "A" |
| Quarter-finals | Taiseidokai "A" beat Doshinkenyukai Oxford "A" beat Shudokan Hizen "A" beat Hagakure Nagamitsu "A" beat Taiseidokai "B" |
| Kantosho | Ross MacFarlane of Taiseidokai |
| The Dojo Honours Plate, for representatives from each of the teams eliminated in the opening rounds: First Semi-final, Tison of Oxford beat Wells of Reading. Second Semi final, Kawamura of Kagamishin beat Sayer of Kenyukan. FINAL: KAWAMURA beat TISON", |
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| Full report in BKA News Online Issue 18 | |
| 1997 - June 6th, (29th Taikai) Shudokan Dojo, Cheltenham | |
| 1st | Hagakure dojo |
| 2nd | |
| 3rd | |
| Kantosho | |
| 1996 - June 6th, (28th Taikai) Shudokan Dojo, Cheltenham | |
| 1st | |
| 2nd | |
| 3rd | |
| Kantosho | |
| (NB An individual competition was introduced in 1996 as part of Shudokan's 25th anniversary celebrations), | |