The World Naginata Championship will be occurring this year over the weekend of the 13th and 14th of July. This Championship is being hosted by the United States in Boulder, Colorado. It was last championship was held in 2019 and was hosted by Germany in Wiesbaden. New Zealand has a full men’s and woman’s team attending as well as two pairs for the engi competition. There will also be a 3 day seminar as well as grading opportunities for those going.
Men’s representatives
- Alex Bennett
- Alastair Holloway
- Simon Baucke
Women’s Representatives
- Saori Shioyama
- Tasha Derrett
- Elaine Tsang
- Tiffany Tsang
- Alice Graham