allaria.com: Kendo - Promotion Exams, 2001
Here are some images of Todd at the 2001 promotion exams, held in October at Wilson Park in Torrance. Todd had to fight two matches, not for points but rather to demonstrate his ability at the rank he was going for (4-kyu).
image by Miranda Ouellette
todd getting ready to fight (third from right)
image by Miranda Ouellette
todd (on the left)
image by Miranda Ouellette
todd (on the right) performing a perfect do cut