Sunday, September 25, 2011
10th Nationals 2011
By Nella
The 10th Nationals 2011 took place on 18th September at the Changi Japanese School dojo. An annual event open for application by all Singaporeans and PRs, NUSKK members grabbed the opportunity to have another exciting showdown that week. Let the tournament begin!
Seniors Ladies Match: Joyce and Kitt
Changi Dojo
The tournament was divided into 4 categories: Men’s and Women’s Junior, and Men’s and Women’s Senior, for all kyu and dan grades respectively. During the matches, each participant starts off in a round robin match, in which only two out of three kendokas could advance to the eliminations stage. The competition was intense as some of us had to face much more experienced kendokas even before we moved up the tournament ladder.
Despite of the challenges, the club has done well for this tournament! We managed to clinch at least a bronze award in all the categories that we have participated in. Once again, congratulations to Nasution, Jingyang, Weber and Gervinn for their achievements!
Weber receives his trophy from Sensei!
Men's Junior category awardees
*arranges trophies on the white line*
(Nasu.. didn't smile again)
Group shot with Peter Sensei and Renata Sensei! :)
This sums up the last tournament for us during this period. In December, we will have our final internal series as well as the 23rd Lim Kwa Chwee Memorial Tournament. For our juniors, the latter will be your very first competition upon the completion of your introductory course! Stay tuned!