This past weekend (April 27-28), BUKA hosted the BU Kendo Tournament for the second time. Ten teams from a mixture of six schools competed in the Tournament during which there were three events took place – individuals, teams and kachinuki (king-of-the-hill). BUKA seemed to truly blossom this weekend, as we witnessed progression from nearly every player. The teams were as follows:
BU A
- Sempo: Lucien Thomas
- Jiho: Brandon Kesselly
- Chuken: John Yi
- Fukusho: Jessica Alexandria
- Taisho: Shawn Shou
BU B
- Sempo: Julie Zhu
- Jiho: Ray Feng
- Chuken: Kenneth Jeng
- Fukusho: Emily Camarata
- Taisho: Ruei-Jr Wu
BU C
- Sempo: Michaella Chung
- Jiho: Erica Wiener
- Chuken: Renee Wang
- Fukusho: Daniel Kim
- Taisho: Yevgeniy Temchenko
BU D
- Sempo: Taryn Ross
- Jiho: Kayla Gillespie
- Chuken: Boshan Mo
- Fukusho: Tori Moore
- Taisho: Genevieve Boudreau
Results
- In the individual tournament, BUKA Captain John Yi and Vice President Shawn Shou placed third.
- Boston University A and B placed first and third respectively in the team tournament.
- Boston University A placed third in the kachinuki (king-of-the-hill) tournament
- Cambridge Kendo Club (a mixed team of BU and Harvard alumni) placed first in the kachinuki (king-of-the-hill) tournament
Highlights
- During the individual tournament, Shawn Shou scored his first ever do tournament point!
- During kachinuki, BU coach Alex Eitoku defeated three people in a row to take his team to first place!
Congratulations to everyone, it has been a good year for BU Kendo, and we look forward to an even stronger one next year! FAITO!!!