Day: March 3, 2014

The Season, Part 4: Rutgers

BU Kendo played at the 21st Annual Rutgers-Shidogakuin Tournament this past weekend in New Brunswick, NJ. Below are the results of the weekend:

 

Individuals

Rutgers is a dojo-style tournament and thus separates its divisions by age, rank, etc. BU sent 18 competitors to play in the individual tournament. The following BUKA members competed in individuals:

Mudansha

  • Jessica Alexandria
  • Genevieve Boudreau
  • Raymond Feng
  • Kayla Gillespie
  • Ralph Kim (MCPHS)
  • Boshan Mo
  • Billy Pratama
  • Priank Ravichandar
  • Taryn Ross
  • Yevgeniy Temchenko
  • Renee Wang
  • Kathie Zhang
  • Julie Zhu

1-Kyu/1 Dan

  • Brandon Kesselly
  • Shawn Shou
  • Lucien Thomas
  • Joseph Yi

2 Dan/3 Dan

  • John Yi

Women’s

  • Jessica Alexandria
  • Genevieve Boudreau
  • Kayla Gillespie
  • Taryn Ross
  • Renee Wang
  • Kathie Zhang
  • Julie Zhu

Results

  •  Yevgeniy Temchenko – 3rd Place, Mudansha Individuals
  • Jessica Alexandria – 3rd Place, Women’s Individuals
  • Joseph Yi – 3rd Place, 1-Kyu/1 Dan Individuals
  • Shawn Shou – 1st Place, 1-Kyu/1 Dan Individuals

 

Teams

Rutgers’ team tournament was single elimination with about 16 teams from multiple dojos and colleges from the East Coast. BU sent 3 teams – A, B and C – to compete for the gold. Here is the breakdown of the teams:

A

  1.  Senpo: Lucien Thomas
  2. Jiho: Jessica Alexandria
  3. Chuken: Shawn Shou
  4. Fukusho: Brandon Kesselly
  5. Taisho: John Yi

B

  1. Senpo: Ralph Kim
  2. Jiho: Yevgeniy Temchenko
  3. Chuken: Joseph Yi
  4. Fukusho: Julie Zhu
  5. Taisho: Raymond Feng

C

  1. Senpo: Genevieve Boudreau
  2. Jiho: Kayla Gillespie
  3. Chuken: Renee Wang
  4. Fukusho: Kathie Zhang
  5. Taisho: Boshan Mo

 

Results

  • 2nd Place – BU A

 

BU played well during this past weekend, winning a total of 5 awards between its 18 competitors. This was the first tournament for many of our members, and they faced their opponents without fear, giving their matches 100% of their effort. We are proud of you guys, and we are proud of everyone who competed this weekend! Remember: to those who fought at Rutgers, this was our practice for Shoryuhai. As Coach Eitoku said, take the time over the break to reflect upon the tournament and how you can improve your kendo overall. Try to practice at least your suburi, but please stay active. Shoryuhai is the biggest tournament of the year, and we plan to be ready for victory.