The Season, Part 6: GSK

This past weekend, BU Kendo attended the Garden State Kendo (GSK) Tournament in Union City, NJ. GSK is a dojo tournament, and thus divides its divisions by age, rank, etc., similar to Rutgers and Goyokai. BU sent 9 kendoka to compete for the gold in both individuals and teams. Here are the results.

 

Kyu

  • Lucien Thomas
  • Priank Ravichandar

Women’s Kyu

  • Julie Zhu

1-2 Dan

  • Jessica Alexandria
  • Alex Eitoku
  • Brandon Kesselly
  • Shawn Shou
  • Joseph Yi

3 Dan

  • John Yi

Women’s Dan

  • Jessica Alexandria

Results

Unfortunately, no one from BU won any awards this tournament.

Highlights

  • Club Vice President Shawn Shou and A Team member Jessica Alexandria both advanced to the quarterfinal round of the 1-2 Dan division before being eliminated!

 

Teams

A

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

 

B

  1. Senpo: Brandon Kesselly
  2. Jiho: Julie Zhu
  3. Chuken: Joseph Yi
  4. Fukusho: Naveed Ahmed (NYU)
  5. Taisho: Priank Ravichandar

 

Results

Unfortunately, no BU teams placed during this tournament.

 

Highlights

  • BU A advanced to the Quarterfinal round before being eliminated!

 

GSK was a learning experience for us. We did not play at our usual caliber that day, but we were also faced with a much stronger crowd of competition than the average college tournament. Our performance has inspired us to make our last stand a superb effort during the final tournament of the year: our very own BU tournament! Faito!