October 7th marked the start of 19th Goyokai tournament at Canton, MA.. With 3 full teams, BUKA members competed with contestants from dojos in Japan, the U.S. and Canada. We did our best and the results are remarkable!
Individual matches:
Men’s kyu
Jake Lee
Arnold Hernandez
Shazor Shahid
Giulio Cassis
Alan Tan
Nawaf Alyousif
Men’s 1-2 Dan
Hiroki Kawai
Women’s Kyu
Chen Cheng Qi
Ya Lin Leung
Lingxuan Liang
Hallie Lazaro
Anja Grabner
Juliana Borrazzo
Silvia Zhang
Wenxin Gao
Maggie Sumioka
Team matches:
BUKA A (WYRMRIDERS OF THE HIGHLAND KINGDOM)
- Senpo: Silvia Zhang
- Jiho: Hallie Lazaro
- Chuken:Jake Lee
- Fukusho:ChenCheng Qi
- Taisho: Hiroki Kawai
BUKA B (BATTLE CULTISTS OF THE ANCIENT ORDER)
- Senpo: Juliana Borrazzo
- Jiho: Wenxin Gao
- Chuken: Alan Tan
- Fukusho: Maagie Sumioka
- Taisho: Nawaf Alyousif
BUKA C (SWORN SWORDS OF THE ASHEN EMPEROR)
- Senpo: Giulio Cassis
- Jiho: Shazor Shahid
- Chuken: Arnold Hernandez
- Fukusho: Ya Lin Leung
- Taisho: Anja Grabner
Results:
Cici Qi won bronze in the Women’s Kyu division. Hiroki Kawai won bronze in men’s 1-2 dan divisions. Our Coach Alex Eitoku won men’s 3 dan division and his Shufukai team won bronze in team matches. Our Eitoku sensei won silver in men’s senior division.
Congratulations to all BUKA members who participated in 2018 Goyokai tournament! We learned a lot from not only participating individual and team matches ourselves, but also observing the top kendoka’s matches and kata at opening ceremony. Like what dear Eitoku sensei said that Kendo is a lifelong learning process, our love to kendo grew after Goyokai tournament. We will continue perfecting our skills in our weekly practices, and we look forward to Goyokai tournament in next year. BUKA faito!
