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
- Senpo: Shawn Shou
- Jiho: Lucien Thomas
- Chuken: John Yi
- Fukusho: Jessica Alexandria
- Taisho: Alex Eitoku
B
- Senpo: Brandon Kesselly
- Jiho: Julie Zhu
- Chuken: Joseph Yi
- Fukusho: Naveed Ahmed (NYU)
- 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!