On March 23 and 24, BUKA participated in the 23rd annual Shoryuhai tournament hosted by Harvard University. With our lovely beginners joining our kendo family in fall 2018, BUKA was able to bring 5 teams to compete at the tournament! Here are the participants:
Individual (Saturday, March 23)
Matteo Ferroni
Abi Anand
Giulio Cassis
Cici Qi
Anja Grabner
Lily Gao
Dan Gruspier
Jourdan Harold
Arnold Hernandez
Kotone Kataoka
Nicole Kwon
Hallie Lazaro
Jialin Zhu
Jake Lee
Christopher Lee
Wayne Lin
Julana Borrazzo
Azlan Nik
Take Numata
Shi Hao Ruan
Ryan Shimizu
Prodpran Sukcharoen
Alen Tan
Rockwell Tang
Joyce Wang
Silvia Zhang
Team (Sunday, March 24)
Boston A
- Senpon: Shi Hao Ruan
- Jiho: Chris Lee
- Chuken: Cici Qi
- Fukusho: Ryan Shimizu
- Taisho: Kotone Kataoka
Boston B
- Senpon: Juliana Borrazzo
- Jiho: Jake Lee
- Chuken: Hallie Lazaro
- Fukusho: Jialin Zhu
- Taisho: Silvia Zhang
Boston C
- Senpon: Take Numata
- Jiho: Lily Gao
- Chuken: Giulio Cassis
- Fukusho: Arnold Hernandez
- Taisho: Anja Grabner
Boston D
- Senpon: Dan Gruspier
- Jiho: Lingxuan Liang
- Chuken: Joyce Wang
- Fukusho: Rockwell Tang
- Taisho: Alan Tan
Boston E
- Senpon: Prodpran Sukcharoen
- Jiho: Nicole Kwon
- Chuken: Wayne Lin
- Fukusho: Abi Anand
- Taisho: Azlan Nik
BUKA competed with Cornell, NYU, SBU, U Wash, Harvard, Columbia, UCLA, UCSD, UCR as well as mixed teams. Even though we did not score any medals, Boston A made it to quarter final– BUKA was among the top 8 universities of the tournament! Good job everybody! Shoryuhai was an amazing opportunity for us to not only put everything we’ve learned into practice, but also learn from our peers, senseis, as well as friends from all dojos and schools in the states. We are looking forward to attending Shoryohai in 2020! BU faito!
