Sunday, October 30, 2011

Winners of the competition!

It was a great day, the 4th Kenjutsu Open.
It was a great battle between participants.
Some emerge victorious, some learn from their defeat. Others got disqualified. ><
Do not be sad to those who are from losing the battle, there is a point where you will fall but you will learn to get up again and be stronger. Look forward to the next battle as you know you will do better. You can always try again.

Anyway, here are our winners!
First off, for the Entry Level!

The ladies, in third place getting the bronze medal is Berenice Choong Si Ying!


In second place getting the silver medal is Regina Chong!


And in first place getting the gold medal is Jodie Pek Suak Ting!


Now for the guys!
In third place getting the bronze is Tan Jian Hong!


In second place getting the silver medal is Sum Zong Wei!


And in first place getting the gold medal is Tan Chia Chin!


Secondly will be the winners for the Intermediate level!

Ladies first, in third place getting bronze is Tan Yu Fang!


In second place getting silver is Inez Kwek Jing Lin!


And in first place getting the gold medal is Tan Ying Zhi!


Now for the guys!
In third place getting the bronze medal is Ryan Loh Jun Jie!


In second place getting the silver medal is Tan Fei Fan!


And in first place getting the gold medal is Marcus Sim Xin Wei!


That is all the prize winners! Congratulations to all of you!
And thanks everyone for coming and making it a fun day!
See you all on grading!

Monday, October 24, 2011

Indemnity form for competition

Hello!
Please drop by FC3 printing area tomorrow (Tuesday) between 1 to 3pm to collect the indemnity form from us. Those who did not submit the form to us by Thursday 6pm will not be able to compete. For those who cannot make it tomorrow, please print a copy yourself. Those who are not able to submit the forms to us by 6pm in school on Thursday, please contact Yap Jun Liang (82221112), Marcus Sim Xin Wei (97219350) or Tan Yu Fang (93794903). The form is COMPULSORY. Failure to do so will prevent you from participating in the competition. When u have completed your forms, please drop it inside the cage in the Polycentre by Thursday!

P.S. For those who don’t know where the storage cage is, please contact one of the three names above.

Sincerely
Tan Yu Fang
SP Kenjutsu
Social & Welfare

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Competition RULES!

That's right SP Kenjutsu competition rules!
And I am about to tell you the rules...and regulations.

First off, Attire and Equipment!
-Only sports attire or Gi is allowed in the competition.
Of course those that you always wear during regular trainings.

-No footwear is allowed in competition.
This one I believe is pretty obvious.

-No accessories that may cause physical harm during training are allowed.
Examples are hairpins, rings and watches.
The same things you cannot wear during regular training.

-Only ActionFlex equipment is allowed in the competition.
That means the equipment you always use during regular training.
This also means no using of any other equipment, obviously.

-In any event the participant does not have their own proper equipment,
the equipment can be loan from the organisers.
This goes for intermediate level that might forget to bring their equipment,
and for entry level of course will be borrowing the equipment.

Secondly, General Rules! The rules on how to win...or lose.
-Each match is umpired by 3 referees.
For any decision to be finalised, 2 out of 3 referees mut agree.
This of course means 2 or more referees agree on the same thing.

-Each match consists of 5 bouts; each bout allows a maximum of 1 point.
Meaning after one person gets hit, the bout is over and move on to the next bout.

-Each bout will last a maximum of 2 minutes.
This means if no one gets hit after 2 minutes, the bout is over.
When the bout is over this way...well, you do not want it to end it this way.

-A point is given when any part of the blade strikes the opponent.
I do not want to elaborate about this...I somehow do not want people to understand this rule.

-Any hits made AFTER the first point given in a bout are not counted.
This means ONLY the first hit counts, provided the referees agree to it.
If you hit your opponent after he hits you, your hit is not counted.

-First player to score 3 points wins the match.
This one is pretty much straight forward.

-The referees' decision is final.
Which means no arguing with the referee about their decision.

Next up, Penalties and Disqualifications!
-Penalties are awarded in the following scenarios:
-Clash (Both players strike each other at the same time).
-Out of bounds (A player's feet is COMPLETELY outside the area of play).
You all know what a clash is and yes there is a boundary.

-For a clash, both players are awarded one penalty each.
The rule is pretty clear on this one.

-Any player to accumulate 2 penalties will be disqualified.
That's right, 2 penalties and you are out of the whole competition.

-In the event that both players received their second penalty simultaneously,
both players are diqualified regardless of accumulated points.
Also means if you clash twice in the same match, you are both out.
No matter how many points you have, even if you have more than your opponent.

-Throwing of the equipment or unsportsmanlike behaviour such as verbal or physical abuse will result in IMMEDIATE disqualification.
I am sure you all know what this means, though I believe none of you are sore losers or immature to do such things and get your self in trouble.

-In the event that a player does not show up for his/her match,
the opponent will be given a walk-over to the next match.
Meaning if you do not show up for your match,
you will lose without a fight and your opponent will win without a fight.

This next one will be the rules for Semi-Final and Final matches!
-All rules and regulations as stated above apply in the semi-final and final matches,
with the exception of those mentioned in this section.

-Both parties cannot be disqualified SIMULTANEOUSLY in semi-final and final matches.
Meaning if you clash twice, you will not be disqualified but...

-In the event that both players recieve their second penalty simultaneously,
the next point or penalty will determine the winner of the match.
...you enter sudden death mode, one hit is all it takes.

The last section will be for those in intermediate level, Sports Kenjutsu Choken!
-All above mentioned sparring rules apply on top of the rules mentioned here,
unless otherwise stated.

-In this category, players are not allowed to attack with the Choken while holding it with only one hand. Doing so will result a penalty for the offender.
So always remember to hold the Choken with both hands!

-Hitting the legs in this category, where the legs is denoted as below the hip bone,
will NOT be counted as a point and the bout will carry on in such cases.
I believe we are all familiar with this, hitting legs does not count.

-Players may block the opponent's strike while holding the Choken with one hand.
Somehow I do not encourage that.


This is the mentioned Area of Play.
Check out the website for more info, link on the right side.
And of course, no kicking or punching, this is not unarmed combat.

Anyway, if you want more details on the competition, just ask any of the seniors!
All the best to all for the competition!

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Competition coming up

I believe you all already know about this. Competition!
Most of us are of course looking forward to this, Especially those that will be in it for the first time. It is time to show what you have learn so far and apply it.

It is true that you spar at every training but this time the atmosphere will be different. It will only be you and your opponent in the field that is fighting and everyone else will be watching. You will feel the pressure. You do not want to lose but you are so scared that you do. It is just like in a real fight, you lose once you get hit. You will be trying your best to hit your enemy but at the same time try not to get hit. True that you do that during sparring also but you still do get hit and sometimes it does not bother you. As during competiton, they will be more pressure which actually brings up your concentration which plays an important role in your survival. So if you want to be prepared for competition, best way is to train more on your concentration. The best way for me is to use a kodachi against a choken. I realise my movement speed and concentration was higher than usual when I used the kodachi against a choken.

Okay I should be letting you know the details of the competition. Got sidetracked a bit. Competition exciting mah. So anyway competition date I believe all of you know already. It is on the 29th of October which is a Saturday. The venue will be where we always train which is the polycentre. The time given is 8am to 6.30pm so try not to be late. Hopefully a lot of people participate as this will be fun if there are even more people participating. Try your best and try not to lose concentration.

That is all and hopefully I did not miss anything out. Check out the other blog for details about the upcoming grading which is right after competition. ^^