More Texas Open

[Thunder]

Can anyone identify the Red Opponent?
Ishikawa (white) vs....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Fc8Q6ZuVo

[Thunder]

Also.
Brian Mosley (white) vs...?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03cjlfbBPYg

[Hiba__Kotaro]

Russel Ichimura from the Dallas Kendo Iaiado Kyokai. By t he way, did anybody get Kajitani Sensei's first match on film? I see that tsuki/men and Do in my dreams......

[Thunder]

Ichimura vs Ishikawa
or Mosley?

[Ignatz]

Also.
Brian Mosley (white) vs...?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03cjlfbBPYg

Interesting, Jeff Marsten sensei was in the best position to see the kote and the men and waved it off.

[Hiba__Kotaro]

Ichimura vs. Brian Mosley

[Rularn]

Russel Ichimura from the Dallas Kendo Iaiado Kyokai. By t he way, did anybody get Kajitani Sensei's first match on film? I see that tsuki/men and Do in my dreams......

Yea, i got all of the texas open matches on dvd and many of the nabeshima cup matches... we were there and we took alot of video.

Lemme see if I can post on youtube.

[Curtis]

Can anyone identify the Red Opponent?
Ishikawa (white) vs....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Fc8Q6ZuVo

I believe it is the other Korean fellow. Sorry his name escapes me now.

[Rularn]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NbyK8sCASs8

here is it... the camera angle isn't very good however.

[Thunder]

Do you think its
Kwang Chong - Soo IL Kum Kwan Woodside, NY

3rd Place winner?

[D'Artagnan]

Interesting, Jeff Marsten sensei was in the best position to see the kote and the men and waved it off.


Maybe it's because he's an internationally experienced shinpan...

[jmarsten]

In the case of the kote, it was a debana kote which is shikake waza. As you can see by the posture, this kote was very late and did not have the seme one would expect in a 4 dan and above match.
It clearly struck the kote but was defensive.
The men to me was partially blocked or maybe fully blocked indicating the timing was not quite right.
It is necessary to calibrate the bar for the division that you are judging. The setup, prelude and finish are just as important as the strike.
As Omoto sensei often said to me, the view is much clearer from the sidelines. Especially when you have instant reply to revisit what happens in hundredeths of a second. While video is nice it does not compare to making the decision on the spot.
I felt as a group that the three of us did a good job of determining ippon for this tournament. Most of the points were unanimous and at the same instant.
It was one of the better groups I have had to shinpan in the last year.
The kote could be called either way, that is why there are three shinpan.

[Ignatz]

Maybe it's because he's an internationally experienced shinpan...

I take it that you are of the same mind, i.e. that he was right and point should not have been given.

I'll bet you that the other two were also INTERNATIONALLY experinced but they made the wrong call anyway.

Maybe they were from Europe.:laugh:

[Ignatz]

. . .
As Omoto sensei often said to me, the view is much clearer from the sidelines. Especially when you have instant reply to revisit what happens in hundredeths of a second. While video is nice it does not compare to making the decision on the spot.. . .

How much do you think sound has to do with the flag going up?

How much do you think it should?

[jmarsten]

How much do you think sound has to do with the flag going up?

How much do you think it should?
As we are instructed in the FIK seminars, the sound is very important. Did it sound right? Regarding the other two shinpan. I really enjoyed judging with them, just as I do with some other folks that are judges at the worlds. If judging in Japan and the US makes them international then I certainly subscribe to that. This was a group of 3 nanadan with over 100 years kendo experience combined. Doesn't mean that we didn't make mistakes, I often ask myself why didn't you take that? But then that's why there are 3 judges and if the other two didn't budge then maybe something wasn't quite right. Conversely I have asked myself why did you take that, it wasn't right. Last time I checked, still not walking on water and besides doing that makes for a bad Easter.

I Really subscribe to reading the definition of ippon and then adjusting it to the level of the kenshi you are judging. If I judge 9 years and under I am grateful if they hit anything even resembling ippon.