57th All Japan Kendo Championship Thread

**Legionario** · 3rd November 2009, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by Oroshi

The semi-finals are Teramoto vs. Uchimura and Takahashi vs. Takasaka.

Great!

With two of three out in the first round - one being the defending champion - Kanagawa has really disappointed this year...

**Oroshi** · 3rd November 2009, 05:04 PM

Uchimura took Teramoto's kote, then Teramoto took his men in the last 30 seconds. Uchimura won by taking Teramoto's men in encho.

**Legionario** · 3rd November 2009, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by Oroshi

Uchimura took Teramoto's kote, then Teramoto took his men in the last 30 seconds. Uchimura won by taking Teramoto's men in encho.

My bets reached their end.

**Alex** · 3rd November 2009, 05:10 PM

If you're interested, you can get an up to the second commentary on KW's front page.

http://www.kendo-world.com/articles....cle%5Bid%5D=79

scroll down to the bottom.

**Oroshi** · 3rd November 2009, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by Alex

If you're interested, you can get an up to the second commentary on KW's front page.

http://www.kendo-world.com/articles....cle%5Bid%5D=79

scroll down to the bottom.

Sorry Alex, my posting is a bit redundant then!

**Legionario** · 3rd November 2009, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by Alex

If you're interested, you can get an up to the second commentary on KW's front page.

http://www.kendo-world.com/articles....cle%5Bid%5D=79

scroll down to the bottom.

I'm already reading it, along with other three websites.

Thanks for the good work to all the merry people at KW! And I'm going to meet one of you guys tonight here in Roma. But I don't remember his name...

**Alex** · 3rd November 2009, 05:18 PM

Just wish I could actually be there!!

**Oroshi** · 3rd November 2009, 05:24 PM

So: Uchimura vs. Takahashi. Who predicted that?

**Alex** · 3rd November 2009, 05:28 PM

Uchimura yes, but Takahashi was a bit of a dark horse...

**hamish** · 3rd November 2009, 05:30 PM

I have just changed laptop batteries for the final, keep hitting F5 on the main article and check out the bottom. Link is here: http://www.kendo-world.com/articles....cle%5Bid%5D=79

**Trent** · 3rd November 2009, 05:31 PM

Great job so far guys! Loving the updates

**hamish** · 3rd November 2009, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by Alex

Uchimura yes, but Takahashi was a bit of a dark horse...

He was looking pretty staunch from the first round, not as much tsuba-zeriai as some of the others, and a little more cocky. But was tiring in the last match. As was Uchimura, We'll see....