The 2024 RKC's "ONNA-MUSHA OPEN" is an open championship competition that will be open to all female kendo members who are 14 years and older. This year it will be held on 10 August 2024 (Saturday) from 9 am to 12 pm at the Rivonia Sports Club.
The following competition categories will take place this year
1) Kendo Kids Round Robin Matches (boys and girls, 14 year and younger, with bogu)
2) Individual Women in Bogu Competition
The registration fee for this competition will be R150, which will cover the expenses incurred to host this event. Any surplus funds raised will be donated to the #SendRayAway campaign, our crowd-funding initiative to help Ray sensei achieve this dream of a Kendo 6th dan!
Please note that the competition fee will be billed to your home dojo.
FAMILY, FRIENDS and SPECTATORS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND! NO ENTRANCE FEE FOR SPECTATING!
The program for the day is as follows :
7h30 - 9h00 : Regular RKC Training Session
9h00 - 9h20: Setup & Registration
9h20 - 9h30: Opening Ceremony
9h30 - 10h00: Kendo Kids Round Robin Matches
10h00- 11h50: Individual Women in Bogu Competition
11h50-12h00: Awards & Closing Ceremony
Shiai-Jo Layout
Competition Rules:
There will be various rules for the various competitions:
For the Kendo Kids Bogu Round Robin Matches, the following rules will apply:
The matches will be done in accordance with the FIK Shiai rules, AS WELL AS the temporary FIK rules that are in place due to the pandemic.
Fights will be done as sanbon-shobu.
ALL fights will be max. 2-mins long.
For the Individual Women In Bogu Competition the following rules will apply:
The matches will be done in accordance with the FIK Shiai rules, AS WELL AS the temporary FIK rules that are in place due to the pandemic.
Fights will be done as sanbon-shobu.
ALL fights will be max. 3-mins long. Finals will be 5 mins.
Registration Fee & Link
The registration fee for this competition will be R150, which will cover the expenses incurred to host this event. Any surplus funds raised will be donated to the #SendRayAway campaign, our crowd-funding initiative to help Ray sensei achieve this dream of a Kendo 6th dan!
Read more about this initiative here:
REGISTER FOR THE 2024 RKC ONNA-MUSHA OPEN HERE:
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
RSVP BY COB, Friday 26 JULY 2024.
THE DRAWS :
POOLS, MATCHES and KENDO KIDS ROUND ROBIN docs are available in the following downloadable files:
THE SHIMPAN:
Brandon-Lee COSKEY (2nd Dan)
Brendan DATELING (5th Dan)
Cedric JACQUES (5th Dan)
Heinz WEILERT (3rd Dan)
Logan NAIDOO (3rd dan)
Michael GRICE(5th Dan)
Sanechika MAMADA (4th dan)
Terry CHAU (3rd Dan)
Warren HO (5th dan)
Competition Results
INDIVIDUAL WOMEN IN BOGU COMPETITION
1st Place - Shakti DALY
2nd Place - Somaria RAMJATTAN
3rd Places - Divana Aura NAIDOO & Anke HOLLE
Fighting Spirit - Saudah HOOSEIN
We were also able to raise R2,500 for the #SendRayAway Campaign! THANK YOU!
Thank you to our sponsors who gave us some wonderful gifts for ALL the participants! It made the event even more special!
LET's KEEP TRAINING HARD TOGETHER!🔥
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The Ryū Ken Chi (RKC) Dojo train the traditional Japanese martial arts of Kendo and Iaido (sword-based martial arts), as well as Jodo (the art of the short staff), that encourages the cultivation of the human character.
Kendo Kid is also available for children aged 6-13 years old.
RKC DOJO has 2 training venues within Johannesburg - RIVONIA and OBSERVATORY.
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