On the 20th June, 2008 (Friday), there held another big event for the fellow Kendoka Participants in Brunei. Awesome 3 Days event, the 2nd June Inter-School Kendo Workshop, which held at Maktab Duli Sports Gymnasium, Gadong & Final day at 5th Floor Scouts Building's Sports Hall, Beribi had started!
LArge turnout from various Kendo Clubs in Brunei, i.e: Pap Masna, Maktab Duli, Maktab Sains, SM Rimba, Belait Kendo Club & LAst but not least, participants from the Kendo Alliance Brunei Itself :) Started with mokusou( meditation) followed by Junbi Taisho(Warming up) and few basic cuts + Hayasuburi at the end.
Kendokas from Maktab Duli & Kendokas from PTEB
Kendokas from Pap Masna & From Kendo Alliance
Kendoka from Belait Kendo Club
Mokusou or the Meditation & Junbi taishou by stretching all the muscles
On this First day, all fellow Kendokas were divided into 4 different groups shuffled randomly by counting numbers. This is to give fellow participants an ice breaking session for each group. Amazingly knowing ppl from such different places & different personality. This can be knowing by asking them such questions on "why did they join Kendo at 1st place?". Knowing each other is one most important thing in our life, this is to increase more communication thus One of the major thing to have in Kendo Etiquettes i.e. the 1st session of the day. Kendo etiquettes started from Rei (bowing to each other & the dojo) to the disciplinaries & do's n dont's in Kendo. Below are some of the Happy Faces during the Kendo Workshop.
Amal from PAP Masna, Nazihah from PTEB & Hamizan from Belait
Syaz from MD and others.... ehehe
When the Taiko banged for few times by Mr. Takezo, that is the end of the 1st session. This comes up with the 2nd session which is one most important foundation of Kendo; the DDR or Ashi Sabaki (footsteps). every group have different senpai's or seniors, thus giving different way & techniques of teaching. Basically its just the same and it should be the same.
I tell you, this is not Judo or any dancing programme. This is one of the technique they use to teach on doin Ashi Sabaki practice.
When the 2nd session taiko banged by this guy --> 
well thats the end of it :)
The session end with a lunch break by 11.30am till 2.00pm due to Jumaat prayers too. So most of or KBians went to the grand City hotel at Batu Besurat for a check in.
Time pass by and Afternoon session starts! 3rd session was doin basic cuts. The major MEN (head) cuts. Nothing much actually, I was bored by that time. when it came to the 4th session, which is the SHIAI!! SParring time! that's what I was waiting for. LArge turnout of bogu wearers this year, unlike last year. unfortunately, when I sparred, I'm not taking any pictures, so maybe I'll try to get someone for the Shiai pictures.
KIAI MEN!!! & Men Cuts wif Fumikomi & Ashi Sabaki
Bogu ready for the big Match.The Shiai match, White vs Red (shiro vs Aka), therefore, White loses this time. Red wins, because they have more seniors over there, well I won tho in my 1st match challenging Hafiz, but I can say, he's one tough guy. IF i misjudge him, I cud have lost too XD ahaha
Well after the match, there comes the WAR Games, introduce to us during our intensive training in Japan. this time, we were using sponge bokken. Cool huh? Actually my intention on the war games was do the war in a proper kendo tehnique, but!! some other ppls just swing around the sword like crazy... Not Normal, really crazy.
Team A vs Team B
ATTACK!! Nadzif senpai, Yura Senpai & Emma Senpai watch the war
Finally, after the war, I forgot who wins , but that doesnt matters, Then it comes to an end. The clock shows its 4.30pm, parents were waiting outside for picking up their children. More events to come on the next day and next next day. The event is not done yet until the 22nd of June.
P.s: more pictures can be requested from me. cheers all.
