November 6, 2014
Seiritsu Karate Club - Autumn Tournament Debuts!
The East Tokyo High School's autumn karate competition took place on November 2nd and 3rd.
Also known as the "newcomers" event, traditionally the autumn tournament is used to 'blood' the new members of the school karate clubs who started high school in April. The consecutive days of tournament action made it a tiring weekend, not least because of Seiritsu school hosting the team events!
For many of Seiritsu's entrants it was their first ever time competing, and some beginners did well even against some experienced competition!
The girls in particular had been practicing their kata really hard, and were rewarded with a top 3 finish in both team kata and team kumite. Well done!