November 5, 2012
Seirisu competes at Kanto Area Winter Karate Tournament Qualifiers
On Saturday November 2nd Seiritsu's High School Karate club competed at the team qualifiers for the Kanto area winter tournament. The individual events were held the previous week at Hosen High School. As the event was held at Seiritsu, all the students arrived early to help with the setup.
For Kata, the preliminary rounds were judged by scorecards, with the best 4 teams selected for the final rounds in both boys and girls categories. Sadly, Seiritsu missed out on selection this time. The team Kata category was won by Setagaya High School for boys, and Tsuguraoka High School for girls. Hosen and Yakumo High Schools came second respectively, and all four teams are selected for the Kanto Winter Tournament. Congratulations!
For team Kumite, both Seiritsu male and female teams won in the first round, but faced strong competition in the second; the boys team losing out to eventual winners Setagaya, and the girls losing to second placed Tsuguraoka. However, their strong performance in the first round ensured the girls a Best 4 finish.
Final team Kumite standings were:
Male division - Winners: Setagaya, 2nd place: Hosen
Female division - Winners: Teikyo, 2nd place: Tsuguraoka.
These teams are now entered into the Kanto Winter Tournament.
Seiritsu's next Karate tournament will now be in April.