The 7th Nagae Taikai and 24th Otsuka Taikai were held on Saturday July 12, hosted by the Melbourne Budokai.
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| (L) First Place: Kazuya Kimura (R) Runner Up: Kenji Sugimoto |
Nagae Taikai:
Winner - Kaz Kimura (MBK)
Runner Up - Kenji Sugimoto (MUKEN)
3rd Place - Hiroshi Yoshinaga (MBK)
Otsuka Taikai:
Winners - Team 2 - Duncan Pilcher (Fudoshin), Jularaj Suthibutr (MUKEN)
and Hoey Goh (Monash)
Runners Up - Team 9 - Faiz Jais (MUKEN), Lachlan Webb (Ballarat) and Trent Reeve (Monash)
Fighting Spirit Award - Vivian Thang (Monash)
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| Otsuka Taikai Winner and Runner Up |
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| Melbourne University Kendo Club competitors |
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| Yakov Macak Sensei |
Labels: awards, competitions, Nagae Taikai, Otsuka Taikai
