Univerisity Championships @ Imperial College, London UK Mar 27, 2004
01.
This is an annual event held in the UK for university students, either undergrads or postgrads. The venue moves around the country: depending on who won last year.
02.
These two photos are on the first because I print them in the darkroom...
Maybe it doesn't make any difference to the viewer, but they do look nice
on 8x10in paper.
The dojo was one of the dining hall (?) and lighting was weird. As you
can see light only came from the windows and wall-lights (facing upwards!).
But it does create some dramatic effect to the pictures...
03.
The competition has individuals divisions for Kyu (pools) and Dan (KO). In addition there is one called Ladies - meaning all girls have one more chance to fight. In the team competitions, teams with mixed members from other universities was allowed, since quite a lot of people came as individuals and formed their team on the day (like myself).
04.
Also worth mentioning was the team from Univerisity of Mainz, Germany (sorry - not pictured!). So when I looked at them... I don't want to complain how far I have to travel from London to Brighton (OK, it's bloody 2 hrs!!).
05.
In addition to some invited seniors (not necessary the highest ranked referees), members of the British Squad were also judging on the court. So in the end everyone gain some experience out of the taikai.