On the first day of winter, the Kyoto 12 University Friendly Judo Tournament was held at Meiji International Medical University’s judo hall, Meiju-kan.
Last year, the Judo Club participated for the first time in 14 years, and successfully participated in this year’s prestigious tournament, which is proud of its history and tradition.
The tournament was a 5 player team consisting of players of grade 3 or younger.
［Participants (Team and Individual)］
1.Kaishi Kamura, 1st year student, Department of Health and Sports (Omi High School, Shiga)
2.Genki Miyawaki, 1st year student, Department of Health and Sports (Meioukan High School, Kagoshima)
3.Chitose Kunizaki, 1st year student, Department of Health and Sports (Tokai University Kumamoto Seisho High School, Kumamoto)
4.Haruto Isouda, 1st year student, Department of Health and Sports (Shizuoka Gakuen High School, Shizuoka)
5.Yusuke Kisoi, 1st year student, Department of Business Administration (Amagasaki Municipal High School, Hyogo)
［Team Results］
Gold Medal (2 straight wins: First time in 14 years last year, 20th time since Kyoto Gakuen University.)
●Semi-Final: Meiji International Medical University 3-1
●Final: Bukkyo University 4-1
［Individual Results］
Open weight: Kunizaki Chitose (Gold medal)
Open weight: Kamura Kaishi (Silver medal)
Open weight: Isouda Haruto (Bronze medal)
Our young team, all of whom are freshmen, ventured into the competition. This is because after participating in the competition last year, we decided to position this tournament as a springboard event to motivate our freshmen to make further progress and stand on their own. As a result, they did not shy away from other senior students and played an attack-focused game full of fighting spirit. We were also proud of the fact that they displayed their daily achievements and showed clear improvement from their high school days. In addition, many alumni from Kyoto Gakuen University came to watch the game, and they were very pleased to see our juniors win the team tournament twice in a row and perform well in the individual competition. We will not be satisfied with the current situation and will continue to work hard together with the students.
Judo Club Head Coach Shigehito Sato (Sports Promotion Center)