[Ashihara Karate] Sabaki Challenge Spirit, March 22nd 2008

[Nix]

Sempai Enrico Rogge did not fight at this years Sabaki Challenge Spirit - in fact, there were no German fighters at all. Sempai Alexander Lavrushin did not enter either, I'm not sure whether he is injured or what.

I will update the wiki as soon as I have the official results.

[olyckan]

I heard that Rogge is taking some time to rest up.. Apperantly he has fought alot lately. Well to bad Germany didnt show up. They got alot of good fighters. The event was super, the weather wasnt . I expected som nice warm spring weather since i come from the north, but the weather was almost like my hometown.. Sweden got a Bronzemedal in the veterans class bye Peter Bucht (Tierps Ashihara).

[Nix]

Yes, it started snowing like hell the night before. We arrived an hour late, since we had to drive back for the cameras, and were unable to drive up the icy slope on our way back. Plus we had to drive 50 km/t all the way (hurray for summer-tires).

I thought all the Swedish fighters were from Uppsala?

[olyckan]

Originally Posted by Nix

Yes, it started snowing like hell the night before. We arrived an hour late, since we had to drive back for the cameras, and were unable to drive up the icy slope on our way back. Plus we had to drive 50 km/t all the way (hurray for summer-tires).

I thought all the Swedish fighters were from Uppsala?

No, there was a misunderstanding about the branches. Sweden has for the last 3 years been competing as TEAM SWEDEN and nothing else. We where fighters from many branches all coached bye Per Backman from Tierp. The Branches that enterd was, Uppsala, Tierp, Luleå. Why do we fight as team sweden then, several reasons. I heard that on the branch meeting it was discussed if there in the future only would be "national teams" represented and not branches..

Sabaki Challenge is moving forward. Alot of changes where discussed and next year we will see how it goes.

[Nix]

Back in the first years of SCS, this was more seen. Every dojo entered as an individual branch (Randers, St. Petersburg, Brasov, etc.), where in the later years, especially after the tournament went through some radical changes, dojo were grouped together in more or less national teams. Changes will indeed be made in near future. It is good that you are optimistic.

Osu!

[Azimuth]

I know for the official results of last year it also took a long time cause the officials awaited the final doping test results .

[Nix]

I will send them an email or make a phone-call and bugger them for the results.

[Nix]

I received the results yesterday, as well as the results from the doping control. All tests were negative, so the results stand as they were fought. I will update the wiki as soon as time allows, probably not before this weekend.

Osu!

[Nix]

Whoops, I nearly forgot all about this. For those dieing to know, I did in fact upload it on a page I worked on, including a small resume (in Danish). It'll probably go offline soon, but I'll toss it in the wiki before that!

[Dent]

Osu!

Nice dark looking page, Nix (Do I see a pattern here? ), but all the English seems to have lines through the o's, and little circles over the a's.

Osu!