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Men's team. Quarterfinals Section1Match

Victory: Kyushugakuin(九州学院)|Kyushugakuin(九州学院) × Miyaki(三養基)

📅 August 5–8, 2022 📍 Kochi Prefectural Haruno General Athletic Park Gymnasium

Matchup

Schoolnumber of winspoints
Red Kyushugakuin(九州学院)(Kumamoto) ○24
White Miyaki(三養基)(佐賀)12

Senpo Fukuoka(福岡) × Hara(原)

Red Fukuoka(福岡) Win/RedMen・RedMen/2分46秒

Commentary:Men's team quarterfinals, the Senpo match between 小澤 of Nisshogakuen and 三村 of Chuogakuin.

Explanation:After the match started, white's 三村 scored a men.

Commentary:小澤 in red has one foul recorded.

Explanation:At 4 minutes 0 seconds, 三村 in white won by ippon, bringing 1 win to the team.

To both players

小澤 gave it their all, and 三村 scored a wonderful men.

Applause for the fierce fighting spirit of both sides.

Jiho Nakao(中尾) × 嘉村

White 嘉村 Win by ippon/WhiteKote/4分0秒

Commentary:Men's team quarterfinals, the Jiho match between Nisshogakuen's 太田 and Chuogakuin's 上野.

Explanation:Neither side is showing any openings, and the tense offensive and defensive struggle continues without any valid strikes.

Commentary:They fought through the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, but neither side scored a valid strike.

Explanation:They fought until the end, and the result was a draw.

To both players

A round of applause for both 太田 and 上野, who fought with all their might until the very end.

We express our respect for the brave performance of 太田 and 上野, who both showed a relentless offense and defense.

Chuken Katsumoto(勝本) × Kitahara(北原)

Draw/No valid strikes/4分0秒

Commentary:Men's team quarterfinals, 大熊 of Nisshogakuen vs 稲垣 of Chuogakuin. This is the Chuken match.

Explanation:Neither side is showing any openings, and the tense offensive and defensive struggle continues without any valid strikes.

Commentary:They fought for the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, and the result was a draw.

To both players

Applause for the brave efforts of both 大熊 and 稲垣, who fought hard until the very end.

Great job to 大熊 and 稲垣, who both showed a relentless fighting spirit.

Fukusho Araki(荒木) × Yamashita(山下)

Red Araki(荒木) Win by ippon/RedKote/4分0秒/Foul Red1 White1

Commentary:Men's team quarterfinals, Nisshogakuen vs Chuogakuin. Fukusho match, red 宮﨑, white 箕輪.

Explanation:It became a highly anticipated match.

Commentary:The match begins. Red's 宮﨑 scores a men strike to take the first ippon.

Explanation:It was a sharp strike.

Commentary:Next, red's 宮﨑 scored a do, taking the second ippon.

Explanation:They scored points consecutively.

Commentary:At 2 minutes 10 seconds, 宮﨑 of Nisshogakuen won, bringing 1 win to the team.

To both players

宮﨑 and 箕輪, it was a wonderful fight where both gave it their all.

I give my heartfelt applause to the passionate exchange of strikes between the two.

Taisho Takashima(高島) × Takeda(武田)

Draw/RedKote・WhiteMen/4分0秒

Commentary:Men's team quarterfinals, the Taisho match between Nisshogakuen's 倉部 and Chuogakuin's 高澤.

Explanation:Neither side is showing any openings, and the tense offensive and defensive struggle continues without any valid strikes.

Commentary:They fought through the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds, but neither side scored a valid strike.

Explanation:As a result of both sides attacking until the end, this match ended in a draw.

To both players

Applause for the fighting spirit of both 倉部 and 高澤, who fought intensely against each other.

I would like to praise the passionate fight of the two, neither of whom would give in to the other.

Results

Commentary:Men's team quarterfinals, Nisshogakuen vs Chuogakuin. In the Senpo match, 三村 in white won with an ippon via men.

Explanation:Chuogakuin took the lead from the start.

Commentary:Jiho 太田 and 上野, and Chuken 大熊 and 稲垣, both ended in draws.

Explanation:The match continues to be very closely contested.

Commentary:In the Fukusho match, 宮﨑 in red won with two ippon: men and do.

Explanation:Nisshogakuen has taken a win here.

Commentary:Taisho 倉部 and 高澤 also drew. It was a development where 3 out of 5 matches ended in a draw.

Explanation:The final number of wins is 1 for Nisshogakuen and 1 for Chuogakuin.

Commentary:Points were 2 for Nisshogakuen and 1 for Chuogakuin. Nisshogakuen won.

Explanation:Intense offense and defense were seen from both teams, including players 小澤 and 箕輪.

To both schools and all players

Applause to all the players, including Nisshogakuen and Chuogakuin, who showed a fight where neither would give in.

I express my heartfelt respect for the brave efforts of both schools, who fought a fierce battle.

Kyushugakuin(九州学院)

Official name
九州学院高等学校
Reading
Kyushugakuin
Division/Category of Establishment
Private (coeducational). School corporation Kyushugakuin. A Christian school with the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church as its background.
Location
5-2-1 Ooe, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
History
Opened in Kumamoto City in 1909 (Meiji 42) as Luther Theological School. In 1911 (Meiji 44), it was authorized as Kyushugakuin, and Toshiyoshi Toyama became the first principal. It was renamed Kyushu Middle School in 1943, Kyushugakuin Middle School in 1946, and Kyushugakuin High School opened in 1948. It transitioned from an all-boys school to coeducation in 1991 (Heisei 3).
School motto/philosophy
School motto: "Respect Heaven and Love People (revere God and love humanity)." The educational philosophy is to cultivate "good people who are useful to society" through intellectual, moral, physical, and spiritual education.
Department.
General studies (Progress Class, Advanced Class, Athlete Class)
Kendo Club
Having won the National High School General Sports Tournament (Inter-High) men's team event a record 11 times. Winning years: 1966 (13th time), 1998 (45th time), 2013 (60th time), 2014 (61st time), 2015 (62nd time), 2016 (63rd time), 2018 (65th time), 2019 (66th time), 2021 (68th time), 2023 (70th time), 2024 (71st time). Also won the Tamaryu Flag High School Kendo Tournament a men's record 11 times (1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023). Also won the National High School Kendo Selection Tournament 11 times. In this tournament, they qualified from third place in the All-Kyushu Tournament, and the men's individual player 石橋智紀 won the All-Kyushu Tournament individual event.
Notes
This tournament featured participation in both the men’s team and men’s individual events. We have no record of female participation.

Miyaki(三養基)

Official name
佐賀県立三養基高等学校
Reading
Miyaki
Division/Category of Establishment
佐賀 Prefectural (Public)
Location
佐賀 Prefecture, Miyaki District, Miyaki-cho Harukoga 300
History
Established in 1919 as a branch school of 佐賀 Prefectural 佐賀 Middle School, it became independent the following year in 1920. Due to the educational system reforms of 1948, it became the current new-system high school.
School motto/philosophy
The school motto is "Simplicity and Robustness," "Literary and Martial Arts – the Three Ways as One," and "If you persevere, flowers will bloom."
Department.
Full-time course, general academic program only (200 students per grade, 5 classes).
Kendo Club
Won the men's division at the 1995 Gyokuryu-ki High School Kendo Tournament and placed 3rd in 2007. Placed 3rd in the men's team event at the 1993 Inter-High. In this tournament, they will compete as the 佐賀 prefecture representative in all four categories: men's team, women's team, men's individual, and women's individual. Let's Kendo reports that they have a player who has appeared in both the spring and summer tournaments and placed 3rd in the individual event at the Kyushu tournament. The men's individual is 最所溜偉(さいしょ るい) and the women's individual is 片地枇愛.
Notes
The school name is "Miyaki". The location, Miyaki County Miyaki Town, uses hiragana for its town name.
Source: The 69th All Japan High School Kendo Championship Official "Tournament Bulletin" (Match Results / Tournament Bracket) https://inhigh.kendotaikai.jp/大会速報↗ Quick report of this match↗