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**alfredtaniypnx** · 02-04-2006, 08:00 AM

Olaf & tetsuoxb:

In re cheering at the Shoryuhai... we did try to discourage it in the past, but it is pretty much impossible. Basically, most of the spectators have no kendo background whatsoever and so they treat it like any other sports game they would attend. If you tell them to quite down, they are kind of taken aback and well, we're trying to promote kendo, not turn people off to it.

In regards to other team members cheering for their teammate, I think this is OK (I take my cue from the WKC), as long as it is what Olaf said -- "gambatte", "fai-to" etc. and not (1) coaching or (2) jeering at the opponent. And so we permit team members cheering on their mates. In the past, we did have people coaching their teammates (b/c they did not know that it is improper) and so now there is a 3-strike system. If a shimpan or court-side official hears a team coaching, the shimpan-cho issues a warning to the team captain; the third time, the entire team is disqualified.

That's as much as we can do with a bunch of enthusiastic and excited college kids!

02-04-2006, 08:00 AM	#16
alfredtaniypnx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 389 Senior Member	Olaf & tetsuoxb: In re cheering at the Shoryuhai... we did try to discourage it in the past, but it is pretty much impossible. Basically, most of the spectators have no kendo background whatsoever and so they treat it like any other sports game they would attend. If you tell them to quite down, they are kind of taken aback and well, we're trying to promote kendo, not turn people off to it. In regards to other team members cheering for their teammate, I think this is OK (I take my cue from the WKC), as long as it is what Olaf said -- "gambatte", "fai-to" etc. and not (1) coaching or (2) jeering at the opponent. And so we permit team members cheering on their mates. In the past, we did have people coaching their teammates (b/c they did not know that it is improper) and so now there is a 3-strike system. If a shimpan or court-side official hears a team coaching, the shimpan-cho issues a warning to the team captain; the third time, the entire team is disqualified. That's as much as we can do with a bunch of enthusiastic and excited college kids!
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