[piramirra]

great job! as long as you had fun, blah blah blah and all that jazz...

[NADALA]

Here's my 2cents(US).

(This is sorta taken along the lines my sensei told me) You are there to win of course and not to lose. Shiai is a demonstration (of sorts) of what you know or what you can do. Go in there and do your best. However, mistakes will occur along the way and if they do, make sure you talk to somebody (maybe have a sempai watch your match) and ask him for advice. This goes into my last part which is to learn something.

For your first shiai (and every shiai afterwards, usually), it is good to watch more advanced kenshi go at it (ie mitori-geiko). Mitori literally means "taking by looking". In general terms, you learn new things by watching. In terms of your sensei or sempai, you get to see them in an environment where "it counts". If you go up against your sensei or your sempai in an actual tournament (I had to go against Matsuda sensei, minami sensei, and onitsuka sensei before) the feeling you get is different compared to regular keiko. Since you probably won't do shiai with them yet, you should watch and learn.

Tim

[AblemTee]

Tomorrow is Sunday. I hope you are ready. Don't forget, do not disgrace yourself or dojo... or the Cobra Kai dojo for that matter.

[neerewed]

I lost because my "opponent" got one point during the 3 minutes.

Seppuku time.

[dietpillxanaxaxx]

I do keiko 2 or 3 times a week with my senseis

http://www.jccckendo.com/

[prowsnobswend]

oops.. typo on the first sentence. I meant that "you are not at a taikai to lose". haha

Tim

[Broorbbub]

This is an in club tourbament!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BrainTop]

Seppuku time. Seppuku, eh? Is that in one of the kata? I suppose, by definition, that's in the last Kendo kata? And, errrr, you only get to try it once? (Be sure to get it right the first time!)

BTW, congrats on your first shiai!

[Amfdaaandhaq]

First shiai i was in, i got into the quarter finals, so, ummmm.........anything is possible. I won 3 out of the 4 matches, and i was only practicing for like 5 months. This shows, you can win as long as you believe in yourself. Remember......use the force.........

[Thigmaswams]

wrapping up what alot of people said, odds are, you're not going to win your first tournament.
relax. dont tense up. as soon as you become tense, it becomes much harder.
so dont tense up.

[Jeaxatoem]

Just do your kendo the way you've been practicing, that's all there is, heh. You're quite new to fighting so don't expect to win and try not to have a mind focusing on it, either; I'm not saying go in thinking you're going to lose or anything, but just focus on doing your good kendo. Shiai are just another type of training.

Well that's my two cents.

Have fun!

[Starichok]

Hello, on sunday I am going to have my first shiai at the Jccc. I am very nervous because it is an in club tournament and ive been in bogu for only a month and a half now. Can you people give me tips on shiais.
thanks in advanced
http://www.jccckendo.com/

( the tournaments not in the news page)

[car.insur]

Be sure to let us know how it goes man, I'm sure you'll do good for your current skill level. As Pan-Chan said, Shiai are just another type of training.

[sXVUOUVC]

The shiai is only teams matches I think? Or that is what I was told

[pinawinekolad]

Whatever you do, don't disgrace yourself or the club.

Hahaha, yeah. But the only way that can happen is by getting upset about losing, or boasting about winning. :P

But you know, if you lose the special duel at the end of the shiai, you and your dojo must commit seppuku.

[Loolasant]

First shiai i was in, i got into the quarter finals, so, ummmm.........anything is possible. I won 3 out of the 4 matches, and i was only practicing for like 5 months. This shows, you can win as long as you believe in yourself. Remember......use the force.........

Andypits4,
You have to tell us how you went with your first shiai.

I recently had my own first shiai tournament here in Melbourne on Saturday. I must admit that I was extremely anxious, but the support of my teamates aswell as my club members got me through. For my first match, I was quite nervous and was not used to getting up in front of a crowd of unknown cheering people, unknown Senseis/ kendoka from other dojos, my own close friends, and my Senseis.
Wow... how much more pressure do you need.
Worth the experience no matter what the outcome.
2 outta 3 aint bad~ As "Meatloaf" sang with passion!!
Actually Andypits4, you are probably too young to know who "Meatloaf" was/is. That is a blessing....

[machpamb]

WOW, I never knew that buildings could do seppuku.

Haha, yeah, it's a modernized version to adjust to the whole 'killing yourself or others is bad' thing; the dojo does it instead, you just have to commit seppuku to show it how.

No, I meant "dojo" as in all the other students and teachers. :P

[astonmartinrx371]

thats the coolest thing i've heard in a long time.

i'll put in 3,000$ if you want to go through with it. (if i had 3,000)
or you could just have an rv with a fold-out dojo inside of it....

were not supposed to bring game boys, walkmans (all that jazz) during tournaments or other events as such.

[beonecenry]

... your dojo must commit seppuku.

WOW, I never knew that buildings could do seppuku.

[iodillalm]

You did!!! It was a good match!!! He had at least a year on you and you held up really well~! Way to go! You always have good kiai ^^

ps. I'm in the same group that went into bogu with him Go 5.5~!