Morita sensei checks the measurements of the fighting area

Some participants are already here

Beginning of the tournament, Shihans show some exercises to the audience

of course with Nakamura sensei son of Soke Nakamura

Referees table with Soke Nakamura

the top two masters Soke Nakamura and his first student Sofue sensei, also the highest master after Soke Nakamura

Ono sensei gives the sign for starting the kite-kata shiai

concentration is needed

Hisako sensei and Sato sensei at their performance

students of Morita sensei

Nakamura sensei thinking about the points to give

Soke is watching everything

Toyoshima sensei also

Batto Giri Shiai - cutting with the real sword in a specific amount of time

after the cut the referees check the angles, this is it what it is all about

and then Batto shiai the fastest shiai at the tournament, who is faster, who is more precise

Schwenk sensei at work

all winners of the tournament (left up Schwenk sensei who become Nr. 4 at the Batto Shiai) Congratulation for the first Euroean participating