Presenting the IGA-Kendo Club delegates to the 14th Hong Kong Asia Open Kendo Championships! We will be sending teams to the three different events in the tournament, and some delegates will also be challenging the dan-promotion exams. Please wish them all good luck!
Team Line-Ups –
3-dan and under Men’s Team: Joshua Romeo Espiritu (senpo), Jomar Paul Romero (chuken), Ricky Daniel Reyes (taisho), Lyndon Joseph Nolasco (substitute)
Women’s Open Team A: Sugawara Shinmei (senpo), Kurematsu Kayo (chuken), Loida Estanilla-Inting (taisho)
Women’s Open Team B: Isak Isobel Empeno (senpo), Maria Bianca Abriol-Santos (chuken), Blesylda Busto (taisho)
Men’s Open Team: Alain Duminy (senpo), Nakagane Ryosuke (jiho), Matsumoto Takeshi (chuken), Kawabe Takahiko (fukusho), Igarashi Koji (taisho)
2-dan candidates: Ricky Daniel Reyes, Jomar Paul Romero, Maria Bianca Abriol-Santos, Blesylda Busto
1-dan candidates: Joshua Romeo Espiritu, Lyndon Joseph Nolasco, Isak Isobel Empeno
Support Staff: Igarashi Koji (Head Coach/Delegation Leader), Kristopher Inting (Delegation Manager), Dane Pio de Roda, Gerard Cagatan
Top row from the left: Ricky Daniel Reyes, Jomar Paul Romero, Dane Pio de Roda, Kristopher Inting, Igarashi Koji, Gerard Cagatan, Joshua Romeo Espiritu, Lyndon Joseph Nolasco
Bottom row from the left: Kurematsu Kayo, Loida Estanilla-Inting, Maria Bianca Abriol-Santos, Blesylda Busto, Isak Isobel Empeno, Sugawara Shinmei