SUGO CUP & ETSUKO CUP 2014 26-27 April, Heleneholmshallen Malmö, Sweden Friday, 25 April Goodwill keiko at GAK Enighet venue, Fagerstagatan 1, start 19:00. Free keiko open to all Post Keiko Drinks Saturday, 26 April Junior- Kyu- Ladies- & Open Classes Free Keiko in Hall 2 All Day Goodwill Keiko Sayonara Party Söndag, 27 April Grading Examination 1-4 Dan Mixed Team Competition Free Keiko in Hall 2 All Day Goodwill Keiko Referees & Grading Judges Geoff Salmon - 7 Dan, Kyoshi (UK) Jean Paul Carpentier - 7 Dan, Renshi (FR) Mats Wahlqvist - 7 Dan, Renshi (SWE) Kumi Sato - 6 Dan (SWE) Nils Björkegård -6 Dan (SWE) Terje Andersen - 6 Dan (SWE) Patrick Bacquin - 5 Dan (SWE) Young Park, Eurokendo 4 Dan (UK)
TRAVEL TO MALMÖ Fly easily and cheaply to Malmö: 1. Malmö Airport, Sturup (MMX), with connecting buses, taxi, or pre-booked car service to take you to Malmö. Cost is approx. 10 Euros each way by bus. 2. Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH), with connecting trains departing from a station below the airport directly to Central Malmö 24 hours a day. Cost is approx. 10 Euros each way. NEW FOR 2014! 4TH DAN GRADING EXAMINATION MIXED TEAM COMPETITION, A UNIQUE FORMAT PUTTING YOUR SKILLS AND ADAPTABILITY TO THE TEST WINNERS PRIZES IN ALL COMPETITION CATEGORIES INCLUDE HIGH QUALITY KENDO EQUIPMENT COURTESY OF EUROKENDO HALL 2: AN EXTRA ROOM, DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH THE MAIN HALL, GIVING ALL A CHANCE TO ADD TWO FULL DAYS OF FREE KEIKO TO THEIR COMPETITION SCHEDULE. AVALABLE ALSO TO NON COMPETING KENDOKAS JUNIOR COMPETITION IS FREE OF CHARGE TO ENTER KYU GRADES ENTER COMPETITION AT 50% REDUCED PRICE NEW KENDO CAFE PRELIMINARY PROGRAM FRIDAY, 25 APRIL - KEIKO 20.00-21.30 Goodwill keiko for all grades and experiences at the GAK Enighet dojo 22.00 post-keiko drinks at local hot spot Möllan for those who wish to attend. SATURDAY, 26 APRIL - OPEN CLASS, LADIES CLASS, KYU CLASS AND JUNIOR S CLASS 09.00 Venue opens 09.30 Line up 09.45 Sugo Junior Juniors Competition Kyu Competition Etsuko Cup - Ladies Competition LUNCH BY NAMA SUSHI 12.00-16.00 Sugo Cup, Dan Competition 16.00-17.30 Goodwill Keiko for all grades and experiences
& Sugo Mixed Team Competition Draw 18.00 Venue Close 20.00 Sayonara Party, Rose Garden Restaurant, Central Malmö SUNDAY, 27 APRIL 4TH DAN GRADING EXAMINATION AND MIXED TEAM COMPETITION 09.00 Venue opens 09.30 Dan Grade Examination 1-4 Dan 11.00. Line Up LUNCH BY NAMA SUSHI 12-16 Sugo Mixed Mixed 3-Man Team Competition 16-17.30 Goodwill Keiko Goodwill Keiko for all grades and experiences / Swedish National Team Practice 18.00 Venue Close DAN-GRADING On Sunday Sunday, 27 April we are holding a Dan grading examination 1-4 Dan. More information & payment instructions www.malmokendo.org Registration for Grading Examination only http://www.kendoforbundet.se/formular/sugo_exam.php Costs Grading Examination Grade _Admissions Fee Registration Fee 1 Dan 150 SEK 200 SEK 2 Dan 200 SEK 300 SEK 3 Dan 300 SEK 500 SEK 4 Dan 500 SEK 700 SEK Grading Examination Registration close 23 March SUGO MIXED (NEW 2014) A unique and entertaining competition format where you charge shinai-first into the unknown, challenge yourself and compete to win alongside kendokas from different parts of the world. 3-man teams are picked and named at random by a name-draw on Saturday afternoon. Get to know your team-mates at the sayonara party and maybe discuss your tactics, before you put your own skills and adaptability to the test and compete to win in the brand new Sugo Mixed competition.
Please contribute a unique and exicting team-name by emailing your suggestion to: anmalan.enighet@gmail.com LUNCH Lunch is available to pre-order for both Saturday and Sunday at 75.00 SEK/day and is delivered from the popular Japanese restaurant Nama Sushi. The high quality meals come in an individual takeaway box and includes Japanese green tea or regular coffee and has to be pre-ordered with your application, no later than 21 April 2014. A vegetarian option is available both days. Meny Saturday Chicken Teriyaki on a bed of sushi rice. Served with pickles and salad. Meny Sunday Japanese Chili & Ginger Beef served with rice, pickles and salad. Meny - Vegetarian Option (both days) Korokke - fried Japanese potato croquettes, served with rice, pickles and salad. Dishes can be replaced with a comparable option without notice KENDO CAFÉ The café is open both days, selling espresso, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, biscuits, sandwiches, hot dogs, juices, energy drinks, sodas, nuts and sweets and more. SAYONARA PARTY The Sayonara party will be held on Saturday, 20.00 at the popular Asian restaurant Rose Garden, located in central Malmo, offering a big Asian style buffet. The buffet cost 225.00 SEK/person and has to be pre-ordered with your application, no later than 21 April 2014. Address: Stora Nygatan 59. Malmo VENUE/ OPENING HOURS & KEIKO Heleneholmshallen @ Heleneholmsskolan, Munkhättegatan/Ystadvägen, 114 56 Malmö http://kartor.eniro.se/m/nh6gt The venue opens at 09.00 both Saturday & Sunday. Venue closes at 18.00. Hall 2: This year there is a separate hall open all day for warm up and free keiko. This hall is in direct connection with the main hall. For Goodwill Keiko, Friday evening, GAK Enighet Dojo is located at Fagerstagatan 1D, 214 44 Malmö.
The Keiko venue is within walking distance to local food shops, cafe s, bars and restaurants. COMPETITION RULES Open-class: minimum 18 years, from 1 Dan* + 4 semi-finalists from kyu competition.* Kyu-class: minimum 18 years, upto 1 kyu (semi finalists are allowed to compete in the Dan-class) * Juniors class: minimum 14 years upto 17 years, no grade restrictions* (*age on the day of competition) Mixed team competition, minimum 18 years, from 1st kyu! 3 Minute Matches up to ¼-Finals. ¼ Finals-Finals Matches are 5 Minutes except in the mixed team competition where all matches are 3 minute matches. More rules available on request APPLICATIONS/SIGN UP/PAYMENTS You can find the application form here www.malmokendo.org Completed Application forms are submitted (by club) to: anmalan.enighet@gmail.com no later than 21 April 2014 Competition fee, lunch and Sayonara party is payable when application is submitted. All payments are final and binding. If the competition fee is not paid by 21 April 2014the kendoka will not be entered into the individual competition draw. When sending payment, please quote the name of your club, corresponding to the application. COMPETITION FEE Competition Fee Dan Grades 400 SEK Competition Fee Kyu Grades 200 SEK Competition Fee Juniors FREE OF CHARGE Participation Fee KEIKO ONLY 150 SEK Competition Fee includes individual entry as well as team competition entry. Applications should be received no later than 21 April 2014 Please use the following bank details when sending payment: Account Name: Christian Larsson Bank Name: SEB IBAN: SE4950000000056410089910 Swift/Bic: ESSESESS
PRACTICAL INFORMATION The competition venue is located within easy reach from all of Malmö, which is within easy reach of Sturup Airport (MMX) and Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH). The venue has multiple dressing rooms and toilet facilities for both Men and Women competitors, and is within walking distance to local food shops, cafe s, bars and restaurants. The venue for the Sayonara party is located in Malmo City Centre, very close to bars, clubs and pubs for those who wish to sample the pulsating nightlife of Malmo. Copenhagen is approx. a 20 minute train ride away and costs approx. 100SEK each way. If you have questions about the city, transport or other things, the Malmö Kendo team is available to help. ACCOMODATION We recommend Malmö City Vandrarhem (Hostel): http://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/sv/upptack/omraden/skane/vandrarhem/stf-hotell-vandrarhem-malmocity/ Sponsors & Links Eurokendo: www.eurokendo.co.uk Nama Sushi: http://www.yourvismawebsite.com/namasushi-ab Rose Garden: http://rosegardensupreme.com/malmo/ Malmö Kendo: http://malmokendo.org Malmö Kendo on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/ucf97jfmxh-smsdqnc2tlh8g GAK Enighet: www.enighet.se Friends of the Sweden National Team
A large number of kendokas from the Swedish national team will be present at the competition, and the support-organisation Friends of will be selling the national team s specially designed tenegui to raise funds for practice on their journey towards the World Championships in Japan 2015.