AJRS 2004 seen through the camera of Geert Coppens

Hi Geert, can you pls give some brief information on whether AJRS is open to anyone who wants to compete including foreigners and (top view) Ranchu from any country? How does one participate in the AJRS if one is keen to do so? (I'm just asking for head knowledge )

Dear YLD,

At the AJRS 2003 and 2004 (!!!!!), this Ranchu was very balanced ! It had a beautiful head, beautiful strong and long body with beautiful scales and a very nice tail. And it did swim well.

It did very well as a Tosai (6th) at the AJRS 2003 (see photo) and as a Nisai (14th) at the AJRS 2004.

But most important of all, I think it has the potential to be an even more beautiful Oya. Hopefully, we will see it again at the AJRS 2005.

As a Nisai, you can see that it still looks "young", balanced but not yet over the top or finished. There is still potential that this Ranchu will become better and better.....

I think Mr. Okada very well knows how to develop a Ranchu !!!!!

Regards,

Geert Coppens

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Hello ranchu8,

It is very difficult for a foreigner to participate to the AJRS.

First of all you have to be a member of the All Japan Ranchu Association. To become a member of the AJRA, you have to be a member of a local Kai that is accepted by the All Japan Ranchu Association. Becoming a member of a local Kai is also difficult. You have to be introduced by someone who knows you very well and who has some respect in the Kai.

To participate to the AJRS, you need to have very high quality Ranchu ...

I think that in the future, foreigners may participate to the AJRS but I suppose it will take at least a few more years.... Only time will tell.

Regards,

Geert Coppens

Hi Geert,

Thank you for posting the Tosai pic of No14. Without a doubt this is a very balance fish. As for the term "young", i will need more time to understand it well.

It would be helpful if No 14 can appear again in this year AJRS. I'm very keen on its development.

Having seen some pic on how the participating ranchu are kept in common tubs, i'm sure Nisai No 14 is a healthy fish. But how can we tell a healthy fish from pictures? What are the physcial attributes?

Regards
YLD

Thanks Geert for the info. I have only read of 1 individual from Singapore who is a member of a renown Kai. Besides you Geert, how many are there from Belgium pls?

Any member who knows of the number from Singapore?

There have been one foreigner that I know of that have won titles at the AJRS, Mr.Johnson, I think. From my discussions with Mr.Kashino and Mr.Oishi, I have been informed by them that it is not difficult to become members. Any one can go to the show and register at the Show to become member. Mr. Oishi promised us that we will be able to register during our next visit to the Show this year in Osaka. (Mr.Oishi is the President of the Ashigara Ranchu Kai.) We will let you know how this goes towards the end of the year. You will probably needed the recommendation of the local Kai members to successfully join, but this is not too difficult any more. Furthermore, I have been informed that you could also start your own organization and adhere to the same standards as set by the Nichiran Organization, and through their supports or supports of their members you can have a joint associations and possibly create a link to send Champions from your show to participate in the Show in Japan.


We are in the process of setting up our own organization which will carry out similar works as those ranchu organization in Japan. We will utilize qualified judges from Japan to carry out all of our competitions, so that we can ensure that we will retain only the highest possible standards of ranchu for all our competitions. The winners then will be qualified to participate in the Show in Japan through the help of our supporting members in Japan. Our colleagues in Japan such as Mr.Kashino will then enter the fish on our behalf in the Show in Japan. With the ever increasing number of fish participating from Thailand in the future, we should be able to be qualified for the Chubu Show (regional show) and the AJRS show in due course. Thus far I have already received the invitation from the Ashigara Ranchu Kai to participate in the Show next year. The Ashigara Ranchu Kai is also another high level ranchu organization from Japan next to the big three (AJRS, Kangyo Kai and Kinran Kai).

The Japanese Judges visitting Thailand annually will also be carrying out a Ranchu Academy in Thailand which will help to train and develop Thai judges for the future. The judges will be educated properly with the Nichiran Standards and tested in the same manners as those in Japan. Japanese judges will be solely responsible for carrying out all the training, and the testing of all the prospect Thai judges. With more qualified judges registered locally, we will then be able to have many more local competitions, which will in turn help to support all the breeders all over Thailand, even in the rural provinces.

This has already been done successfully with Koi enthusiasts in Thailand, through the Sakai Fish Farm. Thus far, there have been three Champions at the All Japan Nishigi Koi Show in the past three years from Thailand. These three Champions have endowed great honour to the Thai Ornamental Fish Society. Soon we hope that we will be able to do similar things with ranchu too. With such goals in sight, I believe that it will help spurred all the leading breeders in Thailand to work even harder to produce quality ranchu for this annual event. If and when our Thai fish brings us honour from the highest stage, then and only then can we proudly say that we are also a leading ranchu breeding nation, as well.

Just a comment to show members that with hard work, anything is possible. Sawasdee krap.

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Thanks AbsoluteRanchu for the info. Is the plan for Mr Kashino to enter your Ranchu on your behalf for the AJRS competition this year?

The number of fish that members can enter the competition is limited, I think. I am not too sure about the number that one member can send. I do not yet have a fish that I think will be qualified to enter the competition this year yet. I am looking forward to joining a smaller competition first.

One thing that I would like to make clear is that, the ranchu that will qualify for the competition in the future may not be ranchu from the Absolute Fisheries, it may as well be from one of the other leading breeders in Thailand. There are a few other experience breeders that are also breeding quality ranchu in Thailand such as Mr. Aod Koban of the Jaran Group, Mr. Parnu (Peter) and Mr. Jatupon (A), for expample. The quality of all our TVRs will be the deciding factor. Thus far I foresee many competitors that will be keen to win this honour. Not only do our fish will have to compete with the best of the TVRs bred in Thailand by various breeders, but we will have to compete against the best of the Japanese fish that are currently residing in Thailand.

Personally, I believe that it is this form of organized and proper competitions under strict standard between all the breeders that will lead to the betterment of the overall quality TVRs bred in Thailand. It is a dream of mine to see Thai fish winning honour at the AJRS, even if that fish is not bred by me. The mechanisms that will be set up to cooperate with our colleagues in Japan will be the real gift to the TVR society of Thailand, and hopefully to the rest of the ranchu breeders in the other territories too.

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