We Are the Champions

The Champions of the 2005 Tajima Ultimate Tournament are the Kinki Trolls.
That would be my team. Yeah Kinki!

This weekend in the little mountain town of Tajima, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan the foreign ultimate players of Japan gathered for a tournament. The highlights:

1. There was no force middle to be seen anywhere.
2. Long hucks and tall guys who could catch.
3. American English, British English, Australian English. ENGLISH.
4. Barbeque with free flowing beer, and people who could drink a lot of it.
5. First game at 12 noon on Sunday.
6. Going 4-0. Winning the final 12-11.
7. Drinking sake from the trophy cup.
8. Team picture in a kinki pose.
9. Onsens.
10. Playing the best ultimate I have played (teams, spirit, competition) since I came to Japan.