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SAKOI NEWS
In This Issue
From the Chairman
Committee Members
New Certified ZNA Judges
Identifying Koi—Part One
2016 All Japan Koi Show
Demistified
25th Anniversary Badge
Dates To Diarise
Editors Choice
South African Koi Keepers Society Gauteng Chapter Newsletter March 2016
A big welcome to our new members so far this year:
Morney Viljoen
Kevin Rolfe
Aquarium Depot
We hope that you enjoy your membership and we look forward to seeing you at our events.
If you are interested in advertising in the new-letter or have an interesting article to add please contact Bronwyn on
Good day Members
A lot is on the go at the moment. Our committee is in full swing
planning the up coming show. We would like to ask if there are
any members who are able to assist us on the show weekend
please could you let us know. We are looking for volunteers to
help in many areas around the show. It is very interesting and
you will be able to interact with not only the committee but also
the judges and entrants a like.
In the next issue you can read all about the wonderful pond safa-
ri that was held in the Centurion/ Midrand area. It was great fun
and enjoyed by all who attended.
The new membership structure is going very well, if you have not
yet renewed your membership please don’t forget to do so,
memberships to SAKKS run from March to April and we would
really appreciate your continued support.
Enjoy the newsletter!
Stephen Galgoczy
Members Responsibilities Email
Stephen Galgoczy Chairman [email protected]
Larry Hubbard Treasurer [email protected]
Chris Neaves Website & Newsletter [email protected]
Michael Segal Dealer Liaison [email protected]
Tony Nogueira Show setup [email protected]
Kevin Till Marketing [email protected]
Lee Oberholzer Show Administrator & Facebook [email protected]
Thinus Marais Committee Member [email protected]
Bronwyn Galgoczy Administrator & Secretary [email protected]
The following judges were certified on 30 Jan-uary 2016
Local Certified Judge
Henry Wong (Singapore) Josef Wong (Hong Kong) Hung King-Wen (Yang-Mei, Taiwan) Santi Maensiri (TKKG, Thailand)
Assistant Certified Judge
Alan Stein (Southern California) Bernie Woollands (Holland-NVN, UK) Ronald Stam (Holland-NVN) Rene Shoenmaker (South Africa) Honorary Certified Judge Keiichi Iwahashi (Tokyo)
Phil Bamrungcheep (TKKG, Thailand) Govit Patoomnakul (TKKG, Thailand) Chumpol Sriyapai (East Thailand) Miki Mo (Western Australia) Cheng Chor-Wai (Hong Kong) Yasuo Iwamoto (Yamaguchi) Shiro Kishimoto (Hyogo)
In the Special Edition January 2016 Nichirin Magazine
you can read all about the 51st ZNA International
Show
KOHAKU – A white Koi with red pattern. This variety is, by far, the most produced and, po-tentially, the most valuable variety of Koi by far. It is also the most difficult variety in which to produce a perfect example hence the reason why the vast majority of Japanese breeders almost always include this variety in their par-ent stocks. There is an old saying in Japanese Koi circles that ‘We start with Kohaku and finish with Ko-haku’. This generally means that when we come into the hobby there are usually more Kohaku for sale than other varieties and so we buy. Af-
terwards we become more interested in other – dare I say? – ‘Less boring’ varieties. However, it is only after we have built up experi-ence and then attended serious Koi shows where we can converse with other enthusiasts that the true beauty of Kohaku can really be ap-preciated. Below I have included several popular ‘pattern styles’ of Kohaku as examples only and NOT as requirements.PW
By Peter Waddington
By Mark Gardener
As everyone reading this is hopefully aware, the
greatest Koi show on earth, the 47th All Japan
Koi Show, 2016 Nishikigoi of the World, takes
place on 30th and 31st January 2016 at Tokyo
Ryutsu Centre.
Back at the beginning of December we provided
more information for the would be visitor to the
show – http://wordpress.niigata-
nishikigoi.com/2015/12/02/visiting-2016-japan-koi
-show/
We reported the other day that over 1700 Koi had
been entered into this event – http://
wordpress.niigata-nishikigoi.com/2016/01/14/over
-1700-koi-entered-into-2016-all-japan-koi-
show/. It was subsequently confirmed that the
total entry number was a massive 1781, around
200 more than the 2015 event.
Quite simply this is the pinnacle of Nishikigoi
shows, by a long distance, nowhere else on the
planet will you find that number of Koi, of the level
they are.
For the first time visitor the whole experience can
be somewhat overwhelming, it’s not surprising,
there is simply so much to see and take in, so
many Koi, so many prizes.
In this article we’ll try to explain some of the what
and whys, look at how the show is broken down
into varieties and sizes, how each prize is decid-
ed, what each prize means, and where you can
find the winners.
In the article a few days ago –http://
wordpress.niigata-nishikigoi.com/2016/01/14/over-
1700-koi-entered-into-2016-all-japan-koi-show/ – we
mentioned how each Koi is pre-entered into their ap-
propriate size and variety classes.
Size classes
Size divisions are from 12cm up to 90cm, 12cm, 15
cm and then in steps of 5cm, i.e. 20, 25, etc.
The number represents the maximum length of Koi
in that division apart from 90cm, the largest division,
which is effectively for any Koi over 85cm.
The division is referred to as ‘bu’, i.e. 25bu, but
please note that ‘bu’ is not a direct translation of ‘cm’,
i.e. 64bu is incorrect.
Koi up to 50cm in size are judged together irrespec-
tive of their sex in 20 variety classifications.
Above 50cm male Koi are judged separately in a re-
duced set of variety classifications.
Variety classes
There are now 21 ‘general variety classes’ with the
introduction of the Mujimono class for the 2016 show
– http://wordpress.niigata-nishikigoi.com/2015/11/28/
new-mujimono-variety-class-for-2016-all-japan-koi-
show/. As detailed above 50cm and above male Koi
are placed into the ‘male variety classes’.
General Variety Classes:
Kohaku Taisho Sanke
Showa Sanshoku
Shiro Utsuri
Hikari Muji
Hikari Moyo
Asagi
Shusui
Kawarigoi
Goshiki
A Ginrin (Gosanke)
B Ginrin (other than A Ginrin)
Bekko
Hikari Utsuri
Tancho
Koromo
Doitsu Koi (excluding Shusui, Hikarimono, and
Kumonryu)
Kujaku (including Doitsu Kujaku)
Kumonryu
Hi Utsuri / Ki Utsuri
Muji Mono
Male Variety Classes
Kohaku
Taisho Sanshoku
Showa Sanshoku, Shiro Utsuri, Ki Utsuri, Hi
Utsuri
A Ginrin (Gosanke)
Hikari
Doitsu Koi (excluding Shusui and Hikari)
Kawarigoi (all others not mentioned specifically
above)
Prizes
The following prizes are awarded:
- Overall Grand
- Champion
– selected from all Koi by all judges, each
judge having one vote. Up to 3 ballots may be re-
quired until any single Koi receives the required
50% majority vote.
- Champions
– (1 Koi for every 413 category), in essence
best in size and variety. A considerable number of
runners-up prizes are are given, both first runner
up and honourable mentions, the exact number
varying depending on the number of entries per
category.
- Kokugyo Award
– (25 awards) awarded to the best Koi in
each size division. Awarded to male and females.
Grand Champion takes overall Kokugyo.
- Size Division Overall Champions
– (selected from Kokugyo Award winners)
Baby Champion (15bu-25bu)
Young Champion (30bu-40bu)
Adult Champion (45bu-55bu)
Mature Champion (60bu-70bu)
Superior Champion (75bu-80bu)
Jumbo Champion (85bu-90bu)
Mature Male Champion (up to 70bu)
Superior Male Champion (over 70bu)
Miyabi Award
– (17 awards) awarded to best Gosanke
(including Shiro Utsuri) in each size classi-
fication.
Sakura Award
– (17 awards) awarded to the best non-
Gosanke (Shiro Utsuri also excluded) in
each size classification. Sakura Champion
is also awarded to best Sakura.
Tsubaki Award
– (17 awards) awarded to the best in each
size class from the following varieties; Tan-
cho, Koromo, Doitsugoi, Hikarimoyo,
Kumonryu.
Botan Award
– (17 awards) awarded to the best in each
size class from the following varieties; Hi
Utsuri/Ki Utsuri, Shusui, Asagi, Bekko,
Hikariutsuri, Hikarimuji, Muji Mono.
Best in Variety
– (21 awards) awarded to the best exam-
ple in each variety classification, irrespec-
tive of size. With effect from 2015 this Koi
wins this award exclusively, whereas previ-
ous for example the Grand Champion
was automatically the Best in Variety too.
Jumbo A and Jumbo B
– awarded to largest Gosanke and non-
Gosanke respectively.
In total that is something like 520 main priz-
es available, excluding the second places and
honourable mentions awarded in each size
and variety class. As you can imagine that’s
a pretty massive task to judge, so how do the
judges go about it?
Judgement Day Judging commences at 9.30am on Friday
morning. The show hall is closed off to the
public, and indeed professionals who are not
directly involved with the judging process.
Approximately 80 judges are invited, Japa-
nese Shinkokai members and international
members, all Nishikigoi professionals, either
breeders or dealers.
At 8.30am they assemble for a pre-judging
briefing at which they each draw a number
from a box to decide which of the 12 judging
Judges briefing meeting 2013 All Japan Koi Show
teams they will join. Each team will decide
who is the nominated head judge.
The first task for the judges is to nomi-
nate a Grand Champion. Each judge
makes a ‘secret’ nomination for one indi-
vidual Koi. For a Koi to take Grand
Champion it must accrue over 50% of the
total available votes. It is unusual that
this occurs in the first round of vot-
ing. Usually at least one more round of
voting is required. The Koi with the top 2
or 3 number of votes in the first round
are subject to another round of voting
where all judges must choose from only
those Koi. If there are 3 Koi and still no
single Koi has a majority then a 3rd and
final vote takes place between the top
2. This process also decides the ‘Jumbo
Champion’, the runner up (note this is
different to Jumbo A which is awarded on
size only).
The heads of each team, which are pre-
allocated size classes, then draw to find
out which variety classes they will
judge. Go-sanke classes are more heavily
entered than some others so the aim here
is to try and balance out the workload.
The judging teams will then split off to
judge their specified size and variety clas-
ses which will take them past lunchtime.
When they have judged the
420 champions they have to again join to-
gether in various permutations to judge
the higher awards, i.e. those that judged
75bu and 80bu will be required to select a
‘Superior’ Champion, those that judged
different varieties in 70bu must choose
Kokugyo, Sakura, etc.
By approximately 3pm the task will be
completed, all the Koi judged and all the
prizes awarded.
124 of the winning Koi, GC, Overall Size
Champions, Kokugyo, Sakura, Botan, Tsu-
baki, Best in Variety and Jumbo A and B,
are all moved to ‘champion’ pools at one
end of the exhibition hall.
By Saturday morning when the show official-
ly opens to the public large signs with a mix-
ture of Japanese and English will be
Judges assembled at 2013 AJKS prior to GC judging
GC Nominations are counted
on all of the vats containing the main win-
ning Koi. Since around 2010 the amount
of information that can be discerned easily
has increased year on year.
Many of the other pools containing show Koi
will have certificates hanging above for the
first, second and honourable mention prizes,
including the name of the winner. By the en-
trance to exhibition hall information regard-
ing all winning Koi can be found on the wall,
to date this has always been in Japanese,
however if you are looking for a specific
prize winner someone should be able to
point you in the right direction. MG
Grand Champion Kohaku
94cm Owned by Mr Pan Zhi Cheng
Bred by Dainichi Toyota Handled by Narita Koi Farm
Jumbo Champion Kohaku 94cm
Bred by Sakai Fish Farm Handled by Narita Koi Farm
Mature Champion Sanke 70bu
Owned by Kanji Yagura Bred by Sakai Fish Farm
Handled by Odakan
Superior Male Champion Kohaku
90bu Owned by Keishi Omori Bred by Sakai Fish Farm
Superior Champion Kohaku
80bu Bred by Marudo Koi Farm
Handled by Narita Koi Farm
Mature Male Champion Showa 65bu
Owned by Paradorn Leosakul (Thailand) Bred by Dainichi Koi Farm Handled by Narita Koi Farm
Baby Champion Kohaku
25bu Owned by Takahiro Toyama
Bred by Oishi Fish Farm Handled by Narita Koi Farm
Young Champion Sanke 35bu
Owned by Ng Chee Kian (Singapore) Bred by Sakai Fish Farm
Handled by Narita Koi Farm
Adult Champion Sanke 50bu
Owned by Takehiko Kangyo Bred by Oya Koi Farm
Handled by Narita Koi Farm
The symbolism of the 25th Anniversary SA
National Show badge.
By Mike Harvey
The designer of the 25th Anniversary SA
National show badge was a combined ef-
fort of husband and wife team- Steve and
Bronwyn Galgoczy. This is the first time
that they have designed a badge and what
a great job they made of it. Whilst many
will just view the badge as something to
commemorate the 25th Anniversary SA Na-
tional Show, which will be held once again
at Val Bonne Estates, Modderfontein on
the weekend of 14-15 May, there is much
symbolism to be found in the different ele-
ments making up the badge.
Quite understandably there is, at the centre
of the badge, the Kohaku, a variety of koi
that features on the SAKKS logo, and
which symbolises the very origins of Nishi-
kigoi - rudimentary examples of the earliest
koi were indeed Kohaku.
As this badge celebrates the 25th Anniver-
sary SA National Koi Show- whilst the let-
tering on the badge is clear, there also ap-
pears a subtle representation of the South
African flag in each corner – appropriate it
being the South African National Show this
year. It also symbolises the participation of
members from all corners of the country in
the SA National show.
As Nishikigoi originate from Japan, the tori
(the red “gate”) so integrally part of Japa-
nese culture and religion, is featured on the
badge – symbolising the origins of Japa-
nese Coloured Carp or Nishikigoi as we
know them today and which are the sole
focus of our SAKKS SA National Koi Show.
Finally the red scales are symbolic of the
fact that SAKKS is a Chapter of the Zen
Nippon Airinkai whose very own logo fea-
tures these red scales very prominently.
The inter- connected scales also represent
the “Friendship through Scales” motto of
ZNA- something we in South Africa promote
as well.
So congratulations to Steve and Bronwyn
on a badge which has such meaning and
symbolism contained within a unique badge
celebrating 25 years of SA National Koi
Shows in South Africa.
The basic design of the 25th
Anniversary
of the SA National Koi Show
Koi from a different view:
Floating Koi dome/ Upside down
Man Places Upside Down Fish Tank In His Koi Pond With Amazing Results
Read more at http://www.reshareworthy.com/upside-down-fish-tank/
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This pet owner has made it a point to make his
pet Koi fish more comfortable in his garden
pond and has created something that’s not only
cool for the fish, it’s a really incredible feature to
look at. The “tower” tank lets the fish swim up
inside and look around.
This type of aquarium is sometimes called a
“bottomless aquarium” or “antigravity aquarium”.
The pillar of water in the tank wants to spill
downward because of gravity but it can’t be-
cause of air pressure. But if you were to lift off
the lid, the water would suddenly spill out and
into the pond.
German YouTuber “TChelmut” made his tank
from 1 to 1.5 cm thick glass. He says the aquari-
um did not need to be fixed at the bottom be-
cause of its weight. Without water it is 110
pounds (50 kg). With water it’s about 352
pounds (160 kg). The fish are free to come and
go as they please and really seem to like it,
crowding into the tower one on top of the other.
I’ve never seen a fish pond with a cool feature
like this before!
Read more at http://www.reshareworthy.com/
upside-down-fish-tank/
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