| In most of the shows I bench ( mid to smaller sized ) the "catch-all" kawari class can be a busy place as many of the bigger show divisons are not made which helps to separate. Rather everything gets "dumped in there". Truth of the matter is that usually only a couple of really excellent examples of their color variety compete. Because of my experience, I was very much in favor
of a GC "B" to give some credit to a very special fish.
Over the years as i have seen it happen, many "neebees" start into the Gosanke looking to get the acclaim that this grouping brings...once that challenge subsides, then other color varieties begin to be of more interest and many a long time, good koi keeper will seek and show a kawari.
from my viewpoint, I have seen the judges do a good job at judging this class,
dispite the diversity and difficulty of comparing "apples to oranges"..... |