[mrbradleybradley]

Hi

Back on track. An interesting thread.

I am no judge, but want to understand how my thinking might differ to a judge. I do look at the kawari class as a winner among unequals. You can sorta think about picking the winner as a similar process of selecting the GC. Certainly the already said key elements are first and formost important. But, a Show GC is chosen from 3 (or more rarely sometimes more) classes that are leaps ahead of kawari in everything. In my perception, the top contenders for GC are only narrowly different in accomplishment. Whereas in kawari, it does not appear that all koi are created equal. The decision to add a bekko into a kawari class at a local event and its subsequent win says alot about how much more refined a bekko is compared to the rest. This should not be a surprise. But, the field & level of accomplishment in kawari contenders is considerably more diverse IMHO. How do you pick a winner among such diversity? The already said key elements come first, but how do you decide that kanoko can win over chagoi when they are so different in appearance? Is it that the already said key elements rule supreme in the decision? Is it that pattern is not that important in kawari?

BB