Location : Le’ Park, Civic Centre, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Super cold reception to last weekend’s blowpipe competition. Such a poor response from Kuching. Except for the competitors, officials and a handful of spectators like us, the total crowd was less that a hundred. headhunters, Bidayuh, dayak, Iban, Kalimantan Barat, native people, orang asli, ourdoors sports, pontianak, sarawak events, tribal, tribe

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Julau contestants in Iban traditional costumes

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Chatting with the blowers
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Blowpipes for sale
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Our neighbours from Kalimantan Barat

About 10 Kalimantan Barat blowers were the only foreign team pariticpating in what was supposed to be an ‘international’ event. I hope one day this sport will evolve into a glamorous one just like darts or even archery. For a start, Kuching blowers should form an association and request from the government to build a hall/stadium so members could get together for regular trainings and monthly competitions. I personally feel that it is a wonderful and very healthy sport which is good for strengthening the lungs, diaphram, shoulder muscles and mental focus. Young, old and the disabled can participate and most important have FUN. Its popularity can spin of an industry for blowpipe/dart and dart casing/accessories production too! Who knows? The finals saw 2 Champions of Champions in the Men’s and Ladies’ sections and both are from Kampung Podam, Bau. So now you know where to look for your sumpit sifu. For more info on the results of the competition please click here

Champion of Champions

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Men’s Champion of Champions- Badun Nakas of Kampung Podam
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Ladies’ Champion of Champions- Benone Akim of Kampung Podam
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Champion of Champions results (Men-top, Ladies-bottom)
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Triple lucky shot! By Ladies’ Champion of Champions

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Poco poco

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Men blowers
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Ladies blowers

3rd International Tattoo Expo

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Traditional hand tapped tattoo
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Tattoo artists from all over the world participating in the carnival

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Japanese handcrafted silver crafts & the master crafter

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