A few weeks ago I posted a link to the videos from the Hikone Cup, an all Ken 3s tournament ran at A-Cho. For a brief moment I wondered what Hikone meant, and the answer is a sad, yet touching story.

From Death By Aegis's post on the Shoryuken Forums...

The footage is from the legendary Zenkoku (National) 3on3 tournament from 2001...one player, a true legend, Hikone-Ken stands out among everyone else. Hikone-Ken tragically died in a car accident last November. It devastated many throughout the Japanese 3s community. He was regarded as having one of the greatest Ken and Gouki's in all of Japan. His name and memory is honored in the A-Cho "Hikone" Cup tournament, which was held shortly after his death and the footage just released on the internet recently.

The source of this footage was from an original VHS tape from G-UP. I was lucky (extremely lucky) to have ordered the last one nearly 7 years ago. It has never been in production since. And never will be again. I felt it very important to preserve this great tournament in digital format, and also honor Hikone's memory by uploading his matches as well.

The youtube channel is http://www.youtube.com/zenkoku3s

Thank you very much Death By Aegis for sharing these videos with all of us!