2024.10 KENDOJIDAIComposition: Yanagida NaokoTranslation: Hoshino Maki “The responsibility of being captain” — perhaps that was what drove Watanabe forward through the World Kendo Championships (WKC). Only those who have stood in the arena of the…
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Note: This article was first published in the June 2011 issue. The profile information presented here is based on Mizuta Sensei’s status at that time. “‘It’s not that Seme with Tame is strong; rather,…
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2022.6 KENDOJIDAI Photo: Nishiguchi KunihikoComposition: Tsuchiya TomohiroTranslation: Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard Rising from Sonkyo, the first strike is delivered. Controlling the opponent with spirit and sword, creating a moment where they become mentally fixed (itsuku),…
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2022.6 KENDOJIDAI Photography by Kunihiko NishiguchiTranslation by Mariko Sato and Pepijn Boomgard “I try not to be fixated on the centerline,” says Oda Masayoshi, Kyoshi. Having had a long and distinguished career as a member…
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2011.8 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Tokue MasayukiTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Teramoto Shoji Born on April 17, 1975, in Kumamoto Prefecture. Went to Kumamoto Institute of Technology High School (currently Buntoku High School) and International Budo University.…
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KENDOJIDAI 2024.10 Translation: Hoshino Maki For decades, the United States has established itself as a formidable force in the World Kendo Championships (WKC), consistently securing third place alongside Japan and Korea. Looking back, at the…
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Italy was very excited to host 2024’s World Kendo Championship. The green, white, and red bars were flown proudly everywhere, and the air was abuzz with excitement. Baeli, the Italian men’s team captain, and…
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2011.8 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Tokue MasayukiTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Teramoto Shoji Born on April 17, 1975, in Kumamoto Prefecture. Went to Kumamoto Institute of Technology High School (currently Buntoku High School) and International Budo University.…
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INTERVIEWEngaging Beginner Instruction: How Kids Thrive in Kendo at Hama Junior High School (Yokohama)
2024.12 KENDOJIDAI Interview by: Yanagida NaokoTranslation by: Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard At Hama Junior High School in Yokohama, there is an environment where beginner junior high school Kendo practitioners, who started Kendo through after-school club…
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2024.12 KENDOJIDAI Interview by Yanagida NaokoTranslation by Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard In June 2024, at the regular board meeting and general assembly of the Nagano Kendo Federation, it was decided that Futatsugi Mutsumi, Kyoshi 7th…
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KENDOJIDAI 2024.10 Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Hoshino Maki Hoshiko Keita returned to the global stage of the World Kendo Championships. His last appearance was six years ago, which he recalls by saying, “I had…
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KENDOJIDAI 2024.10 Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Hoshino Maki Hoshiko Keita returned to the global stage of the World Kendo Championships. His last appearance was six years ago, which he recalls by saying, “I had…