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  • COLUMN NEWS

    Top 10 Kendo articles of 2024

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    Here are the top 10 most popular articles of 2024. For a limited time, they’re all available for free! No.10 Take the Initiative and Win (Iguchi Kiyoshi) No.9 The Left Foot is the Foundation…

    12/31/2024
  • EVENTS

    Promoting Kendo Through International Exchange from Kochi

    KENDOJIDAI 2024.5 Article: Uga Motonori (Kochi Kendo Federation)Translation: Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard The Kochi Kendo Federation is deeply concerned about the declining population of Kendo practitioners. To address this issue, they organized an exchange…

    12/16/2024
  • Kendo Lessons of Osawa Norio

    Effective Keiko: Osawa Norio

     2024.11 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard There are no shortcuts in Kendo. But following the correct path with an honest heart leads to progress. Osawa Sensei explained this method to us. Osawa Norio (Hanshi…

    12/09/2024
  • Kendo Lessons of Takeuchi Tsukasa

    Effective Keiko (Takeuchi Tsukasa)

    2024.11 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoComposition: Tsuchiya TomosukeTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Teacher and student seeking for the essence of Kendo together. We spoke to Takeuchi Sensei, an excellent youth Kendo instructor and accomplished Kendoka with numerous achievements…

    12/02/2024
  • EVENTS

    All Japan Juvenile Kendo Tournament (Mito Taikai)

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    Dear teams considering participation from overseas Since 1960, Mito Tobu-kan, a kendo dojo (training hall), has hosted the All Japan Juvenile Kendo Tournament for elementary school students in Japan. This is one of the…

    11/13/2024
  • INTERVIEW

    My Favorite Words (Yokoyama Norio)

    Koken Chiai (交剣知愛 in Kanji) is one of Kendo’s beloved phrases. It is commonly understood to mean bonding with others through the special connection of Kendo, where Kenshi have fun practicing together. However, Koken…

    11/05/2024
  • JAPAN

    Results: The 72nd All Japan KENDO Championship

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    The 72nd All Japan KENDO Championship 🏅1st Takenouchi Yuya (TOKYO)🥈2nd Gouya Ryo (KYOTO)🥉3rd Natsumeda Ryusuke (HIROSHIMA), Matsuzaki Kenshiro (IBARAKI) ✨Fighting Spirit✨ Hamasaki Shodai (KAGOSHIMA)Yamashita Yusuke (MIE)Mizuta Chihiro (FUKUOKA)Ikeda Toranosuke (FUKUOKA)Adachi Ryuji (SAITAMA)Yaga Tsubasa (AICHI)…

    11/05/2024
  • JAPAN

    Results: The 63rd All Japan Women’s Kendo Championship

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    The 63rd All Japan Women’s Kendo Championship 🏅1st Kondo Mihiro (TOKYO)🥈2nd Watanabe Tai (KUMAMOTO)🥉3rd Senoo Maiko (FUKUOKA), Matsumoto Mizuki (KANAGAWA) ✨Fighting Spirit✨ Takenaka Miho (TOCHIGI)Mizukawa Haruna (OKAYAMA)Ogawa Ririka (SAITAMA)Matsumoto Chika (KANAGAWA)Ogawa Momoka (AICHI)Ota Satsuki…

    11/05/2024