2021.8 KENDOJIDAI Planning:Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Anne Zwart, Sato Mariko After graduating from Kokushikan University, Sekikawa Tadaaki Sensei has been training younger students as a high school teacher for many years. Sekikawa Sensei shared with us…
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While COVID-19 had put a halt to the European Kendo Championship (EKC) since 2019, European national team Kenshi were finally able to cross swords again at Europe’s biggest Kendo event after 3 years in…
2021.8 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi Kunihiko, Sasai Takamasa Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard, Sato Mariko How can we seize the “Okori (striking at the moment your opponent starts moving)”?Ito Sensei says, “You have to make both your opponent’s body…
2021.8 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Jouke van der Woude To improve the quality of strikes, it is important to increase the flexibility of the shoulder blade and hip joint area. Here are some stretches and training exercises…
2021.3 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Jouke van der Woude As the saying goes, “Don’t strike with your hands, strike with your feet, don’t strike with your feet, hit with your waist” in Kendo, it is important to…
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