KENDOJIDAI 2021.4 Since his younger years, Higashi Yoshimi was aware of the 8th Dan examination, and has repeatedly recorded his own Tachiai Keiko to use that footage in his following Keiko. The video footage shows…
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2021.4 KENDOJIDAI The COVID-19 crisis has transformed much in our lives, including the world of Kendo. One of these transformations is the rise of Kendo YouTubers. The boom of easily accessible Kendo video content has…
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KENDOJIDAI 2021.9 Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoComposition: Tsuchiya TomohiroIn cooperation with Tokyo ShudokanTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard A strike with Sae and vigor will be seen as Ippon during examinations and matches. What is the mechanism of this? We…
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KENDOJIDAI 2021.9 translation = Anne Zwart Yoshimi-hanshi tells us that Sae occurs in the strike when you grip the Shinai correctly and cut decisively. Many Kenshi think that they are applying their fundamentals during practice,…