2023.2 KENDOJIDAI Translation = Pepijn Boomgaard Murakami Tetsuhiko Born in 1992 in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. Started practicing Kendo at Matsuyama Kendo Kai. Went to Nitta High School and Matsuyama University. After graduation, he joined the…
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All Japan Kendo Championship INTERVIEWInterview with Murakami Tetsuhiko
Winning the 70th All Japan KENDO Championship2023.2 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Anne Zwart The Men strikes made by Murakami in the Nihonbudokan are burned into many viewers’ memories. In this special feature, we explore Murakami’s consecutive success at the 69th and…
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Methods to improve your kendo mindsetYano Hiromitsu: Methods to improve your kendo mindset vol.9 Make anxiety and nervousness your friends
Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard What I was aiming for in this writing was not just to show the knowledge and topic of difficult psychological research, but also to point out what different generations of swordsmen…
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Methods to improve your kendo mindset
Yano Hiromitsu: Methods to improve your kendo mindset vol.8 Using the power of your imagination to achieve the ideal Ippon
What I was aiming for in this writing was not just to show the knowledge and topic of difficult psychological research, but also to point out what different generations of swordsmen and athletes have…
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INTERVIEWInterview with Tanaka Yurika
Winning the 10th All Japan Interprefecture Women’s KENDO Championship2022.12 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Anne Zwart Kyoto achieved its first win in the 10th All Japan Interpefecture Women’s KENDO Championship in July 2022. Tanaka Yurika, as the Taisho of the Kyoto team, drove her team towards…