2023.7 KENDOJIDAI Interview, arrangement: Yamazaki EmikoTranslation: Anne Zwart Tahara Hironori Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1940. After graduating from Yatsushiro High School, he joined the Metropolitan Police Department. Served as Deputy Chief Shihan of the…
KENDOJIDAI 2023.7 Planning: Tsuchiya TomohiroPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Jouke van der Woude In the All Japan Police Team Championship last year, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department retook the title after an eight-year hiatus. We had the…
2023.6 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Last year, Ikeda Toranosuke’s abilities were on full display. He won the team title at both the Kanto Student Tournament and the All Japan Student Tournament, and he…
2022.9 KENDOJIDAI Yano Hiroshi Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1941. He attended Sagara High School and then enrolled in Kokushikan University, where he worked as a research assistant after graduation. In 1986, he became a…
2022.9 KENDOJIDAI The most undesirable thing in Kendo is to use unnecessary force. Ishihara-kyoshi, who teaches high school students in Kanagawa prefecture, explains how to make Keiko effective practice for Tenouchi and the role of…