2025.5 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiTranslation: Sato Mariko, Pepijn BoomgaardPhotography: Nishiguchi Kunihiko*Unauthorized reproduction or use of any images in this article is strictly prohibited. After a period away from Dan examinations, Honda Kiyozumi Kyoshi passed the…
Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiTranslation: Sato Mariko, Pepijn BoomgaardPhotography: Nishiguchi Kunihiko*Unauthorized reproduction or use of any images in this article is strictly prohibited. The phrase inscribed on the commemorative tenugui made to celebrate her victory was…
Note: This article was first published in the June 2011 issue. The profile information presented here is based on Mizuta Sensei’s status at that time. Ishizuka Yoshifumi Born in 1950 in Kagoshima Prefecture. After…
2024.10 KENDOJIDAIComposition: Yanagida NaokoTranslation: Hoshino Maki “The responsibility of being captain” — perhaps that was what drove Watanabe forward through the World Kendo Championships (WKC). Only those who have stood in the arena of the…
Note: This article was first published in the June 2011 issue. The profile information presented here is based on Mizuta Sensei’s status at that time. “‘It’s not that Seme with Tame is strong; rather,…