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 most challenging 8th Dan examination on his first attempt. Most of his training partners up to now have been the students of Kikuchi Minami Junior High School, where he provides instruction. “Generating power in the body and aiming for sharp strikes — this is the same whether you are a junior high school student or someone of my age. I have always kept this in mind when practicing together with the students,” says Honda Kyoshi. In this article, he shares the method he has developed through years of teaching experience for adding force and vitality to strikes. Honda Kiyozumi, Renshi 8th Dan Honda Kiyozumi was born in 1959 in Kumamoto Prefecture. He began practicing Kendo in the fifth grade of elementary school and went on to Yatsushiro Higashi High School after graduating from Kikuchi Minami Junior High School. As a high school student, he achieved remarkable success, winning titles such as the Gyokuryu-ki and the National Sports Festival. In his second year at Tokyo University of … Continue reading How to Develop Sharp Strikes — Honda Kiyozumi