On May 30 and 31, 2026, the inaugural Asia Oceania Kendo Championships were held at the Tokyo Budokan. The first day featured the individual competitions, followed by the team competitions on the second day. This report provides an overview of the results from both events.
Day1
Women’s Individual Competition (3rd Dan and Below Division)
🥇1st W.TSAO(TPE)
🥈2nd S.ZHONG(AUS)
🥉3rd B.KOMJATI(TUR) / P.RERKPITIVIT(THA)
Fighting Spirits
C.Y.LIU(TPE) / S.H.CHO(AUS) / M.CASTILLON(PHI) / A.MUNKHBAYAR(MGL)
Men’s Individual Competition (3rd Dan and Below Division)
🥇1st M.LEE(NZL)
🥈2ndJ.WILDEY(AUS)
🥉3rd A.SAKURAI(THA) / J.CHUNG(SGP)
🔥Fighting Spirit Award
Z.LI(CHN) / T. PHULSWASDE(THA) / B.ENKHTUYA(MGL) / L.LE PHUOC THANH(VIE)
Women’s Individual Championship (no dan limitation)
🥇1st M.TAKAHASHI (JPN)
🥈2nd M.TOYAMA (JPN)
🥉3rd W.WONG (SGP) / H.HAN (KOR)
🔥Fighting Spirit Award
K.KISHIKAWA(AUS) / M.YANG(CHN) / Y.T.WU(TPE) / Z.Q.NG(SGP)
Men’s Individual Championship (no dan limitation)
🥇1st S.OHIRA(JPN)
🥈2nd K.KIMURA(JPN)
🥉3rd S.KIM(KOR) / J.JANG(KOR)
🔥Fighting Spirit Award
K.H.PANG(HKG) / C.L.TSAI(TPE) / M.MATSUNAMI(NZL) / M.SHII(THA)
Day2
Men’s Team Competition
🥇1st Japan
🥈2nd Korea
🥉3rd Chinese Taipei / Thailand
🔥Fighting Spirit
Y.TATISHEV(KAZ) / L.S.LI(HKG) / X.WU(CHN) / M.LEE(NZL)
Women’s Team Competition
🥇1st Japan
🥈2nd Korea
🥉3rd Singapore / Australia
🔥Fighting Spirit
Aimi SABRI (Malaysia)
Saadet KOK (Turkey)
Jiarui LI (China)
Linh Nguyen Thuy (Vietnam)
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