2019.5 KENDOJIDAI Kamae is among the basics of Kendo, and the right Kamae enables body movement that allows for both offense and defense with complete Kikentai-Icchi. Are you aware that your Kamae might have serious…
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2018.6 KENDOJIDAI Harada Satoru, Kyoshi 7th DanBorn in Fukushima Prefecture in 1973. He went from Fukushima High School to Tsukuba University. After graduating, joined the Metropolitan Police Department. He has taken the All Japan Championship…
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KENDOJIDAI 2020.4 This year’s 7th Dan Tournament had 18 invited competitors and welcomed 2 players from Korea, a country which is competing ever rigorously at the WKC. The finalists were first time participant Nakano Takahiro…
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KENDOJIDAI 2019.8 Training time is limited for non-professionals. However, you should train everyday even if it’s just for 10 minutes. In addition, solo Keiko and training is effective when you are injured and you can’t…
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2020.2 KENDOJIDAI Interview of the 67th All Japan Kendo Championships Matsuzaki didn’t retreat even one step when he defeated a line-up of top level players with his trademark Men-technique. The secret of his victories lies…
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2020.2 KENDOJIDAI Many events led to this victory.Fukuoka Prefectural Police’s Ace, Kunitomo Rentaro finally won his first All-Japan title.He was defeated in two finals before, and soon followed the fierce competition in the training camp…
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8th Dan Kendo lessons of Koda Kunihide KENDO TECHNIQUE
Koda Kunihide’s Kendo instructions Part 4: Oji-waza against Men
KENDOJIDAI 2013.10This is the first time Koda Kunihide, Kyoshi 8th Dan and professor of Tsukuba University, does a full instruction series for Kendo Jidai. Harada Satoru, Takanabe Susumu and Murayama Chinatsu are all accomplished fighters…
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Kendo lessons of Iwatate Saburo
Iwatate Saburo Kendo Lecture Secrets of Shofukan 8: Present day student’s and teacher’s way of thinking
Iwatate Saburo, Hanshi 8th Dan Born in 1939 in Chiba Prefecture. After graduating from Chiba Prefecture Narita High School, he got a job at Chiba Prefecture Police. Upon retirement from the Tokuren, Iwatate sensei…
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2017.9 KENDOJIDAI This was a truly unprecedented event in the history of high school Kendo. In the first year of their founding, this school participated in the Inter-High. A brilliant coach Iwamoto Takamitsu is the…
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Meiho High School and their brilliance in their first year of the club. Always striving for the best when approaching Keiko
2017.9 KENDOJIDAI This was a truly unprecedented event in the history of high school Kendo. In the first year of their founding, this school participated in the Inter-High. A brilliant coach Iwamoto Takamitsu is the…
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8th Dan Kendo lessons of Koda Kunihide KENDO TECHNIQUE
Koda Kunihide’s Kendo instructions Part 3: Shikake-kote
KENDOJIDAI 2013.10 This is the first time Koda Kunihide, Kyoshi 8th Dan and professor of Tsukuba University, does a full instruction series for Kendo Jidai. Harada Satoru, Takanabe Susumu and Murayama Chinatsu are all accomplished…
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8th Dan Kendo lessons of Iwatate Saburo KENDO TECHNIQUE
Iwatate Saburo Kendo Lecture Secrets of Shofukan 7: Yuko Datotsu (valid strikes)
Shiai and Referee Rules Article 12: Are you doing Keiko while understanding the conditions of Yuko Datotsu (valid strikes)? Profile Iwatate Saburo, 8th dan Hanshi Born in 1939 in Chiba Prefecture. After graduating from…
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KENDOJIDAI 2017.8 In 1987, coach Kimishima Norichika was assigned to Mito Junior College, which is the predecessor of Mito Kiryo High School. Since then, he has accumulated many brilliant achievements, including 2 Inter-High team championships,…
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Methods to improve your kendo mindset
Yano Hiromitsu: Methods to improve your kendo mindset vol.4 The necessity of building focus
What I was aiming for in this article was not just to show the knowledge and subject of difficult psychological research, but also to point out what different generations of swordsmen and athletes have…