KENDOJIDAI 2024.10 Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Hoshino Maki Twelve years since his first selection for Japan’s national team and six years since the last World Kendo Championships (WKC), Ando Sho’s path as a Kenshi…
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Dear teams considering participation from overseas Since 1960, Mito Tobu-kan, a kendo dojo (training hall), has hosted the All Japan Juvenile Kendo Tournament for elementary school students in Japan. This is one of the…
2024.11 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard The reason why high ranked Sensei are able to overpower younger players is because they have the adaptability to make up for the physical difference. Noguchi Sensei was taught adaptability…
Koken Chiai (交剣知愛 in Kanji) is one of Kendo’s beloved phrases. It is commonly understood to mean bonding with others through the special connection of Kendo, where Kenshi have fun practicing together. However, Koken…
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The 72nd All Japan KENDO Championship 🏅1st Takenouchi Yuya (TOKYO)🥈2nd Gouya Ryo (KYOTO)🥉3rd Natsumeda Ryusuke (HIROSHIMA), Matsuzaki Kenshiro (IBARAKI) ✨Fighting Spirit✨ Hamasaki Shodai (KAGOSHIMA)Yamashita Yusuke (MIE)Mizuta Chihiro (FUKUOKA)Ikeda Toranosuke (FUKUOKA)Adachi Ryuji (SAITAMA)Yaga Tsubasa (AICHI)…
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The 63rd All Japan Women’s Kendo Championship 🏅1st Kondo Mihiro (TOKYO)🥈2nd Watanabe Tai (KUMAMOTO)🥉3rd Senoo Maiko (FUKUOKA), Matsumoto Mizuki (KANAGAWA) ✨Fighting Spirit✨ Takenaka Miho (TOCHIGI)Mizukawa Haruna (OKAYAMA)Ogawa Ririka (SAITAMA)Matsumoto Chika (KANAGAWA)Ogawa Momoka (AICHI)Ota Satsuki…
KENDOJIDAI 2024.9 Translation: Hoshino Maki In the 19th World Kendo Championships (WKC), Team Japan’s lineup stood out with an impressive level of talent, distinguishing itself from recent years. However, with three members entered in both…
KENDOJIDAI 2024.10 Koseki Sensei, who passed his 8th Dan Kendo examination this May, was highly regarded for his footwork, excelling as a key player in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. “I always focus on developing footwork…
2024.10 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard Hirata, who has been at the forefront of Kendo, aims for a Kendo in which he achieves Aiki and uses his opponent. To achieve this, it is necessary to devise…
2024.10 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoComposition: Tsuchiya TomohiroTranslation: Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard If your left foot isn’t positioned correctly from the moment you take your Kamae, your mindset won’t settle either. It is the left foot…
2024.10 KENDOJIDAI Hojo Masaomi Sensei has been competing at the highest level as a Kendo player, not to mention his victory at the World Kendo Championships. Hojo Sensei shared with us how he began his…
2024.10 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi Kunihiko, Sugino ShinsukeTranslation: Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard Kamei Sensei emphasizes, “If your left foot becomes loose, you cannot execute techniques accurately.” To develop proper body movement where the left foot is…
2024.8 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoComposition: Teraoka TomoyukiTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Shimamura Tsuyoshi was the captain of the Tokyo team that won the 72nd All Japan Interprefecture Tournament. His Kendo, based on striking with abandon from an…
2024.8 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoComposition: Teraoka TomoyukiTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Hojo Masaomi was promoted to 8th Dan at the examinations held this May. He is a famous competitor who has been fighting at the highest level,…