2023.10 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Teraoka Tomoyuki Photography: Suginou ShinsukeTranslation: Jouke van der Woude Suzuki Tsuyoshi has won the All Japan Kendo Championship title and currently mentors the next generation of practitioners in the Chiba Prefecture Police. He…
KENDOJIDAI 2023.10 Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Anne Zwart The winner of the Shiai that would decide Japan’s next top individual student Kenshi was Kimura Keito, who is also a candidate for Japan’s national team at…
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2023.5 KENDOJIDAI The new and highly anticipated Samurai League has been launched. The league is centered on corporate teams, and is a bit different from conventional tournaments. We asked Miyahara Tadashi, the president of RF…
2021.4 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaInterview: Yanagida NaokoTranslation: Anne Zwart Takenaka Kentaro, Kyoshi 8-Dan Born in Hyogo Prefecture, 1972. Graduated from PL Gakuen High School, went on to study at the University of Tsukuba, and after…
2023 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Teraoka Tomoyuki Photography: Nishiguchi Kunihiko Translation: Jouke van der Woude The famous University of Tsukuba achieved its first national title in a long time. The team was led by four seniors: Ohira Shoshi,…
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Excerpts from the Nakabayashi Interview video. Interview questions and answers are rephrased and re-written. Profile Could you tell us about how and when you started Kendo? Nakabayashi: I started Kendo at the Lycee International…
2023.3 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard The famous University of Tsukuba achieved its first national title in a long time. The team was led by four seniors: Ohira Shoshi, Kurokawa Yudai, Jukurogi…
2023.6 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Jouke van der Woude The Kamae is about the left hand, left leg, and left hip. By focusing on the left side, we can generate a more powerful Seme. To do this,…
2023.6 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Tsuchiya TomohiroPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Just moving the feet is not the only aspect of footwork in Kendo. Your Ashi-sabaki should be in harmony with your hips, hands and gaze, as…
2023.9 KENDOJIDAI Following the men’s representative training camp held earlier this year, the second strengthening training seminar for the women’s team this year took place at the Japan Budokan Training Center in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture.…
2023.9 KENDOJIDAI Interview, arrangement: Yamazaki EmikoTranslation: Anne Zwart Tahara Hironori Tahara Hironori, born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1940. After graduating from Yatsushiro High School, he joined the Metropolitan Police Department. Served as Deputy Chief Shihan…
2023.8 KENDOJIDAI Report: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Jouke van der Woude From July 4th to July 7th in 2024, the 19th World Kendo Championships (WKC) will be held in Milan, Italy. As the tournament approaches,…
2023.8 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamatsuTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Eiga Naoki Born in 1967 in Kimobetsu, Hokkaido. Went to Tokai University Sapporo Senior High School and Tokai University, after which he joined the Hokkaido Prefectural Police. His…
KendoJIDAI 2023.6 Planning: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Jouke van der Woude Kiwada Daiki, Okido Satoru, Masuda Ryo. These three individuals who have represented Japan and are key competitors for the Osaka Prefectural Police, discussed the…