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mariko sato

  • COLUMN

    Thorough footwork practice (Iguchi Kiyoshi)

    2023.6 KENDOJIDAI Iguchi Kiyoshi, who has achieved success at the highest level, including winning the team title at the World Kendo Championship and winning the individual title at the National Police Kendo Championship, has now…

    11/13/2023
  • kendo lessons of Endo Masaaki

    Tame and follow-through (Endo Masaaki)

    2023.10 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Jouke van der Woude “To build up Tame and follow through with a strike, one must strike decisively, casting aside hesitation. It’s challenging, but it’s an essential element in real…

    11/06/2023
  • INTERVIEW

    Interview with Kimura Keito

    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…

    10/23/2023
  • INTERVIEW

    The Samurai League

    FREE ARTICLE
    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…

    10/16/2023
  • INTERVIEW

    Interview with Takenaka Kentaro

    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…

    10/09/2023
  • Kendo lessons of Ijima Akira

    Mastering Ashi-sabaki (Ijima Akira)

    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…

    09/11/2023
  • WKC

    A fierce determination to fight for Japan

    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,…

    08/21/2023