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No.10 Overcoming the use of strength (Ijima Akira) Everyone probably has been told to relax their upper body and put strength into their lower body, but just thinking about this does not mean that…
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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…
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2023.7 KENDOJIDAI Interview, arrangement: Yamazaki EmikoTranslation: Anne Zwart 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 of the…
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2021.4 KENDOJIDAI The COVID-19 crisis has transformed much in our lives, including the world of Kendo. One of these transformations is the rise of Kendo YouTubers. The boom of easily accessible Kendo video content has…
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2021.8 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Jouke van der Woude To improve the quality of strikes, it is important to increase the flexibility of the shoulder blade and hip joint area. Here are some stretches and training exercises…
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2021.7 KENDOJIDAI Hayashi Akito (Juntendo University Professor) Hayashi Akito graduated from Juntendo University School of Medicine and was an Associate Professor of Neurology at Wisconsin State University. He worked at the University of Tsukuba, and…
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2021.6 KENDOJIDAI Kenshiro Matsuzaki won the 68th All Japan Championship.It was his first title after overcoming defeat in the previous final.“I’ve done what I had to do up until now”.He fought by putting his entire…
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2021.1 KENDOJIDAI Apply Seme to the center to the very last second, then strike Men while suppressing your opponent When I was asked by Kendo Jidai to write an article on “Men”, I had a…
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June 8, 2018. Our first day of practice at Plano Kendo Dojo. Initially, we scheduled practice once a week on Friday afternoons, and had two classes, a kids class from 3:45-5:00pm, and an adults… -
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KENDOJIDAI 2021.1 The year 2020 is almost over. How are you kendo lovers doing? As the end of the year draws near, the city seems to be coming back to life. Although we can’t… -
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There are so many little things needed to start a dojo, and unfortunately, there is no book or manual that teaches you how to do it. Fortunately or unfortunately, I had to learn everything… -
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Many told me that kendo would never be popular in Texas. Many told me that they tried to start dojos in Texas, but that members would not join or continue for very long. In… -
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The Road Less Traveled Part II Realizing a Dream I didn’t realize how challenging it would be, how much time and energy it would take to start our Plano Kendo Dojo. I also didn’t… -
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Christopher E.J Yang Christopher Yang was born in Torrance, California (USA) in 1978. Started kendo at Torrance Kendo Dojo in the US at 8 years old. Attended University of Tsukuba in 1998-1999 and joined…