2024.7 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Kusano Ryujiro Born in Nagasaki prefecture in 1995. Went to Nagasaki Seiryo High School and the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya. After graduation, he joined…
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KENDOJIDAI 2024.6 Translation: Hoshino Maki The All Japan Kendo Federation held a press conference to announce Japan’s national team for the 19th World Kendo Championships, revealing the selection of 10 male and 10 female representatives.…
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2024.5 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoComposition: Tsuchiya TomohiroTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Uchimura Ryoichi has been runner-up in the All Japan Invitational 7th Dan Tournament three times, and this year he placed 3rd for the second time. He…
2024.5 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Hatakenaka Kosuke Born in 1986 in Mie prefecture. Went to Wakayama Higashi High School and Kokushikan University. After graduation, he joined the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. His achievements…
KENDOJIDAI 2024.3 Translation: Pepijn BoomgaardPhotography: Sasai Takamasa Three young Kenshi made the Japanese Kendo scene their own in 2023. In this series, we try to find out what brought them to the top of the…
KENDOJIDAI 2024.3 Translation: Anne ZwartPhotography: Sasai Takamasa Three young Kenshi made the Japanese Kendo scene their own in 2023. In this series, we try to find out what brought them to the top of the…
KENDOJIDAI 2024.3 Translation: Pepijn BoomgaardPhotography: Sasai Takamasa Three young Kenshi made the Japanese Kendo scene their own in 2023. In this series, we try to find out what brought them to the top of the…
KENDOJIDAI 2023.2 Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Ibaraki Junior Kendo Team is one of the strongest youth Dojo in Japan. The Dojo was created from the ground up by director Amagai Masumi. The Dojo has…
2024.2 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Anne Zwart Natsumeda Ryusuke participated in and won his first ever national championship in November 2023. His remarkable achievement was moving to watch. What was going through Natsumeda as he climbed his…
KENDOJIDAI 2024.1 Tournament commentary: Yoshinari MasahiroReporting: Yanagida Naoko, Teraoka Tomoyuki, Tsuchiya TomohiroPhotography: Nishiguchi Kunihiko, Sasai Takamasai, Sugino ShinsukeTranslation: Anne Zwart In this year’s All Japan KENDO Championship, two young fighters aged 23 and 25 clashed…
2024.1 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard, Sato Mariko What is the “ideal Kamae” for you? What kind of Kamae will put pressure on the opponent and improve your performance in a match or an exam? In…
2023.11 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Jouke van der Woude Shikake-waza learned from initiation centered Keiko Ogawa Tsunato, Renshi 7th Dan (Kumamoto) Born in 1980 in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. After graduating from Yatsushiro Higashi High School, he…
Report: Yoshinari MasahiroPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Anne Zwart Watanabe Tai (Kumamoto), who is currently captain of the Japan national team for the World Kendo Championships, achieved the first place title for the first time in…
2023.10 KENDOJIDAI Report: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Jouke van der Woude For the past three years, they have devoted themselves to rigorous training with the hope of becoming the best in Japan. The culmination of…