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Profile Nikol EichlerováNikol was born in the Czech Republic in 2001. She started Kendo at Nozomi Dojo at age 7. She joined the Czech national team when she was 15 years old. Her first…
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The 32nd European Kendo Championships (EKC) came to an end. The winner of the men’s individual competition was Lucas from France, who won for the second year in a row. His Men strike is… -
2023.1 KENDOJIDAI photo= Sasai Takamasatranslation= Pepijn Boomgaard The 64th All Japan Corporate Tournament was won by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (head office). It was the first time in 13 years that the company managed to seize…
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2023.3 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamatsuTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Hoshiko Keita Born in 1998 in Kagoshima prefecture. Went to Kyushu Gakuen High School and the University of Tsukuba. Entered the Metropolitan Police Department in February 2022. His…
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2023.3 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Jouke van der Woude Ando Sho Born in Hokkaido in 1990, 32 years old. He attended Tokai University Sapporo Senior High School and then went on to Kokushikan University, after…
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2023.2 KENDOJIDAI Translation = Pepijn Boomgaard Murakami Tetsuhiko Born in 1992 in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. Started practicing Kendo at Matsuyama Kendo Kai. Went to Nitta High School and Matsuyama University. After graduation, he joined the…
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All Japan Kendo Championship INTERVIEWInterview with Murakami Tetsuhiko
Winning the 70th All Japan KENDO Championship2023.2 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Anne Zwart The Men strikes made by Murakami in the Nihonbudokan are burned into many viewers’ memories. In this special feature, we explore Murakami’s consecutive success at the 69th and…
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INTERVIEWInterview with Tanaka Yurika
Winning the 10th All Japan Interprefecture Women’s KENDO Championship2022.12 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Anne Zwart Kyoto achieved its first win in the 10th All Japan Interpefecture Women’s KENDO Championship in July 2022. Tanaka Yurika, as the Taisho of the Kyoto team, drove her team towards…
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2022.12 KENDOJIDAI Half a century dedicated to youth Kendo. 53 years after it was founded, Shirakawadai Shonen Kenshukai, managed by Ichioka Masaki, won the All Japan Dojo Youth Championship for the first time. Ichioka Sensei,…
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All Japan Kendo Championship INTERVIEWInterview with Suenaga Mari
Winning the 60th All Japan KENDO ChampionshipsKENDOJIDAI 2022.12 It has been 9 years since Suenaga Mari achieved her notable consecutive double win in the All Japan KENDO Women’s Championship. This year, she received her third championship title. In this interview, Suenaga…
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2022.10 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaInterview: Yanagida NaokoTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Kokushikan University’s Iwabu Hikaru won the 70th All Japan Student Championships (individual),which were held in July this year. He was the 13th Kokushikan player to win…
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2022.8 KENDOJIDAI Interview: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Sasai Takamasa, Nishiguchi Kunihiko (Shiai pictures) Translation: Anne Zwart Ando Sho, who was Taisho of the Japanese national team during the 17th World Championship in 2018, made the jump from…
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2022.8 KENDOJIDAI Interview: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Sasai Takamasa, Nishiguchi Kunihiko (Shiai pictures)Translation: Anne Zwart Ando Sho, who was Taisho of the Japanese national team during the 17th World Championship in 2018, made the jump from…
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KENDOJIDAI 2021.8 Totsuka Dojo devotes much time to mastering Ashisabaki. They even have a training camp dedicated to improving footwork. This article will introduce 10 types of footwork drills practiced at Totsuka Dojo. Photography: Nishiguchi…