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…
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2021.8 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Anne Zwart Perceiving movement in the body and mind Watanabe Kazuteru, born in 1985 in Ehime Prefecture. After graduating from Nitta High School, he continued his studies at Toyo University. Has been…
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2021.8 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaInterview: Yanagita NaokoTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Eiga Hideyuki Born in 1964 in Kimobetsu, Hokkaido. Went to Tokai University Sapporo Senior High School and Tokai University. After graduation, he became a teacher in…
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Text = Sato MarikoTranslation: Anne Zwart Reunited with friends: the true gentle face of kendo royalty France France has undoubtedly left its mark on European Kendo, boasting the most EKC medals and wins. Its… -
2021.8 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard In Kendo, there is something called the three unforgivable opportunities. The first one of these is the start of someone’s attack. Apply Seme, lure out your opponent, seize your opponent’s…
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KENDOJIDAI 2021.3 Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard How to turn Kote into Ippon Murakata Kosuke (Fukuoka)Born in 1985 in Fukuoka Prefecture. Went to Nagasaki Nanzan High School and Chuo University. After graduating, he went on to join…