KENDOJIDAI 2021.3 Translation: Jouke van der Woude Manipulate the opponent for Kote-techniques Kawaki Kazuya (Yamagata), 7th Dan Kyoshi Born in Fukushima Prefecture in 1977. After graduation, he joined the Yamagata Prefectural Police. He has participated…
2022.2 KENDOJIDAI Through team matches, we can understand the importance of teamwork and the role of the individual. Let’s think about how we can use team competitions to develop children’s individuality. Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard Using…
KENDOJIDAI 2022.2 Photography: Takamasa SasaiTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard In 2018, he was selected to participate in the 17th World Kendo Championships at the young age of 20. He also made his appearance in the final match…
2022.2 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard When repeatedly doing Kihon practice, it is essential to improve the quality of your Keiko. Keiko should not only be done as a force of habit. However, when practicing every…
2022.2 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard When repeatedly doing Kihon practice, it is essential to improve the quality of your Keiko. Keiko should not only be done as a force of habit. However, when practicing every…
KENDOJIDAI 2021.12 The winner of the 60th All Japan Women’s Championships was Senoo Maika, a young talented competitor in her third year at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya. “Even if I…
2019.10 KENDOJIDAI Hoshiko Keita Born in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1998. After graduating from Shigetomi Junior High School in Kagoshima and Kyushu Gakuin High School, he entered the Faculty of Physical Education at Tsukuba University. He…
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Interview Taken by: Jouke van der Woude (KJI translator, Dutch Team Captain) European Kendo Championship 2014 title Prologue: reflections on tall people and Japan Everybody in Japan always says to me: “You are so…
2021.7 KENDOJIDAI The 68th All Japan Championships were held in an unusual way. The finalists were Kenshiro Matsuzaki, who finished second in the previous tournament, and Raita Murakami, who was making his second appearance in…
KENDOJIDAI 2021.6 This year’s All Japan Kendo Championships were postponed, men’s and women’s events were held simultaneously and there were no spectators. It was the 20-year-old prospect Morooka Atsuko who won this unusual All Japan…
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…
KENDOJIDAI 2015.5 In order to stay ahead of their rivals, corporate Kendo practitioners have to be creative within the limited amount of Keiko they have. The powerful Fuji Xerox Kendo Club practices only once a…
2019.3 KENDOJIDAI Instructors in the field are concerned about how to get students to like Kendo, and how to increase the number of their club members. These instructors from joint Keiko sessions shared their honest…
2021.2 KENDOJIDAI Komeda Toshiro, 8th Dan Kyoshi Born in Otsu-cho, Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture in 1969. After graduating from Kyushu Gakuin Junior and Senior High School, he went on to Chuo University, after which he returned…