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“I felt very good. I wanted to win a little more tough …” A feeling of fulfillment and a little regret. Cristian, who came in third in the junior individual category, sighs. Cornea, a…
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Not only adults but also juniors have participated from the Nordic country of Sweden. Unfortunately, They lost against Hungary but they fought well in both team and individual categories. Alex is sixteen years old… -
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“It is very difficult to continue to train Kendo in Mozambique. Last time our country participated in the European Kendo Championships was in 2013. It has been six years since then.” Ricardo, who is… -
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The EKC stands for European Kendo Championships, but there are also three countries from the African continent; South Africa, Mozambique and Tunisia. South Africa’s kendo population is about 100. It has been 25 years… -
EKC INTERVIEWThe charm of Kendo are the people and spirit of self discipline : Francisco Estudillo / Marlen Sharton from Estonia
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Estonia has a small kendo population with less than 20 people. Francisco originally came from Spain. When he came to Estonia, he was told by his wife, “why don’t you do sports or something?”… -
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JK Wright is born from a British father and a Japanese mother. He started kendo from the age of six, and has 10 years of kendo history up until now. He is an avid… -
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First time host country Serbia The 29th European Kendo Championships were held in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. This is the first time EKC was held in Serbia. “I wanted to spread Kendo to… -
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2019 was the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the European Kendo Federation (EKF). “EKF was founded in 1970. The member countries were Sweden, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, and the United Kingdom, six countries.… -
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Ladies Champion: L. Meinberg (Germany) Tears for the coveted title Meinberg has a German father and Japanese mother. This time, she was determined to participate in the EKC. However, the fact that she was… -
2015.4 KENDOJIDAI National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya Kendo Club group interview At the pinnacle since 5 years. They didn’t feel like they could lose Contents Kanoya Kendo Club group interview vol.1 :…
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KENDOJIDAI 2019.2 The 66th All Japan Kendo Championship Interview New ground acquired by self restraint Nishimura Hidehisa (Kumamoto) He is the third person to achieve consecutive titles in history, and this is the third title…
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Profile Fleur Smout (team captain of Dutch national team) Birth year : 1981 Dan : 5th Dan Started kendo in 2002, national team member since 2005. Kendo lineage: Edo Kokichi, Iijima Akira, Vitalis Louis,… -
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KENDOJIDAI 2019.2 57th All Japan Ladies Championship interview. Patience and judgement Takahashi Moeko (Kanagawa) The 57th All Japan Women’s Championships. Takahashi again subdued the great battle centered around the WKC representatives. “Patience and judgement” Takahashi…
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There are approximately 10,000 people in Europe that posses a dan grade among a total kendo population of approximately 20,000. The kendo population is small compared to Japan, as is the number of children. Furthermore,…