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  • INTERVIEW WKC

    Ando Sho : World Kendo Championship interview

    During the 17th World Kendo Championship Tournament held in Incheon, Japan won the full victory (gender groups / individual). Men’s team & Individual champion Ando Sho Born in 1990 in Hokkaido, 28 years old.…

    02/01/2019
  • INTERVIEW WKC

    Players comment : JY Jo (Korea)

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    The 17th World Kendo Championships ended. I felt so relieved, and now I don’t have regrets. The Korean national team has been competing for two years to prepare for the 17th World Kendo Championships.…

    10/23/2018
  • WKC

    Players comment : Kumi Sato (Sweden)

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    I have been coach for team Sweden for 15 years, I decided to retire as coach after European Championships last year. It was a completely unsettled situation to compete for the WKC for me.…

    09/30/2018
  • WKC

    Players comment : Linda Xi (Norway)

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    This is the second time I have participated in the World Kendo Championships and it has been a very fruitful and wonderful experience in many ways! Personally I had some tough pool matches. Although…

    09/28/2018
  • WKC

    Players comment : Itthisek Nilkhamhang (Thailand)

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    Being able to participate in WKC was a lifelong dream for me, ever since watching the NHK documentary of Eiga-sensei’s success at the 2003 WKC in Glasgow. So to be standing there, surrounded by…

    09/24/2018
  • WKC

    Players comment : Marilen Armoa (Argentina)

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    This is our first WKC and it was an incredible and unforgettable experience, being able to stay and fight next to the strongest kenshi of the world such as Nishimura, Takenouchi, Watanabe, (and I…

    09/23/2018
  • WKC

    Players comment : Tina Kaku (Hawaii)

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    To comment on the WKC, I need to put into perspective my background first. I was born and raised in Hawaii, but for 11 years I lived in New York which is where I…

    09/23/2018
  • REPORT WKC

    Players comment : Pim Willems (Aruba)

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    I’m really proud that I could represent Aruba in such a big tournament. Most people don’t even know Aruba exists so I had to explain it a lot. My opponents where really strong so…

    09/21/2018
  • REPORT WKC

    Players comment : Xavier Varela Solano (Ecuador)

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    For me, this championship has been very emotional in general. The fact of being with my brother and fighting this tournament alone and together makes it particularly emotional for me. My opinion is that…

    09/21/2018