2021.8 KENDOJIDAI Planning:Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Anne Zwart, Sato Mariko After graduating from Kokushikan University, Sekikawa Tadaaki Sensei has been training younger students as a high school teacher for many years. Sekikawa Sensei shared with us…
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While COVID-19 had put a halt to the European Kendo Championship (EKC) since 2019, European national team Kenshi were finally able to cross swords again at Europe’s biggest Kendo event after 3 years in…
2021.8 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi Kunihiko, Sasai Takamasa Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard, Sato Mariko How can we seize the “Okori (striking at the moment your opponent starts moving)”?Ito Sensei says, “You have to make both your opponent’s body…
2021.8 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Jouke van der Woude To improve the quality of strikes, it is important to increase the flexibility of the shoulder blade and hip joint area. Here are some stretches and training exercises…
2021.3 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Jouke van der Woude As the saying goes, “Don’t strike with your hands, strike with your feet, don’t strike with your feet, hit with your waist” in Kendo, it is important to…
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Junior Teams Serbia France Poland/Switzerland Fighting SpiritsHarrison Fry (UK)Nico Medina Wolpert (ESP)Takumi Henry-Viel (FRA)Tomasz Boroń (POL) Ladies Team France Germany Finland/Poland Fighting SpiritsLyna Maaziz (FRA)Natela Amkoladzė (LTU)Sofia Ade (GER)Alessia Garino (ITA) Men’s Team France…
KENDOJIDAI 2022.2 Iwamoto Sensei (Kyoshi 7th Dan) teaches Kendo to a wide range of people at Beppu University, Meiho Junior and Senior High School and Komyokan Dojo. “If you don’t understand other people’s feelings, your…
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…
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…
2021.3 KENDOJIDAI As the saying goes, “Kote is the front door, and Men is the back room”, mastering Kote-techniques gives you a wider avenue of attack. Learn how to disrupt your opponent by attacking from…
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A ‘90’s schoolyard, somewhere in Suburbia. The children are happily playing soccer, with their teachers as referees. But one chubby girl sits aside. She is not joining at all, not even looking. She is…
As the saying goes, “Kote is the front door, and Men is the back room”, mastering Kote-techniques gives you a wider avenue of attack. Learn how to disrupt your opponent by attacking from multiple…