2023.1 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Jouke van der Woude Sword techniques, physical techniques, and mental techniques.Kendo emphasizes these three principles.To be mindful of sword techniques, one must value the effectiveness of the Hasuji (blade angle)…
2022.9 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard The Kendo that I learned and the Kendo that I want to pass on. We asked a Hanshi teacher to contribute to this article. Iwatate Saburo. Born in 1939 in…
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The 32nd European Kendo Championships (EKC) came to an end. The winner of the men’s individual competition was Lucas from France, who won for the second year in a row. His Men strike is…
2023.1 KENDOJIDAI photo= Sasai Takamasatranslation= Pepijn Boomgaard The 64th All Japan Corporate Tournament was won by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (head office). It was the first time in 13 years that the company managed to seize…
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32nd European Kendo Championships 2023 Beauvais, France 2023 May 19th to 21st Junior Championship Junior Team Championship 🥇First PlaceFrance 🥈Second PlacePoland 🥉Third PlaceUnited KingdomSwitzerland 💪Fighting SpiritChatzopoulos, Theofanis (Greece)Roth, Catherine (Austria)Ćajić, Nemanja (Serbia)Sala, Simone (Italy)…
2023.3 KENDOJIDAI Now that COVID-19 has become a part of our lives, many Kenshi wonder how the new way of practicing Kendo has affected them physically. Can you still do intense Kakari-geiko or Uchikomi-geiko with…
2023.1 KENDOJIDAI Planning: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Jouke van der Woude “I aim to maintain a stable Kamae and to be constantly aware of striking accurately along the blade angle,” says Tanigawa Sensei, 8th Dan and senior…
2023.1 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Jouke van der Woude “In order to perform an Ai-men or Debana-kote strike, one must first move the opponent’s intent. It’s important to be in harmony with the opponent and…
2023.1 KendoJIDAI Planning: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Jouke van der Woude “If you maintain contact with the opponent’s Shinai, you can control the center and kill the opponent’s Kensaki.” Funatsu Shinji, a Hanshi with two…
2023.1 KENDOJIDAI Planning: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Anne Zwart Amano Satoshi teaches us that for Debana techniques, winning with Seme and being able to hit in one movement are very important. Tokai University, where Amano-sensei…
2023.3 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamatsuTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Hoshiko Keita Born in 1998 in Kagoshima prefecture. Went to Kyushu Gakuen High School and the University of Tsukuba. Entered the Metropolitan Police Department in February 2022. His…
2023.3 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Jouke van der Woude Ando Sho Born in Hokkaido in 1990, 32 years old. He attended Tokai University Sapporo Senior High School and then went on to Kokushikan University, after…
2022.10 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi Kunihiko Translation: Jouke van der Woude Recently, passing the eighth-dan examination has become extremely difficult, but Saito Yuichi successfully passed the exam this spring by overcoming this high hurdle. Saito…
2022.10 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard “I have neither speed nor a signature technique,” says Iwashita Tomohisa Sensei. He practices a variety of Seme techniques in order to move his opponent. He…