2024.10 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoComposition: Tsuchiya TomohiroTranslation: Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard If your left foot isn’t positioned correctly from the moment you take your Kamae, your mindset won’t settle either. It is the left foot…
2024.10 KENDOJIDAI Hojo Masaomi Sensei has been competing at the highest level as a Kendo player, not to mention his victory at the World Kendo Championships. Hojo Sensei shared with us how he began his…
2024.10 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi Kunihiko, Sugino ShinsukeTranslation: Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard Kamei Sensei emphasizes, “If your left foot becomes loose, you cannot execute techniques accurately.” To develop proper body movement where the left foot is…
2024.8 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoComposition: Teraoka TomoyukiTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Shimamura Tsuyoshi was the captain of the Tokyo team that won the 72nd All Japan Interprefecture Tournament. His Kendo, based on striking with abandon from an…
2024.8 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoComposition: Teraoka TomoyukiTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Hojo Masaomi was promoted to 8th Dan at the examinations held this May. He is a famous competitor who has been fighting at the highest level,…
2024.9 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoComposition: Yanagida Naoko, Teraoka TomoyukiTranslation: Hoshino Maki Overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 19th World Kendo Championships were held in Milan, Italy, for the first time in six years.…
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The Mito Taikai is the largest youth Kendo tournament in Japan, with 354 teams participating last year. This tournament was established after World War II to foster the development of Kendo among young people. …
2024.8 KENDOJIDAI Photography = Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation = Mariko Sato, Pepijn Boomgaard How do you usually focus on creating your Kamae, and what specific points do you consciously pay attention to? How do you perceive your…
2024.8 KENDOJIDAI Photography = Sasai TakamasaTranslation = Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard Eiga Naoki Sensei emphasizes that ‘it is essential to always connect your Kamae and the movement of your Kensen to the strike.’ We asked…
2024.8 KENDOJIDAI Photography = Nishiguchi KunihikoComposition = Tsuchiya TomohiroTranslation = Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard The ‘Ideal Kamae’ enables effective Kizeme (*). To create such Kamae, the proper positioning of the left fist and correct use of…
2024.7 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Tsuchiya TomohiroPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihideTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard In order to break down your opponent through Seme, it is necessary to use skillful Ken-sabaki (sword movement) and Ashi-sabaki to pressure Omote and Ura, and…
What I was aiming for in this writing was not just to show the knowledge and topic of difficult psychological research, but also to point out what different generations of swordsmen and athletes have…
What I was aiming for in this writing was not just to show the knowledge and topic of difficult psychological research, but also to point out what different generations of swordsmen and athletes have…
2024.7 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi Kunihiko Komeda Toshiro, instructor of the undefeatable Kyushu Gakuin, says that the core of his Seme is attacking both the Omote and Ura side. “It is important to put…