2018-02-18 What is Yokohama 7th Dan tournament? The Yokohama 7th Dan tournament, also known as the All Japan Invitational Kendo 7th Dan Championship, is a tournament of 7th Dan teachers who have been active…
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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.… -
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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… -
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It was a great championship, we had a great time and gained some very useful experience.… -
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I’m very happy to have competed in the highest level competition. The experience is unique!… -
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First let me shortly introduce my self: My kendo grade is nidan, and I am doing kendo since 2009 but with a 3 year break in between. I come from the Croatian city of… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Winston Dollee This is my first WKC ever, and I am so grateful and honored to represent The Netherlands. Before this tournament I struggled with my self confidence and skill. It wasn’t until the… -
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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… -
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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… -
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It is the first time that I had the occasion to represent Belgium at the world kendo championship so I did not know what to expect and the surprise was quite huge. I have… -
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Men’s team result 1st prize : Japan 2nd prize : Korea 3rd prize : Chinese Taipei(Taiwan), United States of America Fighting spirits : Wilfried OLIVIER (FRA) Joel SALMELA (FIN) Jonathan BERTOUT (FRA) Wang Hon…