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…
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…
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…
2022.10 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard In Kendo, there are three opportunities to strike: a weakness in Kamae, a weakness in movement, and a weakness of the mind. It is said, “If there is…
2022.10 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Mariko Sato, Pepijn Boomgaard In Kendo, there are three opportunities to strike: a weakness in Kamae, a weakness in movement, and a weakness of the mind. It is said, “If…
2022.10 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Anne Zwart Yagisawa Makoto tells us that there are many psychological elements that play into the success of a strike in Kendo. By understanding the opponent’s mind we can make the perfect…
2022.10 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Pepijn BoomgaardPhoto: Sasai Takamasa When Shimamura Sensei was still a young Tokuren member, he won by focusing on openings in his opponent’s movements. By becoming aware of these gaps, he learned how…
2023.2 KENDOJIDAI Translation = Pepijn Boomgaard Murakami Tetsuhiko Born in 1992 in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. Started practicing Kendo at Matsuyama Kendo Kai. Went to Nitta High School and Matsuyama University. After graduation, he joined the…
2023.2 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Anne Zwart The Men strikes made by Murakami in the Nihonbudokan are burned into many viewers’ memories. In this special feature, we explore Murakami’s consecutive success at the 69th and…
Translation: Pepijn Boomgaard 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…
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…
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