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We will introduce the most read articles of 2019! 10 : Iwakiri Kimiharu : How to be aware of “Tame” during Kamae and Suburi It is important to attack while applying pressure. This allows…
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The Republic of Malta is an island that is located south of the Italian island of Sicily, and is about half the size of Tokyo’s districts and has a population of less than 400,000.… -
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Slovenia is located in central Europe. The history of Kendo is shallow, with 23 years in 2019. The kendo population counts about 30 people. One of them, Ticar, is 16 years old. He is… -
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“I felt very good. I wanted to win a little more tough …” A feeling of fulfillment and a little regret. Cristian, who came in third in the junior individual category, sighs. Cornea, a… -
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Not only adults but also juniors have participated from the Nordic country of Sweden. Unfortunately, They lost against Hungary but they fought well in both team and individual categories. Alex is sixteen years old… -
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“It is very difficult to continue to train Kendo in Mozambique. Last time our country participated in the European Kendo Championships was in 2013. It has been six years since then.” Ricardo, who is… -
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The EKC stands for European Kendo Championships, but there are also three countries from the African continent; South Africa, Mozambique and Tunisia. South Africa’s kendo population is about 100. It has been 25 years… -
EKC INTERVIEWThe charm of Kendo are the people and spirit of self discipline : Francisco Estudillo / Marlen Sharton from Estonia
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Estonia has a small kendo population with less than 20 people. Francisco originally came from Spain. When he came to Estonia, he was told by his wife, “why don’t you do sports or something?”… -
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JK Wright is born from a British father and a Japanese mother. He started kendo from the age of six, and has 10 years of kendo history up until now. He is an avid… -
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First time host country Serbia The 29th European Kendo Championships were held in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. This is the first time EKC was held in Serbia. “I wanted to spread Kendo to… -
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2019 was the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the European Kendo Federation (EKF). “EKF was founded in 1970. The member countries were Sweden, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, and the United Kingdom, six countries.… -
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Ladies Champion: L. Meinberg (Germany) Tears for the coveted title Meinberg has a German father and Japanese mother. This time, she was determined to participate in the EKC. However, the fact that she was… -
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France has attained 21 men’s team titles, 4 women’s team titles, and 5 junior team titles in the 29 tournaments that have been held so far (there have been 12 women’s championships and 21… -
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2019.8 KENDOJIDAI The 29th European Kendo Championships 2019 The European Kendo Championships started in 1974, and are held in those years when there is no World Kendo Championships. This means it’s held two years in…