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2008 European Kendo Champs

12:00am on 28/04/2008

Held in Helsinki, Finland from the 21st to the 23rd of March. 
 
Results were: 
 
Men's Teams: 
1.France 
2.Germany 
3.Spain, Great Britain 
 
Ladies' Teams: 
1.Germany 
2.France 
3.Finland, Italy 
 
Men's Individuals: 
1.Sandor Dubi, Hungary 
2.Guillaume Sicart, France 
3.Wesley Haeke, Belgium, Hanns-Peter Herr, Germany 
 
Ladies' Individuals: 
1.Susanne Aoki, Germany 
2.Wiebeke Rohrbein,...

2008 All Japan 8th Dan Champs

12:00am on 21/04/2008

 

Endo Masaaki(left) takes the winning point from Ujiie Michio. Photo: Still taken from video by Michael I. Komoto

 
The 6th All Japan 8th dan Kendo Champs were held yesterday in Nagoya. 
 
57-yr. old Keishicho kendo instructor,...

Issue 4.1 Shipping Now!

12:00am on 31/12/2007

 
Kendo World Vol. 4 Issue No. 1 has been mailed to subscribers. This issue contains 132 pages of the latest news and information relating to kendo, iaido and naginata. Articles range from an academic analysis of the sword in ancient Japanese...
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