Kendo on Television

[Gaucho]

I am new to Kendo and I was wondering if important Kendo tournaments are televised in Japan, Korea, and or any other country? Also I would like to know what Kendo video/s you recommend? I notice that most of the Kendo equipment stores sale videos that have very poor production quality.

Thanks in advance

[KeijockMuniz]

Yeah, NHK broadcast the main Kendo tournament. Here in Brazil we can view NHK on cable tv.

On E-bogu you will find some videos and DVD, they got the entire WKC on DVD, good quality... http://www.e-bogu.com

[Gaucho]

Yeah, NHK broadcast the main Kendo tournament. Here in Brazil we can view NHK on cable tv.

On E-bogu you will find some videos and DVD, they got the entire WKC on DVD, good quality... http://www.e-bogu.com
muito obrigado!

[Eldritch Knight]

When can I get a listing of tournament times as well as when they'll be broadcasted? I'd love to watch them, but I'm out of touch with the kendo world right now, though I still get TV Japan (which broadcasts a bunch of things from NHK).

[SirFingerLickin]

I'd like to know too. If tournaments are broadcasted enough, maybe I'll order the channel. I see it listed on my digital cable menu, and I really like watching high level kendo action.

[xvikingx]

They already broudcasted the All Japan Tourny.... I think they next event they may broadcast would be the Kyoto taikai. There are usually websites for the local providers with a schedule. Or you could go to the NHK homepage.

[Gaucho]

I just got the E-Bogu WKC men's individuals video and it is great to watch some good Kendo. I think that the production quality of the video is extremely amateur and poor. I know college students that would do a better job shooting Kendo. The price of the video is a bit high for the quality, in regards to the amount of Kendo that contains is okay. I would love to get my hands on some good quality stuff with different angles and great replays as well as better video quality. I believe that people would spend even a little more money for better quality. UHMMM! I should produce the next WKC... :rolleyes:

[Kenshin Himura]

hm... do they have any kendo things on TV? I know I'v eseem martial arts ones.. martial arts tournoments and information about weapons and other styles on the Discovery Channell.. *shrugs* my friend showed me the dicovery channel one.. cant belive a fan.. able to be cutting somebody's head of... or.. stuff.. wow.. lol ^^x''''''

[hyuna]

Maybe we can petition ESPN to air kendo. I've seen sumo on ESPN2 so maybe they'd go for it if sufficient interest can be demonstrated.

[dorkusxmaximus]

i say just order one of those korean channels. they tend to broadcast kendo a lot on tv. well that's what my friend told me. I used to have the korean channel, but i never knew the time they showed kendo touraments.