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Greetings to all of our valued subscribers. You will be happy to know that the latest issue of the Kendo World journal (Vol. 5.2) is now at the printers! This issue is crammed with a selection of fascinating topics written by our team of dedicated kendo researchers and expert guest writers. The following synopsis will give you an idea of the variety of essays contained in the world’s only English language journal dedicated to kendo and related arts.

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Editor-in-Chief
Alex Bennett Ph.D.
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By Kate Sylvester
The 2nd All Japan Inter-Prefectural Ladies Kendo Championship‏ was held on Saturday the 17th of July at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
With 235 of the Japan’s best female kendoka representing 47 prefectures in 5 member teams, the competition promised to be a sensational event.
This competition has replaced the annual All Japan Inter-Prefectural housewives' Kendo Championship due to the growing skill level of women’s Kendo in Japan.

The 5 member teams were selected from each prefecture’s best senshu ranging from the top high school student as senpo to the most accomplished 6 or 7-dan as taisho. Each team was represented by a high level of skill and depth of experience making it difficult to predict the championship outcome.
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By Blake Bennett
Held in Osaka for the past three years, this year’s 58th All Japan University Student Men’s Kendo Championships was held in Tokyo’s Budokan on the 4th of July, 2010.

Beginning early Sunday morning, scores of the future of Japanese men’s kendo donned their best blues, and began to slug it out for the coveted title as Japan’s number 1.
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By Kate Sylvester

The 44th All Japan University Women’s Individual Championships were held at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Saturday 3rd July.
88 of the best University kendoka from 44 Universities around Japan competed in the annual knockout tournament. 6 shiai jo of fiercely competitive women’s shiai were held until the quarter and semi finals. To reach the semi finals they had to successfully fight their way through 4 to 5 bouts. The semi finals occurring at the same time lead to an exciting final.
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On Sunday the 20th of June, 2010, both the 41st Osaka New Student Mens Championships & the 1st Osaka New Student Womens Championships were held at Ohama Gymnasium, Osaka.

A shiai designed to show off the new talent in each university kendo club, the best of the 1st and 2nd year students gather each year to compete in either the individual or the team events.
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By Okushima Yoshio (8ème dan, Hanshi)

Traduit par Alex Bennett. Traduction française par Agnès Lamon.
Kendo World tient à remercier Okushima Sensei et Kendo Jidai Magazine pour leur avoir permis de traduire et diffuser cet article. Article original in Kendo World 4.3 – Décembre 2008.

Okushima Yoshio est né le 3 janvier 1937. Diplômé de l’Université de Hiroshima, il rejoint les services de la Préfecture de Police de Kyoto en 1955 où il étudie sous la direction de Tanaka Kazuichi. Sihan au sein de la section de kendo de la Police de Kyoto, il prend sa retraite en 1996. Okushima Hanshi a pris part à tous les plus grands tournois nationaux.
Membre du Comité Directeur de l’AJKF et de la Fédération de Kendo de Kyoto, Okushima Hanshi est également Shihan de la Toray Shiga et de l’Université de Tokyo.
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