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    satsumaruma

    2nd Dan 'graveyard'

    Thread Starter: satsumaruma

    All, I was thinking the other day about all the people who have trained at our club and it suddenly dawned on me that most ( not all) people either leave at two points in their training. Either; in the first few weeks because it's not for them or they have other commitments or they get...

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    Fuzzy

    What are you willing to give up for kendo?

    Thread Starter: Fuzzy

    Hi Everyone, I've come around to thinking about what I am willing to give up for kendo. I understand the motivations in turning up to the dojo each week and pushing the envelope to improve, whether it be in shiai or better kendo. This is more about what I'm willing to lose rather than what I...

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    Kokoro777

    Bokuto as a Training Aid

    Thread Starter: Kokoro777

    I often hear that Iaidoka don't do enough suburi. So to address, this I decided to use my bokuto for some suburi practise but then I thought, shouldn't I just use my Iaito or is there something about a bokuto that can be helpful to an Iaidoka? If there is, can anyone recommend some exercises of...

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    jeanyoung.lee

    E-Bogu Nadeshiko Shinai: Any experiences with it?

    Thread Starter: jeanyoung.lee

    Greetings. I have been browsing through e-bogu.com's array of Tokusen Madake Shinai, and took some interest in the Nadeshiko (or Kenja) shinai. However, there seems to be no feedback as of yet. Has anyone here owned or tried this model? If so, how is it in terms of durability, weight, ease of...

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  • Events

    10th 8-Dan Sembatsu Taikai Coverage 

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    Alex
    Published on 14th April 2012 04:14 PM
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    The 10th annual 8-Dan inivitaton kendo tounament for some of Japan's strongest hachidan masters happened in Nagoya this Sunday (April 15, 2012). Kendo World was there as always to cover the event. The semifinals and final will be uploaded on the KW Youtube Channel in the coming dats. The tournament was won by Tani Katsuhiko, a vice principal as a high school in Gunma. He will be a ref at the upcoming WKC in Italy. His opponent was K. Higashi, the jodan fighter and retired policeman from Aichi. He used to be a kickboxer who went by the name of Tiger Higashi, but the tiger was tamed today in a great final. The video will be up soon so check it out. The draw is below the videos.

    Finals on YouTube (Will be processing the HD for a little while, come back later for the post-processed HD version if so):

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    Budo Seminar Special Notice 

    by
    Alex
    Published on 7th February 2012 09:43 PM
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    3. Jukendo,
    4. Naginata,
    5. Kobudo,
    6. Events

    Hi everybody,
    every year the Nippon Budokan holds a Budo Seminar for foreign residents in Japan. They have asked Kendo World to help get the word out this year. The initial deadline has already passed, but if you live in Japan and are interested please contact Alex Bennett alex@kendo-world.com by FEBRUARY 15 with your details, and I will pass it on to the Budokan. Otherwise, please get in touch with them directly at the contact provided below. Check out the PDF file for this year's content. You will get to hear lectures ...
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    2011 All Japan Naginata Championships 

    Published on 7th December 2011 12:45 PM  Number of Views: 1838 
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    By Hughes & Chloe.

    Where? the Osaka City Central Gymnasium.
    When? This last 3 & 4th of December.
    What? The All Japan Naginata Championship Meeting, in it's Men and Women folds ...
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    59th All Japan Kendo Championships - Videos 

    Published on 4th November 2011 08:31 PM  Number of Views: 3030 
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    59th All Japan Kendo Championships - 3rd November, 2011 

    Published on 16th October 2011 10:00 PM  Number of Views: 8946 
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    The 59th All Japan Kendo Championships
    by Michael Ishimatsu-Prime

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    It's a glorious day in Central Tokyo. We're here at the Nippon Budokan, ready for the start of the 59th AJKC. The Nihon Kendo Kata by Shimano Hanshi and Matsui Hanshi has just finished and the competition is about to begin.
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    2011 Maguro Cup 

    by
    hamish
    Published on 15th October 2011 11:10 AM   
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    I've trekked up to the very top of Honshu to check out the inaugural Maguro cup, a middle-school kendo competition held in Oma. Oma is well-known in Japan for the maguro, or yellow-fin tuna, that are caught in the tumultuous meeting of the Pacific and the Sea of Japan between Hokkaido and Honshu. They have held a local competition here for the last 36 years, but this is the first time they've held a tournament open to schools from other prefectures. As most of the teams attending have suffered since the tsunami and earthquake on 3/11, it's also meant to act as a picker-upper ...
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