By Hughes.

The All Japan Naginata Championships (AJNC) was held on Saturday December 1 and Sunday December 2, 2012, in Yokosuka, not the most beautiful city in Japan. The men's event on Saturday was rather like an appetizer as it was much less attended that the women's contest the following day. In actual fact, the spectators’ seats were far from full on both days. Compared to any high-school naginata event, it seemed ...

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The Kendo World team has assembled at the Nippon Budokan in central Tokyo to cover the 60th All Japan Kendo Championships.


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Editorial
By Alex Bennett PhD
First, my editorial takes a look at the recent WKC held in Novara, Italy. our tri-annual foray onto kendo’s world stage is becoming less predictable in terms of results, and which of the traditional kendo values will be tested by fire. The various incidents experienced at the recent WKC have us all questioning purported and personal kendo values. This has to be a good thing.

The Nut’s and Bolts of Kendo: What is Kyojitsu?
By Nakano Yasoji (Hanshi 9-dan)
Nakanno-sensei explains the intricacies of identifying your opponent’s mental preparedness and lapses. A vital skill for reaching the higher ranks of kendo. “If you do not take kyojitsu into consideration, the technique ...

After several months planning, the first Kendo World Tokyo Keiko-kai was held at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Saturday 30th June, 2012, in the No.2 and No.3 dojo. At first, it looked like we were going to be denied access to the Budokan as the entrance that we were going to use was roped off and the member of staff on duty did not want to take the responsibility ...