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It is time for the most badass competition of the year, the all japan invitational 8-dan taikai, tomorrow, does anyone have any info? I've gone none at all.

I'd really love to see Higashinaga win, his kendo is just so awesome.

Thanks!

Does anyone know the results?

Is this the competitors for the next All Japans?

http://kendo-champ.jugem.jp/?eid=1131

I have to learn japanese..

His skills as a death metal drummer? They look kind of like that..

I happen to own a synthetic ishime type do-dai and in my experience it does scratch as easy as other do (or a possibly a little bit les) but the design and coarse surface of the do-dai makes the...

I'm on my way to work so I didn't have time to read the whole thread.

General note on how to memorize: use your head. Close your eyes and go through the Kata in your mind. Start with only the big...

Check with nine circles.

It's hard to see on the video but I saw i IRL and I can't recall that I had any doubts about that particular decision. That doesn't mean that I remember it right though...

The quarterfinals were great, if you manage to find a clip of Hungary vs Brazil that was a great match to.

I've seen it a few times but almost never in high level competitions. I think most of the times the shimpan inerrupt the match before the kenshi being pushed gets out of bounds and, by doing that,...

I am sorry but there is no doubt about it, he hit a clean do-uchi. The slow-mo vid is really fuzzy and I understand what you are seeing but I am afraid it is only due to poor video quality. I saw it...

I have been following this thread and now I feel I want to offer another perspective. I don't really disagree with anyone but I think that the focus of this discussion misses the real issue. Please...

Sure, no problem ;)

And if Great Britain manage to progress from their group I promise to eat my hakama.

No, because Brazil has 11 team medals and 2 individual medals from the WKC, Austalia and Great Britain haven't won any medals what so ever. That's why.

http://www.kendo-fik.org/english-page/english-page2/15WKC-Drawing-Results.html

Look at the age of their ladies, that's a really young team.

http://www.bokkenshop.com/product_p/002-t24[1].htm

I dont' do jodan but since none of those who do have left a reply I will. You look very calm and composed, even though your opponent keeps coming at you like a mutated rabbit on speed, and this is a...