57th All Japan Kendo Championship Thread

**Trent** · 3rd November 2009, 05:53 PM

Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

**Alex** · 3rd November 2009, 05:54 PM

Great stuff!! Can't wait to see the HD videoes on KW's Youtube. When are they going up?

**Legionario** · 3rd November 2009, 06:02 PM

Standing applauses to Uchimura for winning for the second time the ZNKST!

**Tsunemori** · 3rd November 2009, 06:07 PM

1st - Uchimura Ryoichi (Tokyo)
2nd - Takahashi Hidehito (Tokyo)
3rd - Teramoto Shoji (Osaka)
3rd - Takasaka Yusuke (Shizuoka)

Other Top 8 Players:
o Kinoshita Tomonori (Kagawa)
o Yoneya Yuuichi (Saitama)
o Oishi Hiroyuki (Osaka)
o Harada Satoru (Tokyo)

Fighting Spirit Award:
o Kinoshita Tomonori (Kagawa)
o Yoneya Yuuichi (Saitama)
o Oishi Hiroyuki (Osaka)
o Harada Satoru (Tokyo)
o Uga Motonori (Koichi)
o Someya Tsuneharu (Chiba)

**Tsunemori** · 4th November 2009, 12:20 AM

I compiled everything I could find and translated them into English if anyone cares

Pools, Results, Details
http://kendo-world.com/articles.php?article[id]=79

AJKF YouTube Channel (Japanese)
http://www.youtube.com/user/ZennipponKendoRenmei

AJKF Photos
http://twitpic.com/photos/aj_kendo_f

Contestants' Occupation: 55x Policeman, 1x Prison Guard, 4x Teacher, 1x Doctor, 1x Civil Servant, 2x Company Employee (64 total)

Nearly all the fights went into enchou, and won with just one point. From Semi-Finals and on, matches were 15 minutes long, with unlimited enchou.

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The videos in chronological order, get down to the quarter finals and up for the good bits
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQu9Bs0LzNw
Nihon Kendo Kata Demonstration by Kakehashi Masaharu and Fujiwara Takao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThptA3Qp4do
Teramoto (Red) vs Norimoto (White)
* Norimoto Shikou: Doctor, 4dan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOr7uf3y9BQ
Shoudai (Red, jodan) vs Ooishi (White) in the First Round
* Shoudai Kenji: Winner of 56th AJKC 2008, first jodan winner in 25 years.
* Ooishi Hiroyuki: First time in AJKC, 24 years old, 4dan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV74MqpsW_A
Slow motion of Higashinaga (White, left) hitting Kote vs Honda (Red, right) in the First Round

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkW9auGcgFA
Slow motion of Uchimura (White, right) hitting nuki Do vs Fujii (Red, left) in the First Round
* Uchimura Ryouchi: Winner of Tokyo Regional Championship 2009, winner of 54th AJKC 2006, second in 53rd AJKC 2005.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo_hXXVurk8
Slow motion of Takanabe (White, right) hitting Men on Shimeyasu (White, left) in the First Round
* Takanabe Susumu: Winner of All Japan Police Championship this year, second in 55th AJKC 2007 (against Teramoto, in the "Kendo in High
Speed Camera" video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUKGMqQce_M
Slow motion of Imoto (Red, right, jodan) hitting kote Men on Suzuki (White, left) in the Second Round

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M735te0SrPI
Slow motion of Koiso (White, left) hitting Men vs Inage (Red, right) in the Second Round

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Mg5o5VwEo
Slow motion of Ooishi (Red, right) hitting Kote vs Imoto (White, left, jodan) in the Third Round

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2KtnGtMnDg
Slow motion of Takasaka (White, background, jodan) hitting Men vs Furusawa (Red, foreground) in the Third Round
* Furusawa Tsuneomi: Second in 54th AJKC 2006.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IelEGv0ReWg
Slow motion of Uchimura (White, left) hitting Kote vs Yoneya (Red, right) in the Third Round
* Yoneya Yuuichi: Got to the semi-finals in 56th AJKC 2008.

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Quarter-Finals
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The top 8 players (red vs white) were:
o Teramoto vs Kinoshita
o Uchimura vs Yoneya
o Ooishi vs Takahashi
o Harada vs Takasaka

* Harada Satoru: Winner of 53rd AJKC 2005, second in Tokyo Regional Championships 2009. His brother Harada Kenji also entered but was
beaten in the Second Round.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuKalk7Upyw
Slow motion of Teramoto (Red, right) hitting Kote vs Kinoshita (White, left)

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Semi-Finals
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The top 4 players (red vs white) were:
o Teramoto vs Uchimura
o Takahashi vs Takasaka

Teramoto vs Uchimura was a really anticipated battle (2007 champion vs 2006 champion). Uchimura had beaten Teramoto before in 2006, but
Teramoto had won the World Kendo Championships' Mens' Individuals. Uchimura didn't even place at all in the 2008 AJKC, but he's back this
year.

Around the middle of the match, Uchimura scored a Kote on Teramoto.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbpU4yPdHhQ

Just seconds before time, Teramoto scored a Men on Uchimura.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKFYOTDOm94

A few minutes into enchou, Uchimura finally won with a Men.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z723OBX5QVI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEEQtn9W0RA
Slow motion of Takahashi (Red, right) hitting men kaeshi Men vs Takasaka (White, left, jodan)

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Finals
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Uchimura Ryouichi (Red) vs Takahashi Hidehito (White). Both are 29 years old, 5dan, and police officers from Tokyo. This year is
Uchimura's 4th time entering AJKC, and Takahashi's 3rd time.

Just two minutes into enchou, Takahashi tried to block Uchimura's yoko Men, but it managed to go through at an angle, and scored.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrjEjmcGpw8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YySPDWnOuI
Slow motion of the winning cut

Let me know if I said anything wrong!

**ender84567** · 4th November 2009, 01:09 AM

Slow motion of Imoto (Red, right, jodan) hitting kote Men on Suzuki (White, left) in the Second Round

looks like imoto broke the tsuru on the kote :-D

**hamish** · 4th November 2009, 02:53 AM

Video of the semi-finals between Takahashi and Takasaka: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBXbBOAJReE

Finals uploading now, should be available shortly here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDJtgqT9qaQ

**JByrd** · 4th November 2009, 03:10 AM

Originally Posted by ender84567

Slow motion of Imoto (Red, right, jodan) hitting kote Men on Suzuki (White, left) in the Second Round

looks like imoto broke the tsuru on the kote :-D

It looks to me like Imoto's tsuru was caught on Suzuki's sakigawa as he (Imoto) pulled back after the kote strike. If you watch closely, you can see the two shinai shaking as they brush by each other and catch at 0:28. I think that's when the tsuru snaps.

**ender84567** · 4th November 2009, 04:51 AM

Originally Posted by JByrd

It looks to me like Imoto's tsuru was caught on Suzuki's sakigawa as he (Imoto) pulled back after the kote strike. If you watch closely, you can see the two shinai shaking as they brush by each other and catch at 0:28. I think that's when the tsuru snaps.

yep i see it he definitely catches the sakigawa. makes it even more impressive that he was able to pull the men off even with the snag.

**The great I AM** · 4th November 2009, 09:25 AM

Man of the match was Oishi from Osaka for me, I was gutted when he lost to Takahashi, especially after pounding on Shodai in the first round too! His kote against Imoto was just awesomeness!

And I had way too much beer in too short a time last night and have a god awful hang over this morning.....urgh....

**Tsunemori** · 4th November 2009, 10:27 AM

I mixed all the slow motion videos into a single one just for fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPT751RQC3s

**Trent** · 4th November 2009, 12:40 PM

Great choice of music, though it panged a sense of regret in me. Regret for the opponents who the points scored against them. The music, for me, highlighted the moment the opponent realised that an ippon had been scored.

Well done. Bravo

**Missingno.** · 4th November 2009, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by Tsunemori

I mixed all the slow motion videos into a single one just for fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPT751RQC3s

Very well done, I very much enjoyed it!

**Wark 1978** · 4th November 2009, 03:17 PM

A summary of the tournament has just been put up in our top-page article.

Videos are being worked on the moment so expect more to go up soon. Please keep checking our YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/kendoworld.