Any other good Jodan kendoka other than Shodai sensei and Chiba sensei?

**John Smith** · 26th October 2011, 03:23 AM

I want to watch more Jodan vidoes, but I am afraid I only know about 5 Jodan Kendoka on top of my head... So can someone give me a suggestion on who to look up?

thank you.

**Bokushingu** · 26th October 2011, 07:59 AM

There is Yamamoto Sensei. His daughter is on Team Japan and is really good, but she's Chudan.

http://youtu.be/JmcHCyf4vfU

http://youtu.be/USq4Z5O8Huc

There's also a young guy, Nishikawa Sensei who trains in Russia. i like his Jodan and he responds to email sent to him. here is his Youtube page. His opponents aren't very skilled with fighting against Jodan, but his Jodan is very clean, pretty & powerful. http://www.youtube.com/user/Russiakendo

**John Smith** · 26th October 2011, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by Bokushingu

There is Yamamoto Sensei. His daughter is on Team Japan and is really good, but she's Chudan.

http://youtu.be/JmcHCyf4vfU

http://youtu.be/USq4Z5O8Huc

There's also a young guy, Nishikawa Sensei who trains in Russia. i like his Jodan and he responds to email sent to him. here is his Youtube page. His opponents aren't very skilled with fighting against Jodan, but his Jodan is very clean, pretty & powerful. http://www.youtube.com/user/Russiakendo

God bless you... I WILL be looking over these.

and what is Yamamoto sensei's daughter's name?

**b8amack** · 26th October 2011, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by Bokushingu

There is Yamamoto Sensei. His daughter is on Team Japan and is really good, but she's Chudan.

http://youtu.be/JmcHCyf4vfU

I still love that "POW!" kiai his opponent uses.

**Raffa** · 26th October 2011, 04:23 PM

Here is the list of the jodan competitors at the last (brazil) World championship. Maybe it will be usefull.

Kirby Smith - Australia
Kenji Shōdai -Japan
T.Vidberg - Finland
H.Herr - Germany
Denis Rivas- Chile
Edwig soldati - Italy

I also add the jodan players of the 57th All Japan:

1) Takasaka Yūsuke, 29, 4-dan, (Shizuoka) third place.
2) Matsumoto Makoto, 35, R6-dan(Osaka)
3) Imoto Takeshi, 31, 6-dan(Saitama)
4) Fujita Daisuke, 28, 5-dan (Gunma)
5) Shōdai Kenji, 28, 5-dan(Kanagawa)

And in the end I will add Walter Pomero, 7-dan coach of the Italian team, and a very experienced jodan player.

**John Smith** · 27th October 2011, 04:50 AM

you guys are awesome.

**Toshiro Mifune** · 27th October 2011, 05:43 AM

Between the years of 1961-1975 the All Japan championships were won 10 times by jodan kenshi. Chiba sensei three times, Toda and Kawazoe sensei twice, and Iho, Hotta, and Yamazaki sensei once each. During this time the largest proportion of jodan kenshi to enter the All Japans was in 1973 when, out of 56 competitors 21 were jodan fighters. You might be able to search online for video footage of some of those matches. If you check the All Japan Kendo Federations youtube channel.

Also I don't know the name of it but you can probably search youtube for a Japanese documentary about a jodan kendoka who completes tachikiri all in jodan.