4 members of Sydney Kendo Club came to Osaka for a week of kendo. They practised at Yoseikai, Shudokan, and practised with my friends and I who make up Eikenkai. They also managed a session in the infamous Butokuden. At the same time we also had a member of Budo 11 in Paris over. If …
Read more »Since moving to Japan I don’t get much chance for competition. In a good year, maybe 3 or 4 shiai at most. Humph. But why compete anyway? How important is it in search for the meaning of kendo? If we look at Japanese kids kendo progression we see that (for the ones that get good …
Read more »University of Mainz’s Mr Hyun against Sweden’s Henrik Johansson – Photo Courtesy of Caleb Crane @ simulacre.org Following a huge buildup and PR campaign the 1st Annual London Cup Kendo Tournament was a tremendous success. The Event was an open tournament to all grades and countries and included male and female individual divisions as well as …
Read more »Ok, so everyone knows about the infamous/legendary Kyoto (Embu) Taikai. Founded way-back-when, this year was the 104th time. The embukai takes place in the Butokuden, which was completed in 1899 in Kyoto (next to Heian Jingu) and it served as the hombu dojo for the now defunct Butokukai (a new organisation exists with the same …
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