- Judging the Judges and "Gross Spectators" - Whence art we? - The Kendo World (Far Too Brief)Guide to Tokyo - The Not-So-Well-Known History of International Kendo Competitions - History of the WKC 1st-10th - Reviewing the History and Challenges of Women's Participation at the WKC - The 11th World Kendo Championships @ Santa Clara, CA USA March 24-26, 2000 - History of the WKC 11th - Recollections of Organising a WKC - History of the WKC 12th-15th - An Examination of Y k -datotsu Scored at the 15th World Kendo Championships in Italy - The WKC in Graphs - The Kendo World WKC Guess Who "
- Judging the Judges and "Gross Spectators" - Whence art we? - The Kendo World (Far Too Brief)Guide to Tokyo - The Not-So-Well-Known History of Intern...
Editorial By Michael Ishimatsu-Prime In the Editorial, Michael discusses the recent ESPN documentary Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel and kendo's relationship with the Star Wars franchise, and looks at the year past and the year ahead for Kendo World. The 63rd All Japan Kendo Championships By Michael Ishimatsu-Prime A report on the 63rd All Japan Kendo Championships in which Kumamoto's Nishimura Hidehisa was victorious in only his second championships. The 63rd All Japan Kendo Championships in Numbers By Yulin Zhuang Kendo World statistician Yulin Zhuang presents details of the 63rd All Japan...
Editorial By Michael Ishimatsu-Prime In the Editorial, Michael discusses the recent ESPN documentary Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel and kendo's rela...
Editorial By Alex Bennett In the Editorial, Alex joyfully describes his brand new set of premium handmade bogu that took several years to make and cost the same as a medium-sized car, but he also laments on the state of bogu production in Japan as there are now no artisans left in Japan who can make a complete set of bogu from scratch. In order to try and preserve the craft, Kendo World is lobbying the All Japan Kendo Federation to get the last remaining craftsmen designated as National Living Treasures.
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Editorial By Alex Bennett In the Editorial, Alex joyfully describes his brand new set of premium handmade bogu
Editorial: Letting Go... By Alex Bennett In this editorial, Alex describes the importance of -letting go- in keiko. In Japanese this is described by the word -sutemi-, which literally means -discarding the body-. The key to kendo improvement is sutemi, throwing yourself into every attack.
The 64th All Japan Kendo Championships By Michael Ishimatsu-Prime A report on the 64th All Japan Kendo Championships which was won by Kanagawa's Katsumi Yosuke.
Kendo as Music; Music as Kendo By...
Editorial: Letting Go... By Alex Bennett In this editorial, Alex describes the importance of -letting go- in keiko...
