Photos from top left (clockwise): Chiba sensei discussing kata technique; top
right: Chiba sensei in the centre, Asaoka sensei far
right; bottom left: Chiba sensei demonstrating Kodachi
Kata, Uegaki sensei is on the far left; bottom right:
group Kodachi
Kata practice.
Bokuto
Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho | Bokuto Application
for Kendo Fundamental Technique Practice
(Source: Mushinkan Kendo;サンライズ剣道クラブの稽古では常にこれらの形を練習しています.)
Kendo
Basics Part 3 (All Japan Kendo Federation; language: English) Below:
Fundamental kendo drills and striking practice. A demonstration
by the Osaka police featuring the
2007 All Japan Kendo Champion (Teramoto). These drills are a regular component
of Sunrise Kendo practices.
Way
of the Samurai (part of a BBC "Way of the Warrior" series; this documentary has 4 parts and is viewable
on You Tube)
Kendo's
Gruelling Challenge (National Geographic Special
on Kendo's 8th dan test; a 5 part series on You Tube)
A
Single Blow (profile of Eiga Naoki sensei and
the Japan Kendo Team's preparation for the 2003 World
Kendo Championships in Glasgow, Scotland; a 4-part
series on You Tube)
剣道関連記事/イベント/競技会ビデオ
Kendo
World Online (publisher of the only English-language
magazine dedicated to kendo)
Inter-Prefectural
Tournament - Japan (Kagawa ken vs. Hokkaido ken)
(the 3rd, or Chuken, bout features Eiga Naoki (white; Hokkaido); the 4th, Fukusho
bout, features
8th dan Furukawa Kazuo (white; Hokkaido) vs. Manabe)
2007 Japan High School
Kendo Championships (several exciting & spirited matches featuring Japanese high school clubs)
Boy's Individual Final (links to the semi-final
matches & team matches are also available on this page) Girl's
Individual Final (links to the semi-final matches & team matches are also available on this page)
55th All Japan Kendo Championship, Nov. 3, 2007 Nitou
Match (rare championship match featuring a two-sword player) Semi-Final
Match 1 (Sato (red) vs. Teramoto (white)) Semi-Final
Match 2 (Kiwada (red) vs. Takanabe (white)) Championship
Final (Teramoto (red) vs. Takanabe (white))
2008 Gyokuryuki Japan High School Kendo Championship (fast, intense kendo
at the competitive high school level) Team
Semi-Final Matches (link to 4 videos on this page) Team
Championship Final (link to 3 videos on this page)
7th All Japan Kendo 8-Dan Holder's Invitational Tournament, Apr. 19,2009 Semi-Final
Match 1 (Furukawa (red) vs. Okido (white)) Semi-Final
Match 2 (Hamasaki (red) vs. Shigematsu (white)) Championship
Final (Furukawa (red) vs. Hamasaki (white))
14th WORLD KENDO
CHAMPIONSHIP, Aug. 28 - 30, 2009, Sao Paulo, Brazil
