Swordsmith: Masahira Fujiyasu Project planning: University of Tsukuba Ph.D., Professor Toshinobu Sakai
The History of Kendo Training in Finland
The history of the Finnish kendo training is a wonderful story of committed people, organisational development…
Last glimpse of Kendo of A-Level War Criminals: The record of Mr. Yoshihiko Jifuku
By a strange chance I managed to hear the generally unknown story of the Kendo master, Jifuku Yoshihiko, conce…
Finnish Kendo Travel: DiaryJapanese Culture Abroad―Uncertainty, Inspiration and Appreciation
Sakai Toshinobu (Tsukuba University) I was dispatched by the All Japan Kendo Federation as an instructor to th…
Following the Path—Story of my Kyoto Taikai experience—
If you are a person practicing kendo, have you ever dreamed of a total kendo experience? A happening where you…
Datotsu-bui (Striking Targets) in Kendo
Article by Nagao Susumu (Professor, Meiji University) (Kendo’s Not-so Common-sense, Kendo Nippon, Aug. 2010) T…
Kirikaeshi
Kirikaeshi Article by Nagao Susumu (Professor, Meiji University) (Kendo’s Not-so Common-sense, Kendo Nippon, J…
Sonkyo
Article by Nagao Susumu (Professor, Meiji University) (Kendo’s Not-so Common-sense, Kendo Nippon, July 2010) T…
The Origins of Kendō Technique
Professor Nagao Susumu (Meiji University, School of Global Japanese Studies) The Formative Process of “F…
The Ideology of Tōken (swords)
The University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Studies Associate Professor Sakai Toshinobu P…