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31/12/2025

2025年に人気だった記事トップ10です。一部、期間限定で無料公開します。

第10位：団体戦の戦い方（警視庁）
第9位：全国に〝水戸葵陵〟の名を知らしめた名監督・君島範親
第8位：子どもが夢中になる足さばき（戸塚道場）
第7位：一人でできる最強の家庭トレーニング
第6位：大学剣道の頂をめざして（筑波大学）前編
第5位：剣道と家族の絆（いばらき少年剣友会）
第4位：阿比留宏貴 インタビュー
第3位：新時代の旗手たち（松﨑賢士郎）
第2位：新時代の旗手たち（竹ノ内佑也）
第1位：新時代の旗手たち（星子啓太）

2025年に最も読まれた記事
https://kendojidai.net/2025/12/31/top-10-2025/

31/12/2025

Top 10 Kendo articles of 2025

No.10 How to Develop Sharp Strikes — Honda Kiyozumi
No.9 How to Create an Ideal Kamae (Eiga Naoki)
No.8 Mastering Debana-Waza (Hayashida Kyohei)
No.7 Toward Building an Offense-Oriented Kendo (Takenaka Kentaro)
No.6 An Interview with Takanabe Susumu
No.5 The Technique of Striking in One Breath (Hayashida Kyohei)
No.4 The most powerful home training you can do on your own
No.3 Kendo Guide for Adult Beginners (Part 1)
No.2 A Historic Third Consecutive Victory (Eiga Naoki)
No.1 Takenaka Kentaro: The Mind, Technique, and Body of the Strongest 8th Dan

https://kendojidai.com/2025/12/31/top-10-kendo-articles-of-2025/

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31/12/2025

At the All-Japan Junior High School Kendo Championships (Girls’ Individual) held in August 2025 in Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Tomishima Kanon achieved a historic victory, becoming the first individual national champion from Okinawa Prefecture.

Until then, Okinawa’s only national titles had come at the 1987 Kaiho National Sports Festival, in the youth and adult divisions. This was the first-ever national championship in an individual event for the prefecture, marking a remarkable achievement in a milestone year, 80 years since the end of World War II.

This piece retraces the journey of challenge and perseverance shared by Tomishima Kanon, Gakiya Takeshi sensei, and the students who walked this path together.

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More Than Winning: How Uenoyama Junior High School Teaches Kendo and Raises People
https://kendojidai.com/2025/12/29/more-than-winning-how-uenoyama-junior-high-school-teaches-kendo-and-raises-people/

28/12/2025

Totsuka Dojo devotes much time to mastering Ashisabaki. They even have a training camp dedicated to improving footwork. This article will introduce 10 types of footwork drills practiced at Totsuka Dojo.

Footwork that gets children hooked

INTERVIEW KENDO TRAINING Footwork that gets children hooked 08/01/2022 KENDOJIDAI　2021.8 Totsuka Dojo devotes much time to mastering Ashisabaki. They even have a training camp dedicated to improving footwork. This article will introduce 10 types of footwork drills practiced at Totsuka Dojo. Photog...

27/12/2025

Last year (2020), the dream stage for high school students, the All Japan Invitational High School Kendo Championship, was canceled due to COVID-19. This year (2021), the tournament was held under thorough infection prevention measures, and it had been a while since the title for the best high school in Japan was awarded. With the new COVID-19 requiring various changes in Kendo, how did powerhouse schools respond and improve their team strength? We will look at the current efforts of the top two schools in the boy’s and girl’s divisions that have reached the finals of the All Japan Invitational High School Kendo Championship to learn about their methods for improvement.

Ippon Fundamentals (Shimabara High School, Nagasaki)

High school Kendo KENDO TRAINING Ippon Fundamentals (Shimabara High School, Nagasaki) 02/14/2022 Last year (2020), the dream stage for high school students, the All Japan Invitational High School Kendo Championship, was canceled due to COVID-19. This year (2021), the tournament was held under thorou...

26/12/2025

Shimabara shines bright in the world of Kendo. The school, which is usually ranked at the top of the national championships every year, has grown rapidly since the arrival of Watanabe Takatsune Sensei, who is currently serving as the principal of the school. The school’s members are committed to a two-way approach to learning. “Doing your best in everything you do will lead to victory”, says Watanabe. How does the Shimabara High School Kendo Club train to achieve results?

How to build a strong team, Part 1: Shimabara High School, Nagasaki
https://kendojidai.com/2020/11/09/shimabara-high-school-pt1/

25/12/2025

There are no shortcuts in Kendo. But following the correct path with an honest heart leads to progress. Osawa Sensei explained this method to us.

Effective Keiko: Osawa Norio

Kendo Lessons of Osawa Norio Effective Keiko: Osawa Norio 12/09/2024  2024.11　KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard There are no shortcuts in Kendo. But following the correct path with an honest heart leads to progress. Osawa Sensei explained this method to us. Osawa...

23/12/2025

Marking a striking debut at the 8th Dan level, Takanabe Susumu, who has captured numerous team and individual titles throughout his career, achieved a remarkable first appearance and first victory at the 25th Prince Tomohito Cup All Japan Invitational 8th Dan Kendo Championship.

An Interview with Takanabe Susumu
https://kendojidai.com/2025/12/15/an-interview-with-takanabe-susumu/

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Photography: Sasai Takamasa
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22/12/2025

Even when referring to Shikake waza in a single phrase, Kiyono Hanshi emphasizes that what truly matters is not merely the techniques as they appear on the surface, but the movement of the mind that lies behind them.

Alongside his methods for instructing young boy and girl Kendo practitioners at Yamanashi Kenshinkan, he speaks about his own Kendo, reflecting on the journey that led him to be awarded the title of Hanshi earlier this year.

How to Move the Opponent’s Mind Through Initiation (Kiyono Shinobu)
https://kendojidai.com/2025/12/22/how-to-move-the-opponents-mind-through-initiation-kiyono-shinobu/

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14/12/2025

Next level Basic Training — Nabeyama Takahiro
https://kendojidai.com/2020/07/06/next-level-basic-training/

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Nabeyama Sensei teaches Kendo at Tsukuba University to students who have no prior Kendo experience. In order to make Kendo more appealing in the limited time available to them, he continues to devise and research ways to teach them the basics of Kendo. In order to make the students understand the movements of Kendo, it is important to make them visualize these movements.

Understanding the movements of the body leads to mastering the basics, and this leads to the development of more advanced movements. This is how to acquire the basics of Kendo.

Kendo lessons of Nabeyama Takahiro KENDO TRAINING Next level Basic Training — Nabeyama Takahiro 07/06/2020 2019.1　KENDOJIDAI Nabeyama Sensei teaches Kendo at Tsukuba University to students who have no prior Kendo experience. In order to make Kendo more appealing in the limited time available to ...

13/12/2025

How to hit the perfect Men
https://kendojidai.com/2018/07/01/how-to-hit-the-perfect-men/

The signature technique of Nabeyama Takahiro, the leading instructor at the University of Tsukuba, is his brilliant Men technique.
Whether it be from close or long range, he executes sharp, astonishing Men techniques.
Nabeyama says “It is because you can strike Men, the width of your Kendo broadens”. We’ve asked for important pointers on mastering this Men technique.

The signature technique of Takahiro Nabeyama, the leading instructor at the University of Tsukuba, is his splendid men technique.

12/12/2025

Kendo is often believed to be something you must start in early childhood, but that is not the case. To help people enjoy steady improvement and continue practicing Kendo for many years, Takahashi Kaiyu, Kyoshi 8th Dan and head of Hatsune Kenshijuku, explains key tips for long-term progress.

✨Month 1: Establishing Proper Basics
✨Month 2: Becoming Comfortable with Striking Techniques and Kendo Equipment
✨Month 3: Stepping Into the Gateway of Applied Techniques

Kendo Guide for Adult Beginners (Part 2)
https://kendojidai.com/2025/12/08/kendo-guide-for-adult-beginners-part-2/

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Photography: Sasai Takamasa
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