Kendo World

27/09/2025

Registration for the 9th Kendo World Keiko-kai is open! If you don't want to take part in the "Samurai Journey in Sakura", join us just for the keiko-kai at the historic Sakura Seishonen Gymnasium! For more details, click the link below!!
https://www.kendo-world.com/post/registration-open-9th-kendo-world-keiko-kai
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27/09/2025

There are still some places left for the "Samurai Journey in Sakura" tour! If you'd like more information, click the link below!! We hope to see you in Sakura!
https://www.kendo-world.com/post/9th-kendo-world-keiko-kai-and-samurai-journey-in-sakura
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25/09/2025

https://budobooks.jp/?p=2493
"Budo Beat 37: Bridging the Past, the Present, and the Pacific"
The latest instalment of the Budo Beat Blog by Alex focuses on Nitobe Inazo, author of "Bushido - The Sould of Japan". Alex recently visited the Nitobe Museum in Hanamaki, Iwate, to find more about his life before he wrote what is probably the most famous book on Bushido.
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23/09/2025

Budo Bite | A Novel Approach to Musashi

Full episode at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FfNC1mB1N0

Welcome to the first episode in a new series I’ll be doing on Miyamoto Musashi. Over the coming weeks, I’ll be diving into different aspects of his life, his legacy, and the way he’s been imagined and reimagined over the centuries. To start things off, I want to talk about Yoshikawa Eiji’s epic novel Musashi. It’s one of the most influential works in shaping how people inside and outside Japan think about Musashi today. You could even say in many ways it created the Musashi-sphere as we know it.

Budo Bite is a mini-podcast series about Japanese martial arts culture. The series is envisioned as a digestible and diverse exploration of all aspects of budo—from philosophy and history to practice and culture that shape the Japanese martial Way.
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19/09/2025

https://budobooks.jp/?p=2474
Budo Beat 36: Yo Itariya!
The latest Budo Beat Blog entry is up on the homepage now!
In this edition, Alex writes about the Nabu-ryu school of mounted archery, which goes back to before the Kamakura period in Japan. He introduces the art itself and the equipment used, which has changed reflecting the period in which it was used.
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16/09/2025

Places for the "Samurai Journey in Sakura" tour are filling up! We have to confirm numbers with the hotel by September 23 - one month before the tour starts - so if you want to attend, please book soon!
See the link below for more information!
https://www.kendo-world.com/post/9th-kendo-world-keiko-kai-and-samurai-journey-in-sakura

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We are pleased to announce the details of the upcoming 9th Kendo World Keiko-kai, back after a six-year hiatus! This event will be held on Saturday October 25 at the fantastic Seishonen Gymnasium in Sakura, Chiba.We have timed this keiko-kai to be right after the International Kendo Leader's Seminar...

11/09/2025

Join us for this fantastic event!

11/09/2025

From October 24 to 26, 2025, we're hosting the "Samurai Journey in Sakura" tour and the 9th Kendo World Keiko-kai in Sakura City, Chiba.
Join us for this unforgettable experience!
Details can be found at the link below!
https://www.kendo-world.com/post/9th-kendo-world-keiko-kai-and-samurai-journey-in-sakura #武道 #武士道 #剣道

10/09/2025

https://budobooks.jp/?p=2442
"Budo Beat 35: Island of Legend"
In the latest Budo Beat Blog, Alex discusses the most famous duel in Japanese history, that between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro. This duel took place on Funashima, later becoming known as Ganryu-jima, which Alex visited recently.
Read about his trip there and some background to the duel on the Budo Books homepage.
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07/09/2025

02/09/2025

The itinerary and costs for the 9th Kendo World Keiko-kai and "Samurai Journey in Sakura" tour have been decided. There are three different options available!
The keiko-kai is on October 25, the day after the Foreign Kendo Leaders' Seminar in Katsuura finishes. Tours are available from either October 24 or 25 until October 26. See the Kendo World homepage at the link below for more information! We hope to see you in Sakura!
https://www.kendo-world.com/post/9th-kendo-world-keiko-kai-and-samurai-journey-in-sakura
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