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In early November 2024, just after the 63rd All Japan Women's KENDO Championship had finished, news of the 70th Anniversary of the Yamanashi Kendo Federation All Japan Women's KENDO 7-DAN Tournament was announced via social media and other channels by the All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF) and other participants.

by Matsuda Kazuyo Fine Ladies Kendo Seminar, UK, 10th June 2012 Following the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee the Ladies Kendo Seminar lead by...

If you are training hard but still not passing the examinations, you may not be grasping the key points. Try to recognise the key points...

William Garrud and his wife Edith were introduced to jūjutsu by Edward Barton-Wright in 1899 and in 1904; they became students of Uyenishi

The number of women taking higher dan grade examinations is increasing yearly.

Having started kendo in 1967 when she was 35, Solveig Malmkvist is one of the few women who started kendo as early as the 1960s in Europe.

On Christmas Day 2022, a post from France was received on the Facebook group Ladies Kendo Only by Johanna Nowark (Bordeaux, 2-dan).

Women and their role as warriors in the history of Japan is an interesting topic I’d like to touch upon.

Nakano Takeko was a female warrior of the Aizu Domain, who took part in and died during the Boshin War.

There is little written about Nakazawa Koto in English. She was born in Kōzuke Province

In reality, Chiba Sana’s history is not well documented, for there is not just one source covering the entirety of her life in one sitting.

I would like to congratulate you all on the launch of the new women’s kendo magazine.

I am delighted to see the launch of a new magazine aimed at women kendo enthusiasts. I am sure that many women, kendoka, have been looking..