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We are excited to announce the next volume of FLKW magazine with the following contents!

We have launched our brand new website on 10th December. A newly designed website with a fresh look introduced the following:

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.

The first woman to pass the first section of the 8th dan examination has been named and the AJKF Women’s Committee interviewed her.

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

We are pleased to announce our magazine vol.5 contents as follows: Pioneers of Women’s Kendo Interviews: Karukome Mitsuyo (Japan), Kimura...

Congratulations to Kate Sylvester sensei for the launch of her new book! She has written for our magazine and her articles include...

Maeda Shinko sensei’s only book “Josei no tameno Kendo Shido Handbook” (Women’s Kendo Instruction Handbook) is on sale!

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

Following the recent post in connection with French Kendo Open women’s section, we are publishing an article “The Current State and Future..

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.

El número de mujeres que se presentan a exámenes de grado Dan va aumentando anualmente.

Las mujeres y su rol como guerreras en la historia de Japón es un tema interesante que me gustaría mencionar.

En el día de Navidad en el 2022, se realizó una publicación desde Francia en el grupo de Facebook Ladies Kendo Only

En realidad, la historia de Chiba Sana no está muy bien documentada, ya que no existe una sola fuente que cubra la totalidad de su vida...

Habiendo comenzado kendo en 1967, cuando ella tenía 35 años, Solveig Malmkvist es una de las pocas mujeres que empezaron kendo en europa

Hay muy poca información escrita en inglés sobre Nakazawa Koto. Ella nació en la provincia de Kozuke