Author Archives: Kazuyo Matsuda

The First Woman to Pass 8th dan Exam First Section

The first woman to pass the first section of the 8th dan examination has been named and the AJKF Women’s Committee interviewed her. We were advised about this during the interview with Sato Atsuko sensei, the Committee Chairperson, now the article is published in the AJKF’s Kenso magazine August Issue (in Japanese only). “The FirstContinue reading “The First Woman to Pass 8th dan Exam First Section”

El Estado Actual y el Futuro del Kendo Femenino en Europa como se observó en el France Kendo Open

Por Robin Jakuen Traducción al español: José Vargas En el día de Navidad en el 2022, se realizó una publicación desde Francia en el grupo de Facebook Ladies Kendo Only, por Johanna Nowark (Bordeaux, 2-dan). “Nuevamente, en el Abierto de Kendo de Francia 2023, se espera que las mujeres 7-dan combatan junto a las mujeresContinue reading “El Estado Actual y el Futuro del Kendo Femenino en Europa como se observó en el France Kendo Open”

The Current State and Future of Women’s Kendo in Europe as seen in the France Kendo Open

by Robin Jakuen On Christmas Day 2022, a post from France was received on the Facebook group Ladies Kendo Only by Johanna Nowark (Bordeaux, 2-dan). “Yet again, at the France Kendo Open 2023, women 7-dan are expected to fight alongside women 4/5/6-dan, while men 7-dan have their own category apart from the rest of theContinue reading “The Current State and Future of Women’s Kendo in Europe as seen in the France Kendo Open”

フランスオープン大会に見るヨーロッパ女子剣道の現状と行方

２０２２年１２月クリスマスの日、フェイスブックの Ladies Kendo Only というグループに、フランスのヨハンナ・ノヴァークさん（ボルドー、二段）より投稿が寄せられた。「２０２３年に行われるフランスオープン大会で、女子七段は女子四・五・六段の選手と同部門で戦うことになりました。