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The Stores website, which was launched in 2021 exclusively for subscribers in Japan, will be discontinued on 21 April due to revisions to the Stores Terms of Use. As a result, we kindly ask all current members to transfer their membership to the official website https://www.fineladieskendo.com and continue using the service from there

La nueva revista GANBATTE fue publicada el 3 de abril, con la foto de portada mostrando a Paul Budden, nuestro escritor regular sobre le kendo de mujeres.

Si estás entrenando con dedicación, pero aún no logras aprobar los exámenes de grado, es posible que no estés comprendiendo los puntos clave. Intenta reconocer mejor esos aspectos fundamentales y esfuérzate aún más en tu entrenamiento. En lugar de sentirnos satisfechos con nosotros mismos, sería más efectivo recibir evaluaciones y consejos que se correspondan con esos puntos clave, y trabajar arduamente en base a ellos.

The new GANBATTE magazine has launched on 3rd April, with the cover photo of Paul Budden, our regular writer on women's kendo.

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...

We want to celebrate IWD 2025 with one of our very relevant articles from the past 'Suffrajitsu–A Martial Art for Women' by Paul Budden here

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

We are excited to announce the launch of our seventh magazine as scheduled! We have launched the FLKW Vol.7 in digital and printed...

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.