{"product_id":"kendo-world-8-2-paperback","title":"Kendo World 8.2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditorial\u003cbr\u003e By Alex Bennett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the Editorial, Alex joyfully describes his brand new set of premium handmade \u003cem\u003ebogu\u003c\/em\u003e that took several years to make and cost the same as a medium-sized car, but he also laments on the state of \u003cem\u003ebogu\u003c\/em\u003e production in Japan as there are now no artisans left in Japan who can make a complete set of \u003cem\u003ebogu\u003c\/em\u003e from scratch. In order to try and preserve the craft, \u003cem\u003eKendo World\u003c\/em\u003e is lobbying the All Japan Kendo Federation to get the last remaining craftsmen designated as National Living Treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 14th All Japan Invitational 8-dan Kendo Tournament\u003cbr\u003e By Michael Ishimatsu-Prime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A report on the 14th All Japan Invitational Kendo Tournament which was won by Kanagawa's K8-dan Miyazaki Masahiro.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUTS Kendo Seminar: An Interview with Takanabe Susumu and Wako Daisuke\u003cbr\u003e By Clement Guo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Former two-time All Japan Champion and World Champion Takanabe Susumu and All Japan Championship runner-up Wako Daisuke visited UTS Kendo Club in Sydney in December 2015 to hold a seminar. During the seminar they sat down with Clement Guo for a interview and discussed their thoughts on kendo and participating in competitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKendo - Part 2\u003cbr\u003e By Takano Sasaburō\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTranslated and annotated by Alex Bennett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It's a bit difficult to know where to begin when discussing Takano Sasaburō's contributions to kendo. He was instrumental in developing the \u003cem\u003edan\u003c\/em\u003e grading system for kendo, and was also a key member in the committee that created the Nihon Kendo Kata in 1912. His book simply titled \u003cem\u003eKendō\u003c\/em\u003e was a \u003cem\u003etour de force\u003c\/em\u003e in the creation of a uniform style for modern kendo, and is still considered a classic book by kendoka today. This series of articles will translate Takano's book and the text will be annotated to contextualize its ground-breaking content. This issue of Kendo World will feature Chapter 2 which is divided into the following sections: The Objective of Kendo in Education; Teaching Content and Apportioning; Assessment; Kendo Equipment; Grading System.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKendo for Adults Part 4: The Importance of Kirikaeshi for Mature Practitioners\u003cbr\u003e By Hatano Toshio\u003cbr\u003e Translated by Alex Bennett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this issue, Hatano-sensei explains the importance of \u003cem\u003ekirikaeshi\u003c\/em\u003e and its benefits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUncle Kotay's Kendo Korner - Part2: the pleats in the hakama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBy Uncle Kotay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kendo sage Uncle Kotay dishes out kendo wisdom. In this installment he talks about the meaning of the pleats in kendo \u003cem\u003ehakama\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKendo From Basics\u003cbr\u003e By Kendo Kyoshi 8-dan Hirakawa Nobuo\u003cbr\u003e Translated by Michael Ishimatsu-Prime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hirakawa Nobuo-sensei's Kendo From Basics was origi­nally published in 1993. It proved to be very popular and went through several printings in the original Japanese. Chinese and Korean language translations have also been made, and now, Kendo World has translated it into English and is hoping to publish it in 2016. 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