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In 2003, I visited Mexico City because Prime Minister of Japan, Ryutaro Hashimoto Sensei was visiting for an Environmental Summit. He was supposed to run a Kendo practice, and I was asked by Mayumi Katsura to join the practice. Unfortunately, Hashimoto Sensei could not practice due to his schedule, so we went to his hotel [...] Hello. This is Asuka. As he mention in his previous blog, he was born in Japan and grew up in Brazil and Canada, so he had many Kendo experiences all over the world. As I grew up [...] Hello, I am Asuka Kondo. I am learning English now at UC Irvine in the USA. I started practicing Kendo during my High School [...] Being part of the Canadian Team for 20 years, it is difficult to just stay apart of it just because I am coaching another team. At the WKC, when I see a Canadian team player on the court, I would automaically be cheering for him/her. 14WKC Team Canada During this WKC, I was in a very [...] This was actually my first WKC not being a player. I have participated consecutively from 1988 (Seoul, Korea), until 2006 (Taiwan). It is kind of sad, but in the other had, I had a new challenge, as a coach for the Portuguese team. Many of you may have followed my blogs, but I have been [...] |
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