Recently, I found this 5WKC program from 1982. My cousin from Brazil had this. Many people know that I represented Canada in the WKC (1988 – 2006), however not too many people know the fact that I participated from Brazil in the 5WKC (Goodwill matches). This 1982 5WKC program was the only program that I [...]
Hello. This is Asuka.
Today I going to talk about Ariga Sensei’s story about World Kendo Championships in 2003 which I heard from him.
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 [...]
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 [...]
The 13th World Kendo Championships will be my last WKC. This tournament being my 7th WKC that I participated, I was already getting older and I could definitely feel a big difference in my physical condition compared to 2003 (12WKC Glasgow). I could not believe how much 3 years, made a difference in [...]