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The 5th World Kendo Championships Program (Sao Paulo, Brazil 1982)

taroariga — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:01:11 +0000

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 [...]

World Kendo Championships in 2003

asukakondo — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:02:47 +0000

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 [...]

14WKC – Canada Team View

taroariga — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:49:04 +0000

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 [...]

14WKC – Portuguese Team View

taroariga — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:09:59 +0000

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 [...]

13WKC – Team Canada at Taiwan 2006

taroariga — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:13:47 +0000

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 [...]