Category: World Kendo Championships
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‘Women’s Participation at the 19th World Kendo Championships (Part 2): Women’s Collective Voices.’
By Kate Sylvester. This text is part 2 of a 2-part article that focuses on women’s participation at the 19th World Kendo Championships (WKC). Part 1 shared highlights from the women’s competitions at the tournament. Part 2 delves into women’s perspectives on the 19th WKC which highlight the positive developments in WKC kendo, as well
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‘Women’s Participation at the 19th World Kendo Championships (Part 1): The Highlights.’
By Kate Sylvester. This text is part 1 of a 2-part article that focuses on women’s participation at the 19th World Kendo Championships. Part one focuses on highlights from the women’s competition at the tournament. Part two shares women’s perspectives on the WKC and will be published later this month. After a 6-year break
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‘The 19th World Kendo Championships: A Historical Moment for Women’s Kendo’ with Chieko Yano (Belgium), Angela Papaccio (Italy), and Katja Fleury (Switzerland).
Foreword by Kate Sylvester. This is the last article in the series that focused on women’s perspectives and approaches to competitive kendo leading up to the World Kendo Championships (WKC) in Italy (July 4-7, 2024). The articles have featured insightful and inspiring reflections from brilliant and accomplished international level women competitors, coaches and referees. The
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‘Coaching to Nurture Growth and Meaningful Experiences Through Victory or Defeat at the World Kendo Championships’ with Miwa Onaka (Brazil).
Foreword by Kate Sylvester. With the World Kendo Championships (WKC) fast approaching, this new series of articles focuses on women’s perspectives and approaches to competitive kendo leading up to the WKC in Italy (July 4-7, 2024). The articles feature insightful and inspiring reflections from women competitors, coaches and referees. The Brazilian Women’s National Kendo Team
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‘Appreciating the WKC Journey: Facing Harder Challenges in Life with More Confidence Through Shiai Kendo’ with Kianna Darbyshire (Canada).
Foreword by Kate Sylvester. With the World Kendo Championships (WKC) fast approaching, this new series of articles focuses on women’s perspectives and approaches to competitive kendo leading up to the WKC in Italy (July 4-7, 2024). The articles feature insightful and inspiring reflections from women competitors, coaches and referees. The kendo community in Canada is
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‘Winning Against the Self of Yesterday: Diligently Striving to be Better and Enjoying the Moment in Shiai’ with Saya Guadarrama (France).
Foreword by Kate Sylvester. With the World Kendo Championships (WKC) fast approaching, this new series of articles focuses on women’s perspectives and approaches to competitive kendo leading up to the WKC in Italy (July 4-7, 2024). The articles feature insightful and inspiring reflections from women competitors, coaches and referees. The French National Kendo Team is
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‘Leading by Example: The Art of Pursuing Kendo for Yourself and Motivating Others’ with Jana Ziegelheimová (Czech Republic).
Foreword by Kate Sylvester. With the World Kendo Championships (WKC) fast approaching, this new series of articles focuses on women’s perspectives and approaches to competitive kendo leading up to the WKC in Italy (July 4-7, 2024). The articles feature insightful and inspiring reflections from women competitors, coaches and referees. Coach of the Czech Republic women’s
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‘Trusting the Process: Competitive Success in Kendo is About Collaboration’ with Freija D’hont (Belgium).
Foreword by Kate Sylvester. With the World Kendo Championships (WKC) fast approaching, this series of articles focus on women’s perspectives and approaches to competitive kendo leading up to the WKC in Italy (July 4-7, 2024). The articles feature insightful and inspiring reflections from women competitors, coaches and referees. The first time I saw Freija D’hont’s
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‘Rising to the Challenge: Developing Yourself Through Shiai’ with Asteria Akila (Greece).
Foreword by Kate Sylvester. With the World Kendo Championships (WKC) fast approaching, this new series of articles focuses on women’s perspectives and approaches to competitive kendo leading up to the WKC in Italy (July 4-7, 2024). The articles feature insightful and inspiring reflections from women competitors, coaches and referees. My first impression of Asteria’s
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