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Kendo Podcast with Hiro Imafuji from Kendo-Guide.Com. This podcast is about kendo that is Japanese martial arts and Hiro talks many aspects of kendo through its concept, “to discipline the human character through the application of the principles of the Katana (sword)”. Kendo carries not only Japan…

Kendo Podcast

  • Jan 11, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 16m AVG DURATION
  • 23 EPISODES


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Episode 212: To Achieve Your New Year Resolution

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 16:47


Do you have an experience that for some reason your new year resolution is always out of your list by the end of January?? I do have such experience!!

Episode 211: Fear of Death

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 14:32


In this episode, I would like to share what fear of death means to me in response to Tadakatsu’s post, “RESPONSE TO PODCAST #207: OVERCOME PANDEMIC FATIGUE WITH KENDO MENTALITY“.  For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast at www.kendo-podcast.com or listen to Podcast one week before it goes out to the public at www.patreon.com/kendoforlife.Are […] The post Episode 211: Fear of Death first appeared on Kendo Podcast.

Episode 210: You Control Your Body not the Katana!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 9:02


In this podcast, I am sharing how you can improve kendo by control your body. Are you a beginner or started kendo in your adulthood? Then please do listen to this! For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast at www.kendo-podcast.com or listen to Podcast one week before it goes out to the public […] The post Episode 210: You Control Your Body not the Katana! first appeared on Kendo Podcast.

Kendo Podcast Episode 209: Concept of Asobi

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 8:16


In this episode, I would like to share the concept of Asobi. This can be translated as “space” or “gap”. In a dictionary (Japanese), it also can be translated as “play”. Never heard that before… Anyway, I hope you enjoy this concept!  For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast […] The post Episode 209: Concept of Asobi first appeared on Kendo Podcast.

Episode 208: Learn Big, Perform Small

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 16:19


In this episode,  I am sharing the meaning of “Learn big, perform small”. If you don’t have  time to listen, just remember these. Learn big and scrape off the unnecessities.  Hope you like it! For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast at www.kendo-podcast.com or listen to Podcast one week before it goes out […] The post Episode 208: Learn Big, Perform Small first appeared on Kendo Podcast.

Episode 207: Overcome the Pandemic Fatigue with Kendo Mentality

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 14:43


In this episode, I would like to talk about how we can overcome the pandemic fatigue with kendo (budo) mindset. Hope this helps. For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast at www.kendo-podcast.com or listen to Podcast one week before it goes out to the public at www.patreon.com/kendoforlife.Are you a YouTube person? Subscribe and listen to the podcasts at www.YouTube/user/dojo2go. The post Episode 207: Overcome the Pandemic Fatigue with Kendo Mentality first appeared on Kendo Podcast.

Episode 206: Ready to Inherit?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 17:50


In this episode, I want to talk about what you will be inheriting from us. There are a lot of things we’ve lost. 1. dojo. A dojo has been replaced with a gym, even in Japan. It is very expensive to build a dojo to start with and also it is very hard to live […] The post Episode 206: Ready to Inherit? first appeared on Kendo Podcast.

Episode 205: How to Fix Bad Habits?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 14:53


In this episode, I would like to share how to fix bad habits by following some easy techniques. We don’t have to think too hard about how to fix bad habits because it is kendo. We just have to apply “normal” methods! For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast […] The post Episode 205: How to Fix Bad Habits? first appeared on Kendo Podcast.

Episode 204: Do you have Shisho, Sensei or Instructor?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 22:33


In this episode, I would like to share what I think the definitions of shisho, sensei and instructor. Mind you that this is my personal view so real definitions of the words may be different. But I hope you enjoy! For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast at www.kendo-podcast.com or listen […] The post Episode 204: Do you have Shisho, Sensei or Instructor? first appeared on Kendo Podcast.

Episode 203: Making Good Habits

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 22:17


In this episode, I would like to share what I learned from a Japanese book and some other stuff so we can actually accomplish whatever you want to accomplish! For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast at www.kendo-podcast.com or listen to Podcast one week before it goes out to the public at www.patreon.com/kendoforlife.Are you […] The post Episode 203: Making Good Habits first appeared on Kendo Podcast.

Episode 202: Let’s Look at Kendo in Different Perspectives

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 18:14


In this episode, I would like to share my thoughts on looking at kendo in different perspectives. Now this time, I am looking at kendo so we can improve our kendo movements faster and more quickly.  Hope you like it! For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast at www.kendo-podcast.com or listen […] The post Episode 202: Let's Look at Kendo in Different Perspectives first appeared on Kendo Podcast.

Episode 201: Can You Be More Flexible in Kendo?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 13:55


In this episode, I would like to share my thoughts on whether or not we can be more flexible in kendo. I don’t have an answer to this but just want to share my thoughts on it. I think kendo has been struggling a lot to decide which path it should take. What do you […] The post Episode 201: Can You Be More Flexible in Kendo? first appeared on Kendo Podcast.

Episode 200: How to Improve Kendo More Quickly and Effectively

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 33:22


In this 200th episode, I am talking about how to improve kendo more quickly and more effectively. You cannot improve anything by just training “hard”. Everyone trains hard! Let’s go over how can we improve more quickly and effectively so we can ENJOY kendo! For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for […]

Episode 199: Difference Between Shiai and Keiko

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 21:52


In this episode, I would like to talk about the difference between shiai and keiko. To win shiai, you need to know the nature of shiai. Of course, it should be different from keiko. We rely on the 3rd party decision on who gets what. Hope this helps! For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and […]

Episode 198: Learn Kendo from Different Perspectives

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 16:45


In this episode, I would like to share some interesting topics that we had with some Japanese high grade holders. This is a great chance for us to learn kendo from different perspectives.  Hope you enjoy. For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast at www.kendo-podcast.com or listen to Podcast one week before it […]

Episode 197: Time to Live Kendo

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 17:17


In this episode 197, I would like to share a thought on living kendo. Ever since All Japan Kendo Federation started talking about getting back to training, we’ve been talking about doing kendo. So I would like to talk about living kendo. I said Episode 169 first then corrected it to Episode 196. But it […]

Episode 196: How to Make Your Suburi More Realistic

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 15:36


In this episode, I would like to share how to make your suburi more realistic so it will be more effective.  For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast at www.kendo-podcast.com or listen to Podcast one week before it goes out to the public at www.patreon.com/kendoforlife.Are you a YouTube person? Subscribe and listen to the podcasts at www.YouTube/user/dojo2go.

Episode 195: How Should Adults Train Kendo at Home?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 14:15


In this episode, I am talking about how we can change this time into something beneficial for our kendo. A lot of people out there are still being very patient to fight this virus. It’s time to fix our bad habits! Let’s do it! Kendo Show with Blake Bennett 1 Kendo Show with Blake Bennett 2  […]

Episode 194: Training Kendo at Home

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 11:19


In the episode, I would like to share my thoughts on training kendo at home. This THE original. I didn’t even remove the noise. What do you think? For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast at www.kendo-podcast.com or listen to Podcast one week before it goes out to the public at www.patreon.com/kendoforlife.Are you a YouTube person? Subscribe and listen to the […]

Episode 193: Fighting COVID-19 with Kendo Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 9:32


In this episode, I am sharing my thoughts on fighting coronavirus with kendo mind. Please stay safe, healthy and strong! For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast at www.kendo-podcast.com or listen to Podcast one week before it goes out to the public at www.patreon.com/kendoforlife.Are you a YouTube person? Subscribe and listen to the podcasts at www.YouTube/user/dojo2go.

Episode 192: Two Types of Ma

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 21:41


In this episode, I want to talk about “ma”. I might have talked about this before as a part of an episode. But this time, this is the only topic I am talking about. Hope you enjoy it. For more kendo information visit at Kendo-Guide.Com and Subscribe to Kendo-Guide.Com for Updates.More Podcast at www.kendo-podcast.com or listen to Podcast one […]

Episode 191: Some Truth Needs to Be Told

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 13:45


In this episode, I would like to share my thoughts on that there are things that we should share. I think you agree with me

Episode 190: Something You Don’t Want to Know…

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 9:44


In this episode, I would like to share something you don’t want to know! I tried something I had never done all through my kendo life for the first time! I am sharing that experience in this episode. PS…Sorry about the delay. I had this in my phone for a long time but just didn’t […]

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