In February 2020 the Netherlands registered their first corona patient. In March 2020 the Netherlands went into the first lockdown. On March 16th our first …
When I learnt Estonia had recently joined the Naginata congregation, I was very happy to hear about it. This immediately triggered fond memories of how …
In Japan, everybody knows. That day, disaster struck Japan threefold and the nation stood still. I also remember that day. When I heard about the …
The current pandemic has made conventional naginata practice impossible in many places over most of the last months. Even outdoor practice for groups was prohibited …
We keep on practicing, no matter if that’s in online training sessions or in Naginata-theory lessons
Unfortunately, no regular Naginata training is possible in Germany at the moment. And so we need a good head for improvisation. That’s why some naginata-ka …
We are living in turbulent times. The pandemic and its counter measurers are causing us to be apart.The world around is getting harder while people …
The ENF bases its technical criteria for passing Dan grades on the criteria of the INF, which itself bases its criteria for passing grades on …
The beginning of Atarashii Naginata in Estonia can be considered as the year 2017, when the teaching of this beautiful martial art began. There was …
Most of us are confined home because of this pandemia. You all have different way to distract beside home work. Unfortunately it is not easy …
Dear Naginata friends, Currently I am writing to you from the couch while with a melancholic mind. I think of wanting to return to the …
On February 8th and 9th France organized the Tokunaga Cup, the Jacques Mercier Cup and the Simone Charton Cup. As every year these events were …
In the minutes of the INF General Assembly of 2019 the following was written: “JPN representatives reminds that the AJNF has a fund (Ikeshima Fund) …
Every now and then, I hear a sentence which sounds about the following “Naginata is cool, but I don’t feel like competing. I just want …
I wanted to write this little note in order to try to clarify the vision we have about Naginata’s Federations as you are actually part …
The 2019 ENF seminar took place in Braga, Portugal under the direction of Imaura sensei with the help of our technical director. It was the …
Training has restarted in many dojos but with some hygiene conditions. Some of you have asked us advices about it. This little article is going …
by Eduardo Brito At the end of the article you will find a chronological listing of pictures of several key moments of Naginata in Portugal. …