by Loïc Delalande I knew what awaited me there, having already gone through the Godan exam experience. A long journey across Japan, often traveling alone, …
by Jeremy Chevaux On may 17th and 18th took place the national French tournament, in Rocquencourt. This year has been quite special, as the event …
by Nadja Lutzwiller Once again I had the opportunity to take part in the inter-weapon kendo/naginata workshop led by David D’hose senseï and accompanied by …
by Joe Hafner A month ago, my temporary life in Japan began. At the beginning of April, I left the peaceful canton of Schaffhausen and …
By Dominique Pouchard Bolvir, it is a bucolic setting where the green of the lower Cerdagne valley and the immaculate white of the peaks, still …
by David D’hose Belgian naginata has been invited to take part in the 5th Night of Martial Arts or NAMT in Lièges on April 19, …
By Héloïse Tan On March 22nd and 23rd, the second edition of the Ile-de-France Championship was held in Maisons-Alfort, in the suburbs of Paris. Following …
by David D’hose Like every year, the Netherlands organized their annual spring seminar in Rotterdam on March 22 and 23. Senseis Imaura Chinobu, Kyoshi, and …
by Loic Vargoz On February 8 and 9, the Nanterre gymnasium hosted a Naginata competition on a remarkable scale in France. With 46 participants from …
Romane 6th kyu : I’m extremely happy with this weekend in Germany. It’s so nice to be able to meet people who share the same …
Nobody remembers when and why, but one day we decided that let the Naginata’s birthday in Estonia be in January. It is very symbolic to …
by Daniela Moroncelli During the weekend from 17th to 19th of January Italy was honored to host a beautiful seminar leaded by Loïc Delalande, Godan …
By Stefano Carlini On January 17th, 18th and 19th the fifth appointment of Parthenope took place, a kendo and naginata practice project in friendship. after …
by José Antonio Delgado Hernández On Friday 23 November at 7 o’clock in the morning, the neighbours of the small village where I live east …
by Daria Litunenko Some things are simpler than they look. But you have to take the first step. And we did it! Andrew Bragin managed …
by David D’hose At the end of October, I had the honor of being invited by the Canadian Naginata Federation to lead their annual seminar …
( Warning! This is a joke title, the article is called this way only because Halloween is coming soon 🙂 ) Aleksandra: We try to …
by Jonas Stock On the weekend of October 5th and 6th, the annual Inazuma Tournament took place once again in Mainz, Germany. For those unfamiliar, …
by Eduardo Brito I was asked by our General Secretary to write about my participation in the World Kendo Championships, representing Portugal. I thought it …
by Alexandre Cyprien-Scerri While the 8th World Naginata Championship was going on in Boulder, Colorado, a very different event was taking place in Paris : …
by Thomas Vandenkerckhoven This summer, the 8th World Naginata Championship was held in Boulder, marking the second time I participated in this prestigious event. The …
by Rebecca Pomeroy (USA) The 8th World Naginata Championships were held this July at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The campus is situated at the …
by Sabrina Semiao While many of you are still reeling from the excitement of the World Championships and the INF seminar in Boulder, I’m thinking …
by Gabriel Poujol Hello all, I’m Gabriel Poujol, and I’m currently a visiting Canadian naginata player currently on exchange in Germany. While practicing in Germany, …
by Daria Litunenko I think many have already heard that another new naginata community has appeared, this time in Kazakhstan. I had a long weekend …
By Héloïse Tan The French National Championships 2024 were held on May 25th and 26th. The anticipation was palpable for many participants, including Alexandra Honnorat …
by David D’hose The adventure starts as early as Friday, because even though the seminar was supposed to begin on Saturday, our Belgian friends’ training …
by Daniela Moroncelli On the 21 of April we had a special event in Italy for our Naginata practice, it was the very first time …
by David D’hose This year’s ECNF seminar got off to a supernatural start for the practitioners, who saw the petals of sakura trees fall thanks …
by Adil Tleubayev Abstract. I traveled 5200 km, 10 hours of flight, trained for 2 weeks in different dojos in Europe and still did not …
By Charlotte Wang We had an amazing Spring Seminar on 23rd and 24th March 2024 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands! With Imaura sensei and Kinoshita …
by Emmanuel Dayre On March 3rd, the French Naginata Federation hold its first regional championship in Ile- de-France (parisien region) in Maisons Alfort. This first …
by Aleksandra Kivisalu First impressions never happen twice. We move forward intuitively, here in Estonia, and we try different methods. If we stand still, this …
by Simon Bruins This month, I visited Taiwan for the second time. The main purpose of my trip was to visit my girlfriend’s family for …
Fellow European Naginata dojo and players, we are sharing our thoughts and experiences on running an open free (no cost) beginners session, our first since …
by Martin In which cases is a hit a valid point? How should I move in- and outside the shiaijo as a referee? How to …
by Andrew Bragin, Kaminarikan dojo, Moscow (IRNA) Now, where to begin? The first post-COVID naginata tournament in our country is over. There is much to …
by Aleksandra Kivisalu it’s Estonia here again. And of course, again there is winter. We have already established a tradition of holding winter seminars, because …
by Gur Nedzvetsky, 3rd year student of Physical Education (BA). Fat – why we don’t lose much body fat even though some of us practice …
by Kirsi Höglund On Thursday October 16, Yasui sensei arrived in Sweden after a 22-hour flight from Japan. Once in Uppsala, after a nice lunch …
By Gur Nedzvetsky, 3rd year student of Physical Education (BA). Are your students expending enough energy during practice? In modern times, it is usual to …
It is in Modena that the CIK, in collaboration with the European Naginata Federation, organized the 13th European Naginata Championships this year. So, in early …
by Daria Litunenko, On the last weekend of August, a traditional naginata seminar was held in Moscow, organizedby the kendo and naginata club Kaminarikan.I think …
by Joe Hafner WEMAC Schaffhausen is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. For this occasion, the members of WEMAC Schaffhausen organized a two-day event featuring …
by David D’hose As the European Championships approached, François Dermine, our technical director, proposed a shinpan training workshop in Brussels at the beginning of July. …
by Conny Izquierdo When I saw the invitation issued by the Associação Portuguesa de Naginata (the Portuguese Naginata Federation) for a Seminar, Kyû Examinations and …
By Jeremy Chevaux From May 18 to 28, 2023, I had the chance to return to Japan for the third time in my life. This …
by Jeremy Chevaux For once, I wake up before the alarm that was supposed to wake me. It’s still early, but a long journey awaits …
By Mark Berghaan The last time I visited Japan was in 2019. That last time I had gone to join the Renshi exam that is …
I had the chance to discover another aspect of our beautiful martial art during an initiation organized in Brussels on Friday, March 23rd by MAJ …
By Jonas Stock This years German Championship was a first in a few regards: First of all it was the first time the Dojo of …
by Daniela Moroncelli From 15th to 16th of April Italy was honoured to host the Naginata seminar with Sumi Kaoru sensei in Florence. It was …
bys Sophia Judkins Stockholm hosted the Swedish naginata championship April 1st in Sundbyberg this year. The two naginata clubs, FSKA and KFUM Uppsala Naginata, were …
By Joe Hafner It’s day 14 of my travels in Japan. I left Kyushu behind the day before, taking the train from Beppu via Okayama …
by Sabrina Semião Once upon a time there was a Naginata seminar in the Netherlands… Some of you (very few to be honest) know it, …
By Loic Delalande Whispers, barely audible words, can still be heard coming from the nearby locker roomby the newcomers.In the half-light of the training room, …
by Tyl Dermine In early spring 2023 I was visiting Ellery sensei as well as teaching and refereeing at the East Coast Naginata Federation Taikai. …
By Dylan Vellut It is after a torrential rain, 4 train connections, 4h30 of travel and 2 sudokus on the back of a newspaper to …
by Ines Klose Naginataka from all dojos of the DNagB (German Naginata Federation/Organization) had been there: in mid-March, they met at a seminar in Berlin …
By Stefano Carlini Naples is a very special Italian city. Founded by the Greeks 2,500 years ago, for centuries it has been the capital of …
While we all love practicing naginata, for the vast majority of us it is a recreational sport. Most of us have a limited professional sportive …
A few days ago, I have returned from one of the most exciting trips I had in the recent years. In the 29th of January, …
It is in Nanterre that was held the weekend of January 21 and 22 the different tournaments of the Tokunaga, Jacques Mercier and Simone Charton …