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First impression

Posted onMay 11, 2025May 11, 2025
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Hello Fukuoka! Hello Naginata!

Posted onMay 11, 2025May 11, 2025
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Seminar in Bolvir

Posted onMay 5, 2025May 5, 2025
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The 5th Night of Martial Arts

Posted onApril 30, 2025April 30, 2025
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Ile-de-France 2025 Championship

Posted onMarch 29, 2025March 29, 2025
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jan ken pon spring seminar

Posted onMarch 29, 2025March 31, 2025
CNK News Tournament

An organizational success

Posted onMarch 2, 2025March 2, 2025
DNAGB News Seminar Tournament

Benkei cup 2025

Posted onMarch 1, 2025March 4, 2025
EENF News

10%

Posted onJanuary 31, 2025January 31, 2025
CIK News Seminar

A GREAT SHIAI SEMINAR WITH LOÏC DELALANDE

Posted onJanuary 31, 2025January 31, 2025
CIK News Seminar

Seminar in Napoli

Posted onJanuary 31, 2025January 31, 2025
Newsletter Seminar

Naginata family: One reason to fight for

Posted onNovember 30, 2024November 30, 2024
ENF Member News IRNA News Newsletter

Incredible trip to Japan or happy-happy-happy

Posted onNovember 30, 2024November 30, 2024
Newsletter Official ENF Seminar

Indian Summer Naginata Seminar

Posted onOctober 30, 2024October 30, 2024
EENF News Seminar

Interview with the V̶a̶m̶p̶i̶r̶e̶s̶ Naginatakas

Posted onOctober 30, 2024October 31, 2024
DNAGB News Newsletter Official ENF Tournament

Inazuma Tournament 2024

Posted onOctober 30, 2024October 30, 2024
News

World Championships (but it’s Kendo, not Naginata)

Posted onAugust 1, 2024August 1, 2024
CNK News Uncategorized

Japan expo in Paris 2024

Posted onAugust 1, 2024August 2, 2024
ABNF News Newsletter Seminar Tournament

8 th World Naginata Championship

Posted onAugust 1, 2024August 1, 2024
News Newsletter Seminar Tournament

The 8th World Naginata Championships

Posted onJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024
APNAGI News Seminar Tournament

Seminar, National championship and Open cup in Braga

Posted onJuly 18, 2024July 18, 2024
Newsletter Seminar

My First European Seminar

Posted onJuly 1, 2024July 1, 2024
ISRNF News Newsletter Seminar

Astana naginata

Posted onMay 31, 2024May 31, 2024
CNK News Newsletter Tournament

French National Championships 2024

Posted onMay 31, 2024May 31, 2024
ABNF News Newsletter Seminar

A seminar lead by Belgian senseis

Posted onMay 31, 2024May 31, 2024
CIK News Newsletter Seminar

Naginata spring seminar in Italy

Posted onMay 1, 2024May 1, 2024
News Newsletter Seminar Tournament

ECNF Supernatural Seminar

Posted onApril 30, 2024May 1, 2024
News Newsletter Uncategorized

Hello from Kazakhstan

Posted onApril 18, 2024April 18, 2024
Newsletter NNR News Seminar

Netherlands Spring Seminar

Posted onMarch 30, 2024March 30, 2024
CNK News Tournament

IDF Championship

Posted onMarch 17, 2024March 17, 2024
EENF News Newsletter Seminar

A seminar dedicated to shiai technique

Posted onFebruary 29, 2024February 29, 2024
Newsletter Uncategorized

Naginata in Taiwan

Posted onFebruary 29, 2024February 29, 2024
BNA News Newsletter

What is a Tasting Menu ? What is a Tasters Session

Posted onJanuary 26, 2024January 26, 2024
DNAGB News Newsletter Tournament

Inazuma-Tournament 2023

Posted onDecember 30, 2023December 30, 2023
IRNA News Newsletter Tournament

Christmas tournament report

Posted onDecember 30, 2023December 30, 2023
EENF News Newsletter Seminar

Main question

Posted onDecember 29, 2023December 29, 2023
ISRNF News Newsletter Uncategorized

Naginata Physiology part 2

Posted onNovember 27, 2023November 27, 2023
Newsletter Seminar SKF News

Sweden October seminar with Yasui sensei

Posted onOctober 31, 2023October 31, 2023
ISRNF News Newsletter

Naginata Physiology

Posted onOctober 22, 2023October 22, 2023
CIK News Official ENF Seminar Tournament

13th ENC in Italy 2023

Posted onSeptember 30, 2023September 30, 2023
IRNA News Seminar

Naginata in Москва

Posted onSeptember 1, 2023September 1, 2023
Seminar Uncategorized

The Swiss have something to celebrate!

Posted onAugust 27, 2023August 27, 2023
Official ENF Seminar

Shinpan Seminar

Posted onJuly 14, 2023July 14, 2023
APNAGI News Tournament

A weekend full of new experiences in Braga!

Posted onJune 30, 2023June 30, 2023
Uncategorized

Always inspiring to visit Japan

Posted onJune 16, 2023June 16, 2023
CNK News Tournament

France National Championship

Posted onMay 28, 2023May 28, 2023
ENF Member in Japan NNR News Uncategorized

Report about my trip to Japan for the Renshi exam

Posted onMay 18, 2023May 18, 2023
Uncategorized

Naginata in Noh

Posted onMay 5, 2023May 5, 2023
DNAGB News Seminar Tournament

German Championship 2023

Posted onApril 30, 2023April 30, 2023
CIK News Seminar

NAGINATA SEMINAR IN FLORENCE WITH SUMI KAORU SENSEI

Posted onApril 30, 2023April 30, 2023
SKF News Tournament

Swedish Championship 2023

Posted onApril 18, 2023April 18, 2023
ENF Member in Japan SNF News

A Swiss between Kyushu and Shikoku

Posted onApril 15, 2023April 16, 2023
NNR News Seminar

Seminar with Narita sensei in Netherlands

Posted onApril 13, 2023April 16, 2023
CNK News Seminar

Naginata susurros

Posted onApril 13, 2023April 16, 2023
Seminar Tournament

ENC Taikai 2023 – NYC

Posted onApril 7, 2023April 16, 2023
DNAGB News Tournament

Benkei cup 2023

Posted onMarch 31, 2023April 16, 2023
DNAGB News Seminar

A weekend full of experience

Posted onMarch 30, 2023April 16, 2023
CIK News Seminar

Naginata Eng

Posted onMarch 25, 2023April 16, 2023
ENF Member in Japan ISRNF News

Training methodology

Posted onFebruary 25, 2023April 16, 2023
ENF Member in Japan ISRNF News

Yondan examination

Posted onFebruary 25, 2023April 16, 2023
CNK News

Small samurai will become great

Posted onFebruary 1, 2023April 16, 2023
ABNF News, News, Newsletter

The 5th Night of Martial Arts

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 David D'hose, President of ENF
Posted onApril 30, 2025April 30, 2025
CNK News, Newsletter, Tournament

Ile-de-France 2025 Championship

Posted onMarch 29, 2025March 29, 2025

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 …

Newsletter, NNR News, Seminar

jan ken pon spring seminar

Posted onMarch 29, 2025March 31, 2025

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 …

CNK News, Tournament

An organizational success

Posted onMarch 2, 2025March 2, 2025

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 …

DNAGB News, Seminar, Tournament

Benkei cup 2025

Posted onMarch 1, 2025March 4, 2025

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 …

EENF News

10%

Posted onJanuary 31, 2025January 31, 2025

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 …

CIK News, Seminar

A GREAT SHIAI SEMINAR WITH LOÏC DELALANDE

Posted onJanuary 31, 2025January 31, 2025

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 …

CIK News, Seminar

Seminar in Napoli

Posted onJanuary 31, 2025January 31, 2025

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 …

Newsletter, Seminar

Naginata family: One reason to fight for

Posted onNovember 30, 2024November 30, 2024

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 …

ENF Member News, IRNA News, Newsletter

Incredible trip to Japan or happy-happy-happy

Posted onNovember 30, 2024November 30, 2024

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 …

Newsletter, Official ENF, Seminar

Indian Summer Naginata Seminar

Posted onOctober 30, 2024October 30, 2024

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 …

EENF News, Seminar

Interview with the V̶a̶m̶p̶i̶r̶e̶s̶ Naginatakas

Posted onOctober 30, 2024October 31, 2024

( Warning! This is a joke title, the article is called this way only because Halloween is coming soon 🙂 ) Aleksandra: We try to …

DNAGB News, Newsletter, Official ENF, Tournament

Inazuma Tournament 2024

Posted onOctober 30, 2024October 30, 2024

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, …

News

World Championships (but it’s Kendo, not Naginata)

Posted onAugust 1, 2024August 1, 2024

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 …

CNK News, Uncategorized

Japan expo in Paris 2024

Posted onAugust 1, 2024August 2, 2024

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 : …

ABNF News, Newsletter, Seminar, Tournament

8 th World Naginata Championship

Posted onAugust 1, 2024August 1, 2024

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 …

News, Newsletter, Seminar, Tournament

The 8th World Naginata Championships

Posted onJuly 31, 2024July 31, 2024

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 …

APNAGI News, Seminar, Tournament

Seminar, National championship and Open cup in Braga

Posted onJuly 18, 2024July 18, 2024

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 …

Newsletter, Seminar

My First European Seminar

Posted onJuly 1, 2024July 1, 2024

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, …

ISRNF News, Newsletter, Seminar

Astana naginata

Posted onMay 31, 2024May 31, 2024

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 …

CNK News, Newsletter, Tournament

French National Championships 2024

Posted onMay 31, 2024May 31, 2024

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 …

ABNF News, Newsletter, Seminar

A seminar lead by Belgian senseis

Posted onMay 31, 2024May 31, 2024

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 …

CIK News, Newsletter, Seminar

Naginata spring seminar in Italy

Posted onMay 1, 2024May 1, 2024

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 …

News, Newsletter, Seminar, Tournament

ECNF Supernatural Seminar

Posted onApril 30, 2024May 1, 2024

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 …

News, Newsletter, Uncategorized

Hello from Kazakhstan

Posted onApril 18, 2024April 18, 2024

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 …

Newsletter, NNR News, Seminar

Netherlands Spring Seminar

Posted onMarch 30, 2024March 30, 2024

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 …

CNK News, Tournament

IDF Championship

Posted onMarch 17, 2024March 17, 2024

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 …

EENF News, Newsletter, Seminar

A seminar dedicated to shiai technique

Posted onFebruary 29, 2024February 29, 2024

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 …

Newsletter, Uncategorized

Naginata in Taiwan

Posted onFebruary 29, 2024February 29, 2024

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 …

BNA News, Newsletter

What is a Tasting Menu ? What is a Tasters Session

Posted onJanuary 26, 2024January 26, 2024

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 …

DNAGB News, Newsletter, Tournament

Inazuma-Tournament 2023

Posted onDecember 30, 2023December 30, 2023

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 …

IRNA News, Newsletter, Tournament

Christmas tournament report

Posted onDecember 30, 2023December 30, 2023

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 …

EENF News, Newsletter, Seminar

Main question

Posted onDecember 29, 2023December 29, 2023

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 …

ISRNF News, Newsletter, Uncategorized

Naginata Physiology part 2

Posted onNovember 27, 2023November 27, 2023

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 …

Newsletter, Seminar, SKF News

Sweden October seminar with Yasui sensei

Posted onOctober 31, 2023October 31, 2023

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 …

ISRNF News, Newsletter

Naginata Physiology

Posted onOctober 22, 2023October 22, 2023

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 …

CIK News, Official ENF, Seminar, Tournament

13th ENC in Italy 2023

Posted onSeptember 30, 2023September 30, 2023

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 …

IRNA News, Seminar

Naginata in Москва

Posted onSeptember 1, 2023September 1, 2023

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 …

Seminar, Uncategorized

The Swiss have something to celebrate!

Posted onAugust 27, 2023August 27, 2023

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 …

Official ENF, Seminar

Shinpan Seminar

Posted onJuly 14, 2023July 14, 2023

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. …

APNAGI News, Tournament

A weekend full of new experiences in Braga!

Posted onJune 30, 2023June 30, 2023

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 …

Uncategorized

Always inspiring to visit Japan

Posted onJune 16, 2023June 16, 2023

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 …

CNK News, Tournament

France National Championship

Posted onMay 28, 2023May 28, 2023

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 …

ENF Member in Japan, NNR News, Uncategorized

Report about my trip to Japan for the Renshi exam

Posted onMay 18, 2023May 18, 2023

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 …

Uncategorized

Naginata in Noh

Posted onMay 5, 2023May 5, 2023

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 …

DNAGB News, Seminar, Tournament

German Championship 2023

Posted onApril 30, 2023April 30, 2023

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 …

CIK News, Seminar

NAGINATA SEMINAR IN FLORENCE WITH SUMI KAORU SENSEI

Posted onApril 30, 2023April 30, 2023

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 …

SKF News, Tournament

Swedish Championship 2023

Posted onApril 18, 2023April 18, 2023

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 …

ENF Member in Japan, SNF News

A Swiss between Kyushu and Shikoku

Posted onApril 15, 2023April 16, 2023

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 …

NNR News, Seminar

Seminar with Narita sensei in Netherlands

Posted onApril 13, 2023April 16, 2023

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, …

CNK News, Seminar

Naginata susurros

Posted onApril 13, 2023April 16, 2023

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, …

Seminar, Tournament

ENC Taikai 2023 – NYC

Posted onApril 7, 2023April 16, 2023

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. …

DNAGB News, Tournament

Benkei cup 2023

Posted onMarch 31, 2023April 16, 2023

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 …

DNAGB News, Seminar

A weekend full of experience

Posted onMarch 30, 2023April 16, 2023

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 …

CIK News, Seminar

Naginata Eng

Posted onMarch 25, 2023April 16, 2023

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 …

ENF Member in Japan, ISRNF News

Training methodology

Posted onFebruary 25, 2023April 16, 2023

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 …

ENF Member in Japan, ISRNF News

Yondan examination

Posted onFebruary 25, 2023April 16, 2023

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, …

CNK News

Small samurai will become great

Posted onFebruary 1, 2023April 16, 2023

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 …

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