by David D’hose It was a memorable moment to meet again in Brussels in September 2022 for this event nicely organized by the Belgian Federation …
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by Jérémy Frandon I came to Canada to study. After graduating high school in Marseille, France, where I had lived until then, I enrolled at …
It is always a pleasure when we are called to animate a seminar and to participate in the refereeing of a tournament, especially if it …
by Eduardo Brito – NOTE: This article has more than 1600 words. This is the tl;dr version of it. Naginata, as a form of budô, …
by Jan Hrbac I was wondering a lot about the topic I should write for the ENF-Newsletter. Initially I said to myself not to touch …
Text: Marie-Luise Göbel The first and long-awaited ENF seminar since the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic was connected to great expectations. There were seven …
Ever since I was a young girl I have been fascinated by Japanese culture. If I believed in reincarnation, which I don´t, I might have …
by Rachel HM from Great Britain My heart is warm when I reflect on how the ENF has continued to grow since Great Britain joined, …
by Francis Arnold from Great Britain I remember, not long after I started Naginata many years ago, having conversations with Japanese people about how I …
While today we find it easy to divide the Japanese martial arts to “koryu” (pre- 1868 meiji restoration martial art schools) and “gendai budo” (martial …