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Posts Tagged ‘Kyoshi’
Kyoshi – last word.
Posted in Kyoshi, tagged Kyoshi on November 29, 2011 | 26 Comments »
Kyoshi Examination
Posted in Kyoshi, tagged Japanese Examinations, Kendo Kyoshi, Kyoshi on November 14, 2011 | 13 Comments »
I returned last night from my four day visit to Japan. This was a brief but enjoyable experience, having been taken excellent care of by my friend and host Itagaki- san. I managed to catch up with a few old friends and had 3 excellent keiko sessions; with Chiba-sensei at Hitotsubashi Daigaku, at the civic [...]
Kyoshi revisited
Posted in Shogo, tagged Kendo Kyoshi, Kendo Shogo, Kyoshi, Shogo on August 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
One of my early posts when I started this blog, lamented the fact that the All Japan Kendo Federation Kyoshi shogo could only be gained through a written examination in Japanese, http://wp.me/stBQt-kyoshi. Since then the wheels have slowly been turning and from November of this year the examination can be taken in English as well. [...]
Kyoshi
Posted in Kyoshi, Shogo, tagged Kendo grades, Kyoshi, Shogo on November 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I have tried to studiously avoid contentious or political posts since starting this blog, but there is one glaring anomaly in the shogo system that i feel is worth airing. Most of you know that in addition to the kyu and dan system of grading, there are three shogo grades – Renshi, Kyoshi and Hanshi. [...]
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