World Kendo Championship

Last updated
World Kendo Championships
Venue Forum di Milano
Location Milan, Italy
DatesJuly 4th - 7th 2024
Champions
Current Individual Champions
MenKeita Hoshiko Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
WomenMihiro Kondo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)

The World Kendo Championship is an international kendo competition contested by the member nations of the International Kendo Federation (FIK). The championships have been conducted every three years since the inception in 1970. The host of the tournament usually rotates in order through the three FIK administrative regions of Asia, the Americas and Europe (the canceled 2021 tournament and the 2024 tournament were both in Europe).

Contents

The competition is divided into four divisions: Men's Individual, Women's Individual, Men's Team, Women's Team. Team matches are individual matches between five members from each team where each member competes in 1 round.

Until 2006, Japan had never lost a championship in any of the four divisions, when the Japanese men's team lost to the USA in the semi-final, with South Korea winning in the final. [1] Previously other teams had come close, such as South Korea (1997, 2003) and Canada (2000). In the individual divisions, South Koreans are appearing more often in the semi-finals and final.

There is an opinion in Japan that this tournament is not of the same caliber as the All Japan Kendo Championship or the All Japan Police Kendo Championship. The argument being that there is a distinct qualitative difference in the playing level and style of nationalities where Japanese people lived or immigrated to before WW2, and countries that began practicing Kendo post-war. Another opinion is that the level of non-Japanese referees is not of high enough caliber for matches to be judged fairly. In order to offset this, mandatory international referee seminars are organized by the International Kendo Federation with high-ranking Japanese Kendo officials as lecturers.[ citation needed ]

On 4 September 2020, FIK postponed the 18th championships (18WKC), originally scheduled for May 2021, to a later date, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then cancelled on 20 February 2021 [2]

The 19th World Kendo Championships (19WKC) was held in Milan, Italy from 4-7 July 2024. [3] [4] A Kendo practitioner from Taiwan competed for the Chinese team causing controversies regarding his qualifications and citizenship. [5]

Men's

Team

The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the Men's Team Division.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 170118
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 111315
3Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 02911
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0257
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0257
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0167
7Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 0022
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0022
9Flag of France.svg  France 0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0011
Flag of Okinawa Prefecture.svg  Okinawa 0011
Totals (11 entries)18183672

Individual

YearFinalThird PlaceTop Eight
WinnerRunner-up
1970M. Kobayashi, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T. Toda, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T. Yaniguchi, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T. Ota, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1973T. Sakuragi, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan H. Yano, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T. Fujita, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan J.R. Rhee, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea
1976E. Yokoo, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Ono, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Hosoda, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan C. Wu, Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Kawase, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Arima, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sato, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ito, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1979H. Yamada, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Furukawa, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan H. Aikawa, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Terada, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Kim, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea S. Nakauchi, Flag of the United States.svg  USA S. Suzuki, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Koh, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea
1982M. Makita, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T. Kosaka, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan W. Okajima, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan H. Yasugahira, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan J.W. Lee, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea R. Kaneshiro, Flag of the United States.svg  USA H.G. Jang, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea M. Grivas, Flag of the United States.svg  USA
1985K. Koda, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan H. Ogawa, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan J.C. Park, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea K.N. Kim, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea Johnson, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Komatsu, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Umeyama, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ujiie, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1988I. Okido, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan A. Hayashi, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan H. Sakata, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K.N. Kim, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea J.H. Lee, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea M. Ishizuka, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan J.K. Kim, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea R. Kishikawa, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1991S. Muto, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan H. Sakata, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan M. Yamamoto, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Shimizu, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan E. Ohara, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C.S. Oh, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea W. Huh, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea M. Miyazaki, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1994H. Takahashi, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Takei, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Hirano, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan N. Eiga, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Y.C. Park, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea T. Davidson, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Y. Okamoto, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T. Nabeyama, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1997M. Miyazaki, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan F. Miyazaki, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T. Ishida, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S.S. Park, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea J.S. Yang, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea Y.Y. Liu, Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan T. Terachi, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan J.P. Labru, Flag of France.svg  France
2000N. Eiga, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Takenaka, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T. Someya, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S.S. Hong, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea S. Asaoka, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C. Yang, Flag of the United States.svg  USA H. Hirata, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan C.Y. Kim, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea
2003H. Sato, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan H. Iwasa, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan M. Sato, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Lim, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea M. Salonen, Flag of Finland.svg  Finland K. Ando, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan C. Yang, Flag of the United States.svg  USA S.S. Park, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea
2006M. Hojo, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T. Tanaka, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Kang, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea G. Oh, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea S. Kamata, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada C. Cheng, Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan S. Harada, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan G. Sicart, Flag of France.svg  France
2009S. Teramoto, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan B. Park, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea K. Lee, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea C. Choi, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea K. Smith, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia D. Wako, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan T. Furusawa, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan J. Brown, Flag of the United States.svg  USA
2012S. Takanabe, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan W. Kim, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea T. Kim, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea K. Furukawa, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan J. Bertout, Flag of France.svg  France T.A. Hoang, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada K. Hatakenaka, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan C. Tange, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2015T. Amishiro, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Y. Takenouchi, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan M. Jang, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea H. Nishimura, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan J. Bertout, Flag of France.svg  France K. Bosak, Flag of Poland.svg  Poland R. Murase, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan J. Jo, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea
2018S. Ando, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan J. Jo, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea B. Park, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea Y. Takenouchi, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Y. Katsumi, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan C. Takayama, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil J. Hatakeyama, Flag of the United States.svg  USA M. Jang, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea
2024K. Hoshiko, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Matsuzaki, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Ohira, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Kimura, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan A. Kishikawa, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia K. Rukas, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain J. Wright, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain J. Williams, Flag of the United States.svg  USA

Women's

Team

The following is a summary of medals acquired by country for the Women's Team Division. (5-person team)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7007
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0606
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0134
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0044
5Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 0033
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0022
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0022
8Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0011
Totals (8 entries)771529

Individual

YearFinalThird PlaceTop Eight
WinnerRunner-up
1997M. Kimura, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Mogi, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan W. Nakano, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada H.J. Cho, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea S. Konishi, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil I. Benkman, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany P. Sato, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil S. Kondo, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2000T. Kawano, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Baba, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan H. Yano, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Asahina, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Konishi, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil E.H. Kwon, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea M. Korogi, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan H.H. Cho, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea
2003K. Baba, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Y. Tsubota, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Asahina, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Okada, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan N. Soulas, Flag of France.svg  France M. Onaka, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Y.J. Park, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea C. Shinzato, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2006S. Sugimoto, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Komuro, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan E. Inagaki, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan M. Shimokawa, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan M. Hayashi, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada A. Byeon, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea A. Sipos, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Y. Park, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea
2009Y. Takami, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Shojima, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan C. Shinzato, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan E. Takashina, Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil M. Livolsi, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Y. Lee, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea M. Hamanaka, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada M. Raitanen, Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2012S. Sakuma, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Kurokawa, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Shodai, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Kawagoe, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Park, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea S. Tamura, Flag of the United States.svg  USA K. Jeon, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea H. Yu, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea
2015M. Matsumoto, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Y.Y. Hu, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea B.K. Won, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea Y. Takami, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan S. Woude, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands M. Kawagoe, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan F. Smout, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands H. Yamada, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2018M. Matsumoto, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan M. Yamamoto, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan M. Senoo, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan M. Fujimoto, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan A. Akyla, Flag of Greece.svg  Greece H. Lee, Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea N. Chun, Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii S. Woude, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2024M. Kondo, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan M. Suenaga, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan M. Sato, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan M. Senoo, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan K. Kishikawa, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia B. Park, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada M. Fisher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain K. Tada, Flag of the United States.svg  USA

Hosts

The following is a list of the host countries of the World Kendo Championships.

NumberYearLocation
1st1970Flag of Japan.svg  Japan, Tokyo
2nd1973Flag of the United States.svg  United States, Los Angeles
3rd1976Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom, Flag of England.svg  England, Milton Keynes
4th1979Flag of Japan.svg  Japan, Sapporo
5th1982Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil, São Paulo
6th1985Flag of France.svg  France, Paris
7th1988Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea, Seoul
8th1991Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada, Toronto
9th1994Flag of France.svg  France, Paris
10th1997Flag of Japan.svg  Japan, Kyoto
11th2000Flag of the United States.svg  United States, Santa Clara
12th2003Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom, Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland, Glasgow
13th2006Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan, Taipei
14th2009Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil, São Paulo
15th2012Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, Novara
16th2015Flag of Japan.svg  Japan, Tokyo
17th2018Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea, Incheon
18th2021Flag of France.svg  France, Paris. Cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
19th2024Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, Milan
20th2027Flag of Japan.svg  Japan, Tokyo

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