Yasuko Kimura Soke - Tendo Ryu Sogobujutsu [Interview Part 2/2 - EN/FR/JA]
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In that second part, we focused on Kimura Sensei’s personal career and experience of the practice of Tendo Ryu, which, in her case, stretches over a lifetime devoted to the art. We will also discuss a few difficulties, and her relation with foreign practitioners.
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--- CONTENTS ---
0:00 - Introduction
1:27 - How did you come to Naginata, and what lead you to finally become the 17th Soke of Tendo Ryu?
4:17 - What is appealing to you in Kobudo (practice)?
4:58 - Have you practiced modern Budo?
5:28 - What does Naginata represent to you, what does it bring to your life?
8:03 - You mean that you can feel what people feel? If they’re happy, tense, if there is something that bothers them…
11:03 - Naginata was used as a propaganda tool before and during was the position of the Tendo Ryu at this time?
11:59 - Being passionate about wooden weapons, and knowing the difficulties for acquiring a good Naginata, may I ask your opinion on today’s Naginata quality?
14:14 - Is teaching your main profession or do you have another occupation?
14:37 - Professionals are rare in the Kobudo world, and it doesn’t help spreading the art.
Don’t you think structures should be put in place to help with that?
15:39 - Even Atarashii Naginata competitions are non profit events, right?
16:17 - Many Kobudo see their population decreasing these days. How about Tendo Ryu?
17:04 - How do you react and what do you do to promote the art?
17:56 - What could be done to help spreading Naginata?
18:42 - So, Tendo Ryu Naginata is taught abroad?
18:58 - Two of them made the trip for tonight’s class. Non-Japanese practitioners seem really devoted to practice aren’t they?
20:08 - What would you say to foreigners who consider starting Naginata?
20:48 - Do you have a conclusion on Tendo Ryu Sogobujutsu?
--- BOOKS ---
BUDŌ Japanese Martial Arts:
Naginata. History and Practice:
Essays on Japanese Martial Traditions:
--- SOURCES ---
Denkibo Saito(Public Domain):
Statue of Tsukahara Bokuden (PD) :
Musashi vs Bokuden (PD):
Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine:
Map of Japan (PD):
Shubukan Dojo: , &
Itami City Promotional Video:
International Budo University:
Portrait of Mitamura Takeko (PD):
Ogasawara Ryu Reiho’s DVD:
Busen (PD): &
Gakko Naginata (PD): , &
Seishin Joshi Daigaku:
Japanese Cultural Successors’ Association:
Asahi Nagu - Trailer:
International Naginata Federation:
All Japan Naginata 2014:
--- CREDITS ---
Director: Jordy Delage
Editing: Jordy Delage & Nicolas Nothum
Music: “Senbazuru“ - Kevin MacLeod () CC 3.0
Narrator: Brian Kamei
Camera: Jordy Delage & Nicolas Nothum
Translation and subtitles: Adrien Becam, Eriko Hoshi, Jordy Delage, Jean-François Rauch, Michael Prime
Special thanks to: Alexander Bennett Kyoshi & Ellis Amdur
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