Interviews

While some Dojo are still closed due to Covid-19 Pandemic, others around Europe are gradually going back to their activities, adapting to the new reality, whilst following guidelines to ensure the safety of members. In this interview we get to know a little bit more about how Zanshin Madrid, in Spain, is getting back to practice.

Continuing our series of interviews with Dojo that are restarting their activities, this week we bring you some news from Portugal.

This week we bring you some news from Prague about how their classes are running at the moment and how they are dealing with Czech Republic's Covid-19 guidelines.

Other Martial Arts are also restarting their activities. This week, we get to know a little bit more about how Iaido practice is taking place in the Roshukai Kensaki Dojo, from Glasgow.

New lockdown measures are coming into force around Europe, but there are some countries that are still able carry on with their sports activities. This week, we get to know more about how things are going in Poland.

Today we share the story of a brand new Dojo that only had 3 classes before a lockdown was put into place. Let’s see how the Roninkai was doing before new restrictions were put into place.

Baz Straughan (6th Dan) and James Ogle (5th Dan) talk about their experiences organising Kendo Online Sessions and the challenges they’ve faced.

This week, we spoke about with Chris Bowden, GB Team Member, about his experiences learning Kendo, participating on tournaments and exams in Korea.