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Greater Japan Kendo Society

大日本剣道会
categoryAssociation
calendar_month1943-03 – 1945 · Defunct
location_on Japan

Description

Wartime kendo body founded in March 1943, which absorbed the All Japan Students' Kendo Federation and was at odds with the Butokukai over administration. It did not survive the end of the war.

Founded

1943-03
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reviewsPeer-reviewed
“The Greater Japan Kendo Society (Dai-Nippon Kendōkai), established in March 1943, was another group formed by kendo enthusiasts, and the All Japan Students' Kendo Federation was absorbed into it.”
— Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

Officers (2)

  • Takano Sasaburō
    Vice-president
    1943 – 1945
    Probable
    Probable
    One authored history.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    One authored history.
    reviewsPeer-reviewed
    “Takano Sasaburō and Kimura Tokutarō were appointed as vice presidents.”
    — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info
  • Kimura Tokutarō
    Vice-president
    1943 – 1945
    Probable
    Probable
    One authored history.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    One authored history.
    reviewsPeer-reviewed
    “Takano Sasaburō and Kimura Tokutarō were appointed as vice presidents.”
    — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

Locations (1)

  • location_on Japan
    warning No sources cited

Dissolution

Defunct1945
Ceased to exist after Japan's defeat.
fact_check1 source expand_more
reviewsPeer-reviewed
“The society was at odds with the Butokukai in matters of administration, and it ceased to exist after Japan's defeat.”
— Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

Tags

kendo · wartime

Sources

reviewsPeer-reviewed
“The Greater Japan Kendo Society (Dai-Nippon Kendōkai), established in March 1943, was another group formed by kendo enthusiasts, and the All Japan Students' Kendo Federation was absorbed into it.”
— Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

Cite and reuse

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Greater Japan Kendo Society. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M3788RSRXVJN9VVP5BTZDKEX - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M3788RSRXVJN9VVP5BTZDKEX, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Greater Japan Kendo Society}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M3788RSRXVJN9VVP5BTZDKEX}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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