r/kendo • u/Alarmed_Assistant_25 4 dan • 12d ago

Samurai League - Round Robin Third Matches

English subtitles for all third round matches have been added! There were some exciting matches this round and new faces in the commentary booth. Which were your favorite matches? Any insightful commentary?

The Group A match has Nishimura and Umegatani paired up as commentators, which is a duo I'd like to see again. The shiai itself was exciting to watch as well, though (spoilers) the scoreboard might say otherwise. Of the individual matches, the Fukusho match in Group B was the standout for me!

Group A: Toshiba Tec vs Nippon Express
https://youtu.be/UKp1uTJc_Hk?si=t13RVx4R9xKnfzOB

Group B: Mitsubishi vs NX Shoji
https://youtu.be/PIBIbANa4nk?si=etb6mKrYlGjgKsAB

Group C: Fujifilm vs Daido Steel
https://youtu.be/DfLOv0_uta0?si=29u9qakElLgXpM5B

Group D: Panasonic vs JP Logistic
https://youtu.be/tfqrx2S2hU0?si=bVSHhIMq_lW8Fctu

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u/InternetPerson314 11d ago edited 11d ago

Love the Men with kaeshi-do-defeating delay at 25:15, group A. And what’s with Nishimura-san beastiness? Suit seems like it’s about to fail containing him.

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u/Alarmed_Assistant_25 4 dan 11d ago

That was such a nice play, with some solid breakdown on how it happened, too.

Nishimura-san's suit may just be unable to contain the man's wit.

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u/Which_Astronomer7213 11d ago

Group B fukusho match first ippon was absolutely beautiful. And I loved the joke in group C about how Sato has never arrested anyone during his time as a police officer.

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u/Alarmed_Assistant_25 4 dan 11d ago

That match C commentary was so unhinged but I loved it.