Encho 1 (extension) — Mizutani（水谷） wins
The third round of the men's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament took place, featuring a match between Mizutani（水谷） and Kudo（工藤）. Neither player scored a valid strike within the regulation time, leading to an encho period. In Encho 1, Mizutani scored a men strike for the winning point, securing victory at 5 minutes and 58 seconds.
Matchup
- Red Mizutani Issa（水谷 一惺） / Kofu Shogyo（甲府商業） / Yamanashi2nd year 2nd danKofu Shogyo is a 2nd-year 2nd-dan Mizutani（水谷）. They are competing as a representative of Kofu Shogyo, which won the Inter-High boys' team championship in 1957.
- White Kudo（工藤 煌大） / Seiko Gakuin（聖光学院） / Fukushima2nd year 3rd danSeiko Gakuin Kudo（工藤）, a 2nd-year 3rd-dan. He is competing as a representative of the designated training department, having placed 3rd in the 2024 Inter-High boys' team event.
Highlights
It became a tense development where neither side allowed a valid strike within the regulation time.
Steady offense and defense continued, and the match went into encho.
Mizutani（水谷） scored a men in Encho 1, settling the match at 5 minutes and 58 seconds.
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Valid strike
| # | Situation | Red and White | Players | Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Encho 1 | Red | Mizutani（水谷） | Men |
- Conclusion
- Encho 1
- Match time
- 5:58
- Winner
- Mizutani（水谷）（Red）
- Foul
- No record
Text Commentary
Commentary
剣持 翔
剣持 翔
Court 2, Match 8. Kofu Shogyo's Mizutani（水谷） vs. Seiko Gakuin's Kudo（工藤）. The highlight will be the steady offense and defense.
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
Neither side is leaving any openings, and the tension remains very high during the tachiai.
Commentary
剣持 翔
剣持 翔
Both show sharp strikes within the time limit, but no valid points are scored.
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
Neither side broke their posture, and the match developed into a cautious search for an opening.
Commentary
剣持 翔
剣持 翔
With the score remaining 0-0, the match enters encho.
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
From here, it is a battle of mental strength. The one who seizes a momentary opening will advance.
Commentary
剣持 翔
剣持 翔
Encho 1, Mizutani（水谷） stepped in! Men! Men was scored!
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
It was a splendid men. Entering encho, they decisively scored an ippon.
Commentary
剣持 翔
剣持 翔
Match time 5 minutes 58 seconds. Decided by an ippon in Encho 1.
Explanation
堂島 厳
堂島 厳
I want to praise Mizutani（水谷） for fighting tenaciously until the end and securing the win.
Commentary
剣持 翔
剣持 翔
Winner, red, Mizutani（水谷） of Kofu Shogyo! A splendid victory!
To both players
Congratulations to Mizutani（水谷）, who won with a magnificent men. I would also like to praise the fighting spirit of Kudo（工藤）, who fought tenaciously until the end. I look forward to the further growth of both players.
Kofu Shogyo（甲府商業）
- Official name
- 甲府市立甲府商業高等学校
- Reading
- Kofu Shogyo
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Kofu City (Coeducational)
- Location
- Yamanashi Prefecture, Kofu City.
- History
- Opened as Kofu Shogyo Municipal School within the Aioi training hall of Kofu Normal Higher Elementary School in 1901 (Meiji 34). Became a new system commercial high school in 1948, and became coeducational and full-time in 1951. Relocated to the current location in 1977.
- Department.
- Business Department, Information Processing Department.
- Kendo Club
- The kendo club won the boys' team event at the 1957 National High School General Sports Tournament (Inter-High). In this tournament, they will participate as the Yamanashi Prefecture representatives in all four categories: boys' team, girls' team, boys' individual, and girls' individual. The girls' individual representative is 星知波 (3rd year, 3rd dan), and the boys' individual representatives are 水谷一惺 (2nd year, 2nd dan) and 谷田部大稀 (3rd year, 3rd dan).
- Notes
- Not prefectural, but Kofu City-run. Pronounced "Kofu Shogyo".
Seiko Gakuin（聖光学院）
- Official name
- 聖光学院高等学校
- Reading
- Seiko Gakuin
- Division/Category of Establishment
- Private (coeducational). Established by the school corporation Seiko Gakuin.
- Location
- Rokkakku 3, Date City, Fukushima Prefecture (First Campus), 成田, Doi-no-uchi 10, Koori Town, Date District, Fukushima Prefecture (Second Campus)
- History
- Founded in 1962 (Showa 37) as Seiko Gakuin Industrial High School. Renamed to Seiko Gakuin High School in 1977 (Showa 52).
- School motto/philosophy
- The school motto is “To those who work with God.” The school name, 『聖光』, comes from Matthew 5:14, “You are the light of the world,” and the school provides education based on Christian principles. They have a unique educational philosophy called “80/3mind,” which posits that the three years of high school are the three years that determine one’s life.
- Department.
- General studies, engineering department.
- Kendo Club
- Designated school club for strengthening. 3rd place in the 71st Inter-High Men's Team in 2024. At the same tournament, 戸田皇聖 was selected as the Men's Outstanding Player, and 渡部楓 was selected as the Men's Outstanding Player at the 34th National High School Kendo Selection Tournament. In this tournament, they will participate as representatives of Fukushima Prefecture in the Men's Team and Men's Individual events, with 工藤煌大 player (2nd year, Sandan) and 齋藤正真 player (2nd year, Nidan) in the Men's Individual event.
- Notes
- Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama City’s Seiko Gakuin Middle and High School is a different school. Its hardball baseball club is known as a frequent participant in the Koshien tournament.
Source: 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament Official Website "Tournament Bulletin" (Match Results / Tournament Bracket)
https://inhigh.kendotaikai.jp/大会速報↗
Only facts recorded in the logs (matches, valid strikes and their order, outcomes, match duration, and presence of fouls) are listed. The play-by-play and commentary are AI-generated content.
https://inhigh.kendotaikai.jp/大会速報↗
Only facts recorded in the logs (matches, valid strikes and their order, outcomes, match duration, and presence of fouls) are listed. The play-by-play and commentary are AI-generated content.