Men's Individual Semifinals Court 3 Section2Match

Encho 1 (extension) — Umaki（馬木） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The men's individual semifinals of the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship were held, and Umaki（馬木） defeated Miura（三浦）. Neither player scored a valid strike within the regulation time, leading to a 0-0 score and encho. Umaki scored a men strike in Encho 1 to secure the winning point, settling the match at a time of 4 minutes and 44 seconds.

Matchup

Red Miura（三浦歩） / Akita Sho（秋田商） / Akita3rd Year 3rd dan
Akitashogyo A 3rd-year sandan, Miura（三浦）. This season, they are competing as a core member of a powerhouse school that won the Kaiseiki Tohoku Tournament and the men's team title at the Koryo Cup National Selection Kendo Tournament.
White Umaki Taketora（馬木洸虎） / Nitta（新田） / Ehime3rd Year 3rd dan
Nitta is a 3rd-year sandan Umaki（馬木）. After winning the team championship at the Shikoku High School Kendo Championship, they won the Ehime Prefecture qualifiers and competed in the Inter-High.

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 was carried over into encho.

Umaki（馬木） scored a men in encho, ending the match at 4 minutes and 44 seconds.

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Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Encho 1	White	Umaki（馬木）	Men

Conclusion: Encho 1
Match time: 4:44
Winner: Umaki（馬木）（White）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

The 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Championship, Men's Individual Semifinals. Court 3, Match 2.

Explanation
堂島厳

The focus is on Akitashogyo's Miura（三浦） and Nitta's Umaki（馬木）. A very steady offensive and defensive battle is expected.

Commentary
剣持翔

Red, Miura（三浦） of Akitashogyo. White, Umaki（馬木） of Nitta. Both are carefully gauging each other's distance.

Explanation
堂島厳

Neither side is breaking. It continues to be a very tense development with no openings.

Commentary
剣持翔

A fierce exchange of attacks takes place within the time limit, but no valid strike is scored.

Explanation
堂島厳

Neither side would give an inch, resulting in a truly solid exchange of strikes.

Commentary
剣持翔

With the score remaining 0-0, the match enters encho.

Explanation
堂島厳

From here on, it is a battle of mental strength. A single moment of weakness will determine the outcome.

Commentary
剣持翔

Encho 1, white's Umaki（馬木） stepped in sharply!

Explanation
堂島厳

It's in!

Commentary
剣持翔

Men! Umaki（馬木）, Men is scored!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a perfect men. This ippon became the winning point.

Commentary
剣持翔

Match time 4 minutes 44 seconds. Decided by an ippon in Encho 1.

Explanation
堂島厳

It is a victory for Umaki（馬木）, who maintained their focus until the very end.

Commentary
剣持翔

The winner is white, Nitta's Umaki（馬木）! After a fierce battle, they advance to the finals!

To both players

Applause for Umaki（馬木）, who secured victory with a brilliant men strike. I would also like to commend Miura（三浦） for a spirited performance, showing steady offense and defense until the end. I look forward to the future success of both players.

Akita Sho（秋田商）

Official name: 秋田市立秋田商業高等学校
Reading: Akita Sho
Division/Category of Establishment: Akita City (Coeducational)
Location: Akita Prefecture Akita City Araya Katto 1-1-1
History: In July 1919 (Taisho 8), the Akita City Council resolved to establish 秋田市商業学校 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the city’s founding. Approval for its establishment was granted in 1920 (Taisho 9), and it opened on April 25th of the same year. It was renamed to its current name in 1961. It is the oldest commercial high school in Akita.
School motto/philosophy: School motto: "Gratitude, Diligence, and Training." Based on the spirit of the "Three Principles of the School Motto" established in April 1920 by the first principal, Yoshisuke Kuronuma, it was revised to its current form in April 2002 to commemorate the school's 80th anniversary.
Department.: The Commercial Department (Accounting Course, Distribution Economics Course, Information Course). As of April 1, 2024, the total enrollment is 622 students.
Kendo Club: Won the Inter-High boys' team event in 1958 (5th, Akita), runner-up in 1954 (1st, Tochigi), 1959 (6th, Kumamoto), and 2021 (68th, 石川). In the boys' individual event, 山田薫 won in 1993, and 加藤峻一郎 was runner-up in 2012. In the 15th Koryo Cup National Selected Kendo Tournament in April 2026, they won the boys' team event (final 1-0 Goshogawara Daiichi). This season, they also won the Kaiseiki and the Tohoku tournament. This tournament centers around Taisho 小野翔 and 三浦歩, who placed 2nd in the Tohoku individual event.
Notes: Commonly known as "Akisho". The Inter-High men's team consecutive victories of 1967 and 1968 were also at Akita High School in Akita Prefecture, a school separate from Akitashogyo business.

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/全国高等学校総合体育大会剣道競技大会↗ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/秋田市立秋田商業高等学校↗ https://akisho.ed.jp/学校概要/↗ https://www.letskendo.com/posts/47192/↗ https://app.notion.com/p/694d3097b1bb41dd87a880cafd10a486↗

Nitta（新田）

Official name: 新田高等学校
Reading: Nitta
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (School Corporation Nitta Gakuen)
Location: 663 Nishiyama-cho, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture.
History: The Shinko Ikuei Foundation and Nitta Junior High School were authorized on June 18, 1938, and the school opened in April 1939. It was authorized as a new-system high school in 1948, and an industrial course was established in 1958. Originally a boys' school, it became coeducational in the 1986 academic year. A Super Special Advanced Course was established in 2009.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "Sincerity, Brightness, Respect and Love, Robustness."
Department.: General studies courses (Super Special Advancement, Special Advancement, Comprehensive Advancement Selection, and Comprehensive Advancement), Industrial studies (Industrial Technology Course)
Kendo Club: In the 1981 National High School Comprehensive Sports Tournament Kendo Competition, the men's team was runner-up (PL Gakuen won). They won the team event at the 72nd Shikoku High School Kendo Championships (men's) in June 2026. They qualified for Inter-High in both the men's team and men's individual events by winning the Ehime Prefecture qualifiers for the 8th year of Reiwa. The men's individual representative is 馬木洸虎 (3rd year, 3rd dan).
Notes: Read as "Nitta" and not "Shinden". There are examples of the surname of 馬木洸虎 being misread by OCR of public materials, but the official notation of Ehime Prefectural High School Sports Federation is "馬木洸虎".

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/新田高等学校↗ https://www.nitta.ac.jp/information/about/↗ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/全国高等学校剣道大会↗ https://kagawa-kendo.or.jp/2026-inter-shikoku-high-school-ke…↗ https://app.notion.com/p/9307ebb65fed453a9b8ab706a0ebd5ed↗

Source: 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament Official Website "Tournament Bulletin" (Match Results / Tournament Bracket)
https://inhigh.kendotaikai.jp/大会速報↗
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