Women's Individual Round 2 Court 2 Section12Match

Win by one ippon — Horie（堀江） wins

📅 August 2–5, 2026 📍 Lotto Arena Nara

The second round of the women's individual event at the 73rd All Japan High School Kendo Tournament was held. The match lasted the full regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds, ending with a one-ippon difference. With Horie（堀江） in red scoring a kote within the regulation time, Horie was the winner.

Matchup

Red Horie Sana（堀江紗奈） / Miyazaki Nichidai（宮崎日大） / Miyazaki3rd Year 2nd dan
Horie（堀江）, a 3rd-year 2nd-dan from Miyazaki Nichidai. Competing in the 2026 women's individual event.
White Tomimatsu Saki（富松咲季） / Seijo（星城） / Aichi3rd Year 3rd dan
Tomimatsu（富松）, a 3rd-year sandan from Seijo. She is competing as a player for Seijo, a powerhouse girls' school representing Aichi Prefecture.

Highlights

The decisive blow where Horie（堀江） scored a kote within the time limit.

A tense development, holding onto a single ippon until the end

A fierce battle that lasted the full regulation time of 4 minutes and 0 seconds

Live commentary video

Valid strike

#	Situation	Red and White	Players	Technique
1	Within the time limit	Red	Horie（堀江）	Kote

Conclusion: Win by one ippon
Match time: 4:00
Winner: Horie（堀江）（Red）
Foul: No record

Text Commentary

Commentary
剣持翔

Court 2, Match 12, Horie（堀江） vs Tomimatsu（富松）. It was a tense development where one ippon was defended until the end of the time limit.

Explanation
堂島厳

The match begins with a very tense atmosphere, as both sides vie for the initial initiative.

Commentary
剣持翔

Horie（堀江） of Miyazaki Nichidai and Tomimatsu（富松） of Seijo. Both are gauging each other's distance, and a fierce offensive and defensive struggle continues.

Explanation
堂島厳

Both are watching for an opening, waiting for a split-second opportunity.

Commentary
剣持翔

Whoa, he got it! Red's Horie（堀江）, kote! He caught the kote!

Explanation
堂島厳

That was a brilliant kote. With this, Horie（堀江） takes the lead.

Commentary
剣持翔

Tomimatsu（富松） attacks aggressively against Horie（堀江）, who leads by one ippon.

Explanation
堂島厳

Tomimatsu（富松） also tries desperately to catch up, but Horie（堀江） calmly withstands the opponent's attacks.

Commentary
剣持翔

Only a little time remains in the match. Tomimatsu（富松） continues a fierce offensive, but Horie（堀江） withstands it!

Explanation
堂島厳

The concentration to protect a single ippon lies with Horie（堀江）.

Commentary
剣持翔

The signal for the end of the match has sounded! They fought through the full 4 minutes and 0 seconds of regulation time.

Explanation
堂島厳

It was an extremely tough battle with tension remaining until the very end.

Commentary
剣持翔

With a one-ippon difference, Horie（堀江） in red won!

Explanation
堂島厳

I believe it was a victory won through strong mental fortitude, having weathered the opponent's offensive.

Commentary
剣持翔

Horie（堀江） of Miyazaki Nichidai, a splendid run to the top. Congratulations!

To both players

Congratulations to Horie（堀江） for a brilliant victory. Tomimatsu（富松）, though unfortunately defeated, fought a wonderful match and never gave up until the end. We commend the fighting spirit of both players.

Miyazaki Nichidai（宮崎日大）

Official name: 宮崎日本大学高等学校
Reading: Miyazaki Nichidai
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (Miyazaki Nihon University Gakuen Educational Corporation)
Location: 6822-2 Shimanouchi, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture
History: Miyazaki Nihon University High School opened on April 1, 1963. Miyazaki Nihon University Junior High School opened on April 1, 1986, beginning integrated junior and senior high school education, and the school became the Educational Corporation Miyazaki Nihon University Gakuen in the same year. The English Department and Secretarial Department were established in 1988, the Special Advanced Course in 1993, and the Arts Department in 2008.
School motto/philosophy: The school motto is "Bright, Strong, and Upright."
Department.: Full-time course 5 departments (Special Advanced Course, General Advanced Course, English Advanced Course, Arts Department, ICT Solution Department)
Kendo Club: Men's and women's kendo are designated as reinforced clubs. The official website states, "FY2024 Prefectural High School First-Year Tournament: Boys' Team 3rd Place," "Same for Girls' Team 3rd Place," and "25th Prefectural High School Selected Kendo Tournament: Girls' Team 3rd Place." The club motto is "A thousand days of training, one moment of victory."
Notes: History, school motto, and location are to be investigated (TODO).

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/宮崎日本大学中学校・高等学校↗ https://www.m-nichidai.com/highschool/high_club/↗

Seijo（星城）

Official name: 星城高等学校
Reading: Seijo
Division/Category of Establishment: Private (coeducational). Established by the school corporation Nagoya Ishida Gakuen. A combined junior and senior high school affiliated with Seijo Junior High School.
Location: 20 Shin-Sayamayama, Sakae-cho, Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture.
History: Founded in 1963 by the school corporation Nagoya Ishida Gakuen. It has a middle school attached and provides a junior and senior high school integrated education.
School motto/philosophy: School motto "Heika Ittai". It upholds "Seijo of etiquette", "Seijo of academic advancement", "Seijo of international exchange", and "Seijo of sports" as its four pillars.
Department.: General Studies (Yosei Course, Tokushin Course, Athlete Tokushin Course, Meitoku Course)
Kendo Club: Aichi Prefecture's leading girls' strong school. The Aichi Prefecture Kendo Federation's newsletter "Kan no Me" issue 46 records a girls' team victory in the Aichi Prefecture qualifying round of the All Japan High School Kendo Selection Tournament. In this tournament, 冨松咲季 and 畠中結衣 players will participate in the girls' individual event, and 佐藤世十郎 player will participate in the boys' individual event, in addition to the girls' team event.
Notes: Musashino Seijo High School in Saitama Prefecture, a different school from Kobe Seijo High School in Hyogo Prefecture

Source: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/星城中学校・高等学校↗ https://www.seijoh.ed.jp/↗ https://aichi-kendo.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/%E8%A6%B3%…↗ https://app.notion.com/p/e4326ae708444934be3facb2e628a696↗

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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