#42 Women's Team Preliminary Heats: Mexico vs. Japan - 17th World Kendo Championships (2018)

[@damarisbruno4209]

Go Mexico!!!!!! You may be the underdog at the moment, but just like everyone else, your moment to shine will get there.. we are so proud of you ....

[@danielmaciver5307]

Thing to remember for the Mexican team is that they most likely didn't have any better options. While its easy to point and laugh you should remember Japan has millions of kendoka, most of whom have been training for over 20 + years before joing the national team. If you're in any non-asian country you will have started kendo at best in your teens and still be leagues behind the Japanese team. I commend Mexico for putting in the effort and give it their all against a team like Japan

[@blackdoge5754]

You can tell who will win just by sonkyo

[@qwerqueti8478]

Who wins? Sorry I have never practiced this, but I have to say, It’s starting to interest me

[@blackdoge5754]

@@qwerqueti8478 red wins (japan). Sonkyo is the squatting position they do before the start of the fight. White's sonkyo needs a bit more work. Poor stability and concentration. Your opponent will not be intimidated with that sonkyo.

[@qwerqueti8478]

@@blackdoge5754 oh wow! I didn’t know, thanks

[@MrDemonDERP]

Never seen a beige bogu before

[@EmpressoftheHarelquinDevilGods]

Gambatteyo!

[@jillvalentine346]

So many disrespectful comments

[@matthewo.859]

Not our fault Mexico did terribly lmao

[@jerryadams2191]

Thanks. 😎👍👍🀄

[@鏡夢子]

In fact, Chihiori Oko is very talented and her Balkendo skills are amazing and I am very proud of her. I wish her the best Oko-chan ♥️ She has a very beautiful and gorgeous beauty I envy her future husband 💔

[@matthewo.859]

That was a slaughter lol

[@ReformedJohnny]

Mexico didn't even stand a chance

[@dolanduk4855]

I want to marry the japanese girl with the curly hair.

[@jayschmidt3695]

It's really hard to see the japanese one. They swing their shinai extremely fast

[@key-h9t]

What bogu lol..

[@ミニサン]

Chihiori Oko is so pretty, I saw her up close and she's really pretty. I envy her future husband

[@chihiorioko3661]

本当に؟

[@Illllovee]

too

[@ミニサン]

@@chihiorioko3661 はい、彼女は本当に美しいです、特に彼女の外見と顔は魅力的な美しさを持っています

[@chihiorioko3661]

@@ミニサン 私はあなたに同意します、彼女は美しいです、あなたの言葉に感謝します、彼女は今幸せに感じています、私は確信しています

[@ミニサン]

@@chihiorioko3661 ❤️

[@patrickpazouki5953]

Of course Japanese team is always very strong but Mexican national team is very low skill almost like a beginner

[@leylag1466]

This constant pressure technique is a very disrespecting form of Kendo. Clearly they are young and inexperienced.

[@danielmaciver5307]

Constant pressure is a core aspect of Kendo, if you treat it like a gentleman duel you're likely to end up losing, as you would if you used actual swords

[@naelee5520]

멕시코 처참하다... 우리 도장 미성년자 애들이 더 잘한다

[@ElMiKy75]

And who asked you for your opinion, yellow man, even the boys from the block outnumber your pitiful soccer team.

[@roygbiv3305]

why the mexican do kendo? no offence but its a big strange thing to me.

[@damarisbruno4209]

For the same reason other non Asia countries do..

[@gc4809]

Because kendo is pretty cool Isn't it awesome that we can see teams from so many countries competing? Even if some countries can't bring about super strong teams, isn't still pretty cool to know that there are people even in there countries that love kendo