14th WKC Men's Teams Finals - USA vs Japan - Sempo

Teams finals, USA vs. Japan. After Japan's defeat at the hands of the US in the 13th WKC, they were out to restore some lost pride. Sempo match.

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Sports

Tags:

• 14th
• WKC
• USA
• Japan
• men's
• teams
• finals
• kendo
• budo
• world
• shiai
• taikai
• championships
• 剣道
• 世界大会
• 世界選手権
• 決勝戦
• アメリカ
• 日本

[FredOz70]

This is sick! Shodai makes me back off even when sitting infront of the computer screen. :) Awesomeness upon awesomeness!

[rahcoon]

That last kote from Shodai is funky...

[SYLVINO2002]

To be fair, even if it wasn't on the kote, it still hit the forearm, and with a sharp sword Kawabata's limb would've been sliced clean off.

[SlightlyRetardedBob]

at 1:15 even Kawabata thought its ippon. haha :p

[soyellowsoviolent]

the last kote didn't hit lol

[csnoopy]

i don't get it

[6shige9]

@psycho4speed

Not for this case, but judges actually commonly do that, "a make-up call." I think WKC sould seriously consider about the quality of the judges.

[tuchitochi]

did he...totally miss the last kote point ? it looks like all skin.

[psycho4speed]

Kenji Shodai is the man. That guy is sick. That missed Kote they counted was probably a make-up call from the men that went in before.