The number of senior citizens aged 65 or older exceeded 20% of the total population.
a period of increasing elderly population. You need to protect your body and mind.
Kendo, which can be done for a lifetime, is drawing attention. A senior kumwoo association was also created for the increasing number of veteran prosecutors.
The Senior Gumwoo Association, which held the first Spring Festival in April, also successfully completed the 2025 Senior Kendo Autumn Competition.
The 1st Korea Senior Kendo Autumn Competition was held at Seongdong High School Gymnasium in Seoul on the 9th.
Hosted by the Korea Senior Kendo Association (KSK), a group of lifelong kendoers aged 65 and older, a total of 42 senior kendo people from all over the country participated in the competition.
Under the guidance of referee Lee Jung-soo (8th dan Bum-sa), the tournament was divided into each age group and each group and was held in a single-minded and single-round tournament format for three minutes. In this competition, which was attended by senior kendo people born in 1965 and older, five veteran kendo people born in 1950 and older also participated, reflecting on the meaning of 'lifelong kendo'.
The Senior Gumwoo Association, which was launched in September with the aim of developing kendo and promoting the health of the elderly, successfully held its first spring and autumn competition after a long preparation, including a visit to the Japanese Senior Gumwoo Association. Starting next year, international exchanges between Taiwan and Hong Kong in the spring and Japan in the autumn are also being prepared.
Lee Jong-won, chairman of the Senior Gumwoo Association (8th dan), said in a congratulatory speech, `The most important thing today is that the female 劍 written on a cotton towel (餘, let's enjoy the rest of our lives with kendo)." It is important to win even if you lose."
Photo courtesy = Senior Gumwoo Association
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
