Background
Miyazaki was born in 1963 in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo.
宮崎 正裕
Miyazaki was born in 1963 in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo.
In 1981, after he graduated from Toukai Dai Huzoku Sagami High School having a strong Kendo Club, he started working for the Kanagawa Prefectural Police.
In 1969, he entered Shinotani Elementary School in Yokohama City. When he was 7, he began to play Kendo at Genbukan Sakagami Dojo. Miyazaki distinguished himself from other Kendo players with his aggression and speed.
According to a study of Tsukuba University, Miyazaki’s calf muscles are about twice as strong as regular Japanese adult men that make Miyazaki’s movement faster.
Moreover, his interval between getting ready and striking is short: Miyazaki spends about 5.5 seconds and the other players spend about 7.5 seconds. As shown above, therefore, Miyazaki’s game rarely goes into over time.
The short matches help him maintain his stamina. Miyazaki passed the Kendo 8th Dan Exam in 2009.
Since Miyazaki became a sword master in 2012, he trains many Kendo players to become famous.
He participated in All Japanese Kendo Tournament 12 times from 1990 to 2001 and won 6 times, including 2 successive victories (1998 and 1999). Because of his great achievements in Kendo, he is called “A Master Swordsman of the 21st Century" and “An Iron Manitoba of Kendo.” Due to his accomplishments, Kanagawa Prefectural Police Kendo Club nominated Miyazaki as Sword Master of the Kendo Club in 2012. After a year, he won the All Japan 8th Dan Tournament on his first appearance.
