From 1997 he was also a member of the Japanese national kendo team but as a substitute, and as such he was allowed to participate only in the preliminary bouts of the WKC team event in 1997.
He was also a member of the Japanese national kendo team but as a substitute. This was from 1997. He was allowed to participate only in the preliminary bouts of the WKC team event in 1997. This was as such.