All kendo tournaments around the world deserve to use the same technology used at the World Kendo Championships.Shodachi (初太刀) is a tournament management platform designed to help you with all parts of running a major kendo taikai, including:
Real-time scoring
Court TVs and other displays
Draw seeding and adjustments
Registration management (coming soon)
Shodachi is currently in beta and will soon be accepting new users. To apply for the beta or get notified of its release, please sign up on the application website:
Anyone who needs to quickly check what type of shinai they should be playing with can do so using the Shinai Calculator.If you are running a club with multiple youth members, the calculator really shines by helping you track the shinai size for your students. In addition, it will notify you when a student needs to change to a longer model.The calculator shinai requirements use the latest taikai rules as defined by the All Japan Kendo Federation.
My goal is for Shinken Software to provide the best software tools for senseis, volunteers, and supporters to grow kendo in their local communities.
Stephen Hladky
CEO and Founder
15 years experience as a senior programmer and technical lead
Manages regional kendo tournaments in Alberta, Canada
Holds rank of Kendo 5 Dan
Head instructor for the Strathcona Kendo Club
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