Joud Bouaita started at six and now competes for the French junior national team.
Way of Life #3, “A Beautiful Kendo”, is a portrait of Joud Bouaita (3-dan · French junior national team) at BUDO XI, Paris. What follows is transcribed from the subtitles of the film — Joud Bouaita’s own words, in the order they are spoken, under the chapters of the film.
My goal is to improve my kendo — and have a beautiful kendo.
Since age six
I started at six — winning from age eight.
What kendo is
A Japanese art born of the samurai. It keeps the spirit of the samurai alive.
Family
My parents, brothers and sisters — all in kendo. The whole family. My parents are always behind me.
They find international competitions to help us. Behind me — and behind my friends too.
One day
One day, maybe — people will look to my kendo as an example.
About this series
Way of Life is a series of short portraits of people who live the way, filmed by KAIDO Inc. in dojos across Europe and Japan. One person, one word, a few minutes.