It's a Way — Cyrian Pitteloud, Budokan Lausanne ｜ Way of Life #11

It began with Kurosawa films. In 1999 Cyrian Pitteloud started kendo alongside his father; this year he passed his seventh dan. Asked why he keeps coming back to the dojo, his answer is simple: because it is a way, and you cannot get better at doing nothing. 始まりは黒澤映画だった。1999年、ピッテル・シリアン七段は父とともに剣道を始めた。今年、七段に合格。なぜ道場に戻り続けるのかという問いへの答えは、シンプルだった——道だから。何もしないで強くなることはできないから。 ―――――――――― CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:18 It began with samurai films ／ 侍映画から 1:02 The way I chose ／ 選んだ道 1:41 Everyone together ／ みんなで稽古する 2:20 Time for kendo alone ／ 剣道だけの時間 3:17 Because it's a Way ／ 道だから 3:58 On teaching ／ 教えるということ 5:01 Friends across the world ／ 世界中に、仲間 ―――――――――― 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. 「Way of Life」は、道を生きる人たちの短いポートレート集です。ひとりにつき、ひとつの言葉。撮影・編集は KAIDO Inc. ―――――――――― LINKS ▶ Fujisan Cup 2027 — an international kendo festival in Shizuoka, Japan https://fujisancup.jp/?utm_source=you... ▶ KAIDO JOURNEY — four days from Mt. Fuji to Fujieda, with entry to Fujisan Cup 2027 https://kaido-japan.com/en/journey?ut... ▶ Stay in a restored Japanese house (Shizuoka, on the old Tōkaidō road) https://kaido-japan.com/stay?utm_sour... ▶ KAIDO Journal — writing on kendo, the old roads, and slow travel in Japan https://kaido-japan.com/en/journal?ut... ―――――――――― Cyrian Pitteloud｜七段 ― Nanadan｜剣道歴27年 ― 27 years in kendo Budokan Lausanne（ローザンヌ） Filmed and edited by KAIDO Inc. (Shizuoka, Japan) Subtitles: English / 日本語 #kendo #剣道 #budo #japan #martialarts #kendodojo #wayoflife #kaido