Seunghun Lee of the Department of Physical Education at National Mokpo University Ascends to the Top Throne of National University Kendo Championship

Participation in the '2024 National Kendo Champion Tournament'

Seunghun Lee, a third-year student and member of the Kendo team in the Department of Physical Education at Mokpo National University (President Song Hacheol), announced on the 23rd that he participated in the '2024 National Kendo King Competition' held over two days from the 21st to the 22nd in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, and ascended to the top position in national university kendo.

Seung-hyun Lee of Mokpo National University Kendo Team, who participated in the '2024 National Kendo King Competition' and ascended to the highest throne of university kendo nationwide [Photo provided by Mokpo National University]

Moon Seonwook, coach of the Mokpo National University Kendo team, said, “In the season's first competition, the '2024 Kendo King Competition,' where 64 of the best university kendo players from across the country gathered, Mokpo National University's Seunghun Lee defeated Daegu University's Taejun Song 2-1 in the semifinals and won the championship by beating Yongin University's Taehyun Kim 2-1 in the finals. We are very pleased with this achievement,” adding, “This year as well, we will continue the tradition of being the most prestigious kendo university in the nation.”

Professor Dongcheol Park (8th Dan Beomsa, Dean of the College of Life Sciences, Arts, and Physical Education), advisor to the Mokpo National University Kendo team, stated, “The precious and valuable national university kendo king title earned by Seunghun Lee in this competition is the result of the indomitable efforts of the students of the Mokpo National University Kendo team,” and added, “With the completion of the dedicated kendo training hall scheduled for April this year, Mokpo National University Kendo team will become a central university in the 'Globalization of Korean Kendo,' spreading and promoting the excellence of Korean kendo worldwide.”

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