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The purpose of this study was to examine the psychological state of the top kendo players when they are playing at their peak. The following results were obtained by using the Garfield Clustering Method on leading players and kendo students.
1) The psychological state of both leading kendo players and kendo students when they are performing at their peak can be described as “mentally relaxed, ” “focused on the present, ” and “highly energized”.
2) The group of leading kendo players felt that they were “highly in control, ” but did not report being in a state that could be described as “Confident, ” “transcendation of self (unlikelihood)”.
