Kendo

Kendo, the “way of the sword,” is a traditional Japanese fencing art using a two-handed bamboo sword, rooted in samurai swordsmanship. As real combat waned post-1600s, kenjutsu evolved to foster discipline and character, aided by 18th-century innovations like the shinai (bamboo sword) and protective armor for safe, realistic practice. In kendo matches now, competitors target specific areas on the body, announcing each strike as they land it, with the first to score two points winning. Widely practiced in Japan, kendo is also gaining international popularity.

Kendo World 4.2

Editorial
By Alex Bennett

Noma Dojo: Forging a New Tradition
By Paul Martin

22nd European Kendo Champs
By Michael Komoto

2008 All Japan Hachidan Taikai Report
By Tyler Rothmar

Zen Calligraphy and Painting of Yamaoka Tesshu at the V&A
By Sarah Moate

Hanshi Says: Sonoda Masaji
Translated by Alex Bennett

Kendo Inside Out: Part 7 – Kakari-geiko
By Honda Sotaro

Reidan-jichi: Part 6 – Rei
By Oya Minoru
Translated by Alex Bennett

sWords of Wisdom: Tsuttatta-mi
By Tobe Shinjuro
Translated by Alex Bennett

Unlocking Japan: Thug School
By Lockie Jackson

Ideas and History of the Sword: Part 2 – Ancient Japan and the Sword
By Ozawa Hiroshi

Talk with Your Kensen: Bangkok/Bangladesh
By Akita Toshimichi

Cheery Blossom Kendo: A History of Kendo in Washington DC
By Ernest Lisbet and Donald Seto

Kendo Clubs in the South of France
By Aurelien Laine

Tales of the Samurai: Chapter 6 – The Wrestling of a Daimyo
By Miyamori A.
Translated by Alex Bennett

A Duffle Bag and a Bogu Bag: Part 1 – Staying Afloat in the Deep End
By Imafuji Masahiro

Breathing
By Steven Harwood

Shinai Sagas: The Contenders
By Charlie Kondek

Adventure of the way of the Sword in the 21st Century: Part 1
By Stefan Maeder

Teaching Kendo in a non-Japanese High School
By Ben Sheppard

Bushido in the Past and Present: Part 3
By John Toshimichi Imai

Spiritual Sports: The Civilising Process of Japanese Martial Arts During the Tokugawa Period and Beyond – Asiatic Society of Japan Lecture by Alex Bennett
Report by Michael Ishimatsu-Prime

Kendo that Cultivates People: Part 5 – The Role of Keiko at Tanren-ki Level: Physical and Mental Forging Stage
By Sumi Masatake
Translated by Honda Sotaro

What Senseis Do: Motodachi
By Tyler Rothmar

Historical Sightseeing No.3: Meiji Mura Museum
By Bruce Flanagan

Finding My Way
By Aurelien Laine

Chile Report
By Shiori Hiroyuki

Russian Seminar Report

Cutting-Edge Iaido
By Kaneda Kazuhisa
Translated by Maki Miho

Classical Iai Seminar: Are All Styles Created Equal?
By Stephen Robert Nagy

31st Nihon Kobudo Enbu Taikai
By Antony Cundy

Jukendo World: Touch and Go
By Steve Kelsey

Naginata Special: Shikake-oji – Part 4 Yonhon-me
By Alex Bennett

Joto High School Naginata Club
By Bryan Peterson

Yasukuni
Review by Michael Ishimatsu-Prime

Jissen Kendo DVD
Review by Tyler Rothmar

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