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Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
Kendo (Japanese: 剣道, Hepburn: Kendō, lit. ' sword way ' or ' sword path ' or ' way of the sword ') [1] is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords as well as protective armor (). [2]
eBay, PayPal, Kijiji, and StubHub in Toronto. Kijiji was launched as "a start-up within eBay created by a small team of entrepreneurial employees", according to eBay's March 2005 press release announcing the new service. [10] Kijiji was launched in February 2005 in Quebec City and Montreal, and expanded across the rest of Canada in November ...
A set of bōgu for kendo Kendo practitioners wearing bōgu in training Bōgu ( 防具 , 'armour') , [ 1 ] properly called kendōgu ( 剣道具 , 'kendo equipment') , is training armour used primarily in the Japanese martial art of kendo , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] with variants used for jūkendō , tankendo, and naginata .
Kirikaeshi (切り返し:きりかえし), not to be confused with the backwards throw used in sumo and jujutsu with the same name, and with a literal meaning of "cutting repeatedly", is a kendo exercise, combining the practice of attacking and receiving strikes and is meant to develop physical strength, spirit, and vigor. [1]
British Kendo Association. The British Kendo Association was founded in 1964 [1] as a non-profit making organization to foster and develop the practice and spirit of Kendo, Iaido, and Jōdō along traditional lines with the objectives of: Organising and regulating the Kendo movement on a national international basis;
This holds the slats together and also marks the proper kendo striking portion of the shinai, or datotsu-bu (打突部). Inserted between the ends of the slats, under the saki-gawa , is a plastic plug saki-gomu ( 先ゴム ) , and under the tsuka-gawa there is a small square of metal chigiri ( ちぎり ) , that holds the slats in place.
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