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www.kendo-fik.org. Kendo (剣道, Kendō, lit. 'sword way', '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 (shinai) as well as protective armor (bōgu). [ 2 ] It began as samurai warriors' customary swordsmanship ...
Martial Artist. Nakayama Hakudō (中山 博道, February 11, 1872 - December 14, 1958), also known as Nakayama Hiromichi, was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the iaidō style Musō Shinden-ryū. He received hanshi (master instructor) ranks in kendō, iaidō, and jōdō from the All Japan Kendo Federation. In addition, he held an ...
The World Kendo Championship is an international kendo competition contested by the member nations of the International Kendo Federation (FIK). The championships have been conducted every three years since the inception in 1970. The host of the tournament usually rotates in order through the three FIK administrative regions of Asia, the ...
Kenjutsu (剣術) is an umbrella term for all (ko-budō) schools of Japanese swordsmanship, in particular those that predate the Meiji Restoration. Some modern styles of kendo and iaido that were established in the 20th century also included modern forms of kenjutsu in their curriculum. [1] Kenjutsu, which originated with the samurai class of ...
The International Kendo Federation (FIK) was founded in 1970. It is an international federation of national and regional kendo associations. The FIK is a non-governmental organisation and its aim is to promote and popularise kendo, iaido and jōdō. [2] Seventeen national or regional federations were the founding affiliates.
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.
Musashi no Ken. Musashi no Ken (六三四の剣, lit. 'Musashi's Sword') is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami that focuses on kendo. It was serialized by Shogakukan in Weekly Shōnen Sunday between April 1981 and October 1985. [3] Musashi no Ken received the 1984 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga.
Kata were first unified in the Keishicho Gekken Kata or Police Department Attacking Motion Kendo Kata, when exemplary kenshi were hired to standardize kata instruction in 1880. [2] Nihon Kendo Kata were finalized in 1912 for use in public school instruction. [1][2] Modern usage of kata is as a teaching tool to learn strike techniques, attack ...