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Kendo
(Contributor: Al Bowers - bowers@wilbur.dfrf.nasa.gov)
Intro:
This is a popular sport in Japanese communities.
Origin: Japan
History:
Kendo is the sport and competitive form of Kenjutsu. Kendo has
been practiced for a long time in one form or another.
Description:
The practitioners wear protective armor and use simulated swords
(split bamboo called "shinai") to "spar" against one another.
Strike areas are limited as are moves. It is a very formal art.
It is linear, hard, and external.
Training:
Training mostly consists of two-person drills, basics, and some
kata that have been retained from kenjutsu between individuals.
Sub-Styles: none (?)
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