| Kendo, which literally means "way of the
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| | (tsuki). There are combinations of the
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| sword", is the Japanese art of fencing.
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| | hits, one example being "kote-men", in
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| Kendo was created by the samurai during
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| | which you "cut off" their hand and cut
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| the Kamakura period (1180-1230) so they
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| | their head open immediatly after.In kumdo
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| could hone their skills without killing
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| | the targets are the same. However,
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| each other. It was originally grounded in
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| | kenjutsu is more of a "no rule/kill your
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| Zen Buddhism. The teachings of kendo
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| | enemy/not a sport" art.In kenjutsu,
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| helped the samurai learn to disregard
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| | unlike kendo, it is not uncommon to
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| their own lives in the heat of battle.
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| | "spar" with 4 or 5 people at a
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| This is one of the main reasons it is
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| | time.Ettiquete is a very big part of
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| considered the way of the sword.Kendo was
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| | kendo; kendoka must bow upon entering and
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| originally called kenjutsu however, as a
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| | leaving the dojo and must show respect to
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| result of the world war, Japan had to
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| | their sempai (older students including
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| change its name to kendo. It is also
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| | sensei).Kendo, unlike other martial arts,
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| known in some cultures (mainly korean) as
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| | has no external signs of rank. In order
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| kumdo. Kumdo is essentially kendo without
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| | to know what rank another kendoka is, you
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| the ettiquite and with different
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| | must keiko against them and judge their
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| terminology.In kendo there are 4 basic
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| | skill. There there are 2 sets or rank:
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| targets, the goal being to disarm/kill
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| | the Kyu (lower ranks) and the Dan (black
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| your opponent in one hit. The basic
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| | belt). A kendoka starts at 1 Kyu and
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| targets are the head (men), hand (kote),
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| | climbs up the kendo ladder to the 8 Dan
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| stomach (do), and finally, the throat
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| | is an up and comming kendo website.
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