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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]
Martial arts were considered outdated and part of Japan's feudal history, and schools deemphasized traditional martial arts. Interest in martial arts was raised again in 1873 by Sakakibara Kenkichi, a proud man of hatamoto status who was disturbed by the loss of traditional swordsmanship and martial arts.
Thornley's autobiography Kendo Nagasaki and the Man Behind the Mask was published in 2018, in which he discussed for the first time publicly about being the person behind the Kendo Nagasaki persona. [27] His identity had previously been publicly revealed during a 2002 court case over a land dispute with his neighbour. [28]
Kendo training at an agricultural school in Japan around 1920. Kendo (剣道:けんどう, kendō), meaning the "way of the sword", is based on Japanese sword-fighting. [citation needed] It is an evolution of the art of kenjutsu, and its exercises and practice are descended from several particular schools of swordsmanship.
This Is Kendo: The Art of Japanese Fencing (with Junzō Sasamori, 1964) [16] Japanese Festivals (with Hideo Haga, 1968) History of Education in Postwar Okinawa (1972) Japanese Swordsmanship: Technique and practice (with Donn F. Draeger, 1982) The Okinawa War (1985) [17] The Okinawan Reversion Story: War, Peace, Occupation, Reversion, 1945-1972 ...
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 intervals, body movement, sincerity and kigurai (pride). [1] Kendo kata at an agricultural school in Japan around 1920 man in right foreground is in Chūdan-no-kamae.
Kenjutsu (剣術) is an umbrella term for all 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]
Nakayama was an active promoter of New Swords (e.g., modern swords made in the traditional fashion). Often, this involved cutting demonstrations. For example, on July 10, 1934, Nakayama publicly demonstrated the strength of New Swords by using one to cut an iron bar about the thickness of a man's finger.