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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 .
A scorable point (有効打突, yūkō-datotsu) in a kendo competition (tai-kai) is defined as an accurate strike or thrust made onto a datotsu-bui of the opponent's kendo-gu with the shinai making contact at its datotsu-bu, the competitor displaying high spirits, correct posture and followed by zanshin. [37] [clarification needed]
Japanese kendo is more uniform and sport-oriented, focusing on scoring points through quick strikes to defined targets, whereas kumdo encompasses a broader range of styles and techniques. Haidong Gumdo incorporates dynamic and aesthetically pleasing sword forms that reflect the fluidity of ancient battlefield maneuvers.
Production of Korean swords starts in the 4th century with the Hwandudaedo or "ring-pommel swords". No direct accounts of swordsmanship during the Three Kingdoms of Korea are extant, but there are 12th-century historiographical works (Samguk Sagi, "History of the Three Kingdoms" by Kim Bu-sik, 1145; Samguk Yusa, "Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms") which attest that systematic training of ...
Gu Ruzhang (1894–1952) was a Chinese martial artist who disseminated the Bak Siu Lum (Northern Shaolin) martial arts system across southern China in the early 20th century. Gu was known for his expertise in Iron Palm hand conditioning among other Chinese martial art training exercises.
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Bokuto Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho is a new form of bokken training that is directly translatable to bogu kendo. Bokuto Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho also facilitates learning the Nihon Kendo Kata, and because of this was adopted by the All Japan Kendo Federation for use in primary and secondary school.
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 ...