This is Kendo: The Art of Japanese Fencing"An excellent introduction to traditional Japanese swordsmanship."—Daily Yamiuri This book introduces Kendo, the exhilarating mental and physical sport of Japan that has gained new popularity, with both sexes now participating, its own evolution and the efforts of a remarkable group of teachers it has progressed through the years to its present position as a sport. This is Kendo is a fully illustrated introduction to the traditional art of Japanese fencing—its essential nature and its basic techniques. It is the first kendo book in English to describe and analyze this famous sport. Features include:
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Contents
List of Illustrations 12 | |
Kendo practice session in full swing 4 Calligraphy | |
The Kendo Tradition 23 | |
Kendo Equipment and Basic Rules 65 | |
U S Japan Kendo Tournament 33 | |
The shinai and its parts 70 | |
Kendo | |
The shinai is drawn in the sonkyo position 84 | |
The men attack and the footwork 101 | |
The pattern of kendo footwork 965859 Making the kote point | |
The tsuki thrust 107 | |
The jodan position countered by a raised chudan position 110 | |
the twoshinai attack 113 | |
Making the hidarikote point in a nito attack 114 | |
Offensive and Receiving Techniques 119 | |
Practice 135 | |
The hand grip for the shinai 91 | |
Suburi the basic practice exercise 95 | |
Glossary 145 | |
Bibliography 153 | |
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action All-Japan armor arms attack blade blow body bokken Bushido called Championships chest protector chudan chudan posture contest delivering a stroke dojo drawn back European knight famous fencer fencing hall fencing school feudal flap footwork forward judge free practice grip hachimaki hakama Harima Province head himo holding the shinai Iga Province important inches instructor interval Itto-ryu Japan Japanese jodan position kakari-geiko kamae Kami katana keikogi kendo Kendo Federation kendo match kendo practice kendoist kendoist steps kenjutsu kirikaeshi kissaki left foot left hand left side long sword martial arts master Meiji Meiji Restoration metsuke movement Musashi Musashi Miyamoto nito opponent's shinai practice session Prefecture protective rank in kendo ready position right foot right hand right kote samurai shinai is held shogunate shown in Fig sonkyo student style suburi swings his shinai swordsman swordsmanship tare teacher thrust Tokugawa Tokyo tsuba tsuki waist waza Yagyu Yamato Province