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Top: Sports: Martial_Arts: Weaponry: Japanese: Kendo_and_Iaido
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Kendo is the way of the sword, Japanese fencing. About 8 million people world-wide participate, 7 million of them in Japan. Kendoka wear armour protecting the head, throat, wrists and abdomen; these are the only legal targets. The split-bamboo practice sword, called a shinai, is wielded two-handed.Kenjutsu is the art of winning real fights with real swords is The primary goal of kenjutsu is victory over opponents; the primary goal of kendo is to improve oneself through the study of the sword. Kendo also has a strong sporting aspect with big tournaments avidly followed by the Japanese public.
From JAPANESE SWORD ARTS FAQ VERSION 2.7 (c) Neil Grendzill 1998 Used with permission of the author
Links to equipment and uniform sources and info for Kendo. Also check out Fencing and Iaido links for equipment suppliers
There are a number of sites that have information that can relate to iaido but aren't easy to categorize. Here's where they live.
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Dojo is a place for the study of a "Way".
"Do" - path or way.
"Jo" - hall.
A dojo is a place for practice and development in an art.
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