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kendo

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is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords (shinai) as well as protective armor (bōgu). It began as samurai warriors' customary swordsmanship exercises, and today, it is widely practiced within Japan and has spread to many other nations across the world.

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Kendo is a modern Japanese martial art that evolved from traditional samurai swordsmanship and involves fighting with bamboo swords while wearing protective armor. Practiced extensively in Japan and around the world, it began as a training method for samurai and continues to be a popular discipline globally today.

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Key facts

Martial art.image
2022 All Japan Kendo Championship Tetsuhiko Murakami4.jpg
Martial art.imagecaption
2022 All Japan Kendo Championship
Martial art.name
Kendo
Martial art.native_name
剣道
Martial art.focus
Weaponry
Martial art.hardness
Semi-contact
Martial art.country
Japan
Martial art.parenthood
kenjutsu

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
type of sport
Subclass of
combat sport
Named after
dō
Country
Japan
Country of origin
Japan
Follows
kenjutsu
Image
Kendo-kanji-2.gif
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uses
shinai
Commons category
Kendo
topic's main category
Category:Kendo
Commons gallery
剣道
native label
剣道
different from
Tankendō
authority
Dai Nippon Butoku Kai
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Practitioners
  • Concept and purpose
  • Concept
  • Purpose
  • Equipment and clothing
  • Equipment
  • Clothing
  • Modern practice
  • Techniques
  • Shikake-waza
  • Ōji-waza
  • Rules of competition
  • Important kendo competitions
  • Advancement
  • Grades
  • Titles
  • Kata
  • National and international organizations
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords (shinai) as well as protective armor (bōgu). It began as samurai warriors' customary swordsmanship exercises, and today, it is widely practiced within Japan and has spread to many other nations across the world.

==History== thumb|Kendo in the early Meiji period (1873) thumb|Takasugi Shinsaku, late [[Edo period kendo practitioner]]

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