Kendo ("way of the sword") is a Japanese martial art. It is the art and sport of sword fighting, although in its modern form the sword is actually a bamboo rod. Kendo developed more than a thousand years ago as a training technique for...

The Japanese form of fencing. A two-handed sword is used, of bamboo strips lightly bound in leather. Scoring points are limited to blows where an armoured man might be hit effectively, on the wrist, on the head or at the side. Light lacquered armour is...

Kendo (剣道, kendō?), or "way of the sword", is the Japanese martial art of fencing. Kendo developed from traditional techniques of Japanese swordsmanship known as kenjutsu. Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines...

Some years ago, I studied the martial art of kendo, which one might be tempted to describe as "Japanese fencing." Way back when samurai warriors kept the peace in feudal Japan, there came a time when their services were no longer needed, so...

KENDO: Elements, Rules, and Philosophy. By Jinichi Tokeshi. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. 2003. x, 297 pp. (B & W photos, illustrations.) US$20.00, paper. ISBN 0-8248-2598-5. This 297-page book is a revised, enlarged edition of the author's earlier publication, Aiea Taiheiji Kendo...

Utilizing weighted wooden swords, these classes are designed to build muscle and strip fat. “It’s not just a cardiovascular workout,” says Forza inventor Ilaria Montagnani. “It helps you shape a very athletic, muscular body.” Sounds good to us. Here are the essentials you should know...