Ken Zen Kan Heidelberg e.V. AUSKF - All United States Kendo Federation. Nashville Kendo Club. Kendo. Kendo (剣道, kendō?) , meaning "Way of The Sword", is a modern Japanese sport/martial art, which descended from swordsmanship (kenjutsu) and uses bamboo swords (shinai), and protective armour (bōgu). Today, it is widely practiced within Japan and many other nations across the world. Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines martial arts practices and values with sport-like strenuous physical activity. History[edit] Swordsmen in Japan established schools of kenjutsu (the ancestor of kendo) which continued for centuries and which form the basis of kendo practice today.[2] The formal kendo exercises known as kata were developed several centuries ago as kenjutsu practice for warriors.
The introduction of bamboo practice swords (shinai) and armour (bōgu) to sword training is attributed to Naganuma Shirōzaemon Kunisato during the Shotoku Era (1711–1715). In addition, the inscription on the gravestone of Yamada Heizaemon Mitsunori's (Ippūsai) (山田平左衛門光徳(一風斎)? Concept[edit] Kendo.
Assembling the Shinai. Ken Zen Kan HD - Dojo.