Japanese Sword Fighting Schools, known colloquially in the sword community as JSA (Japanese Sword Arts) can be broadly categorized into Iaido, Kenjutsu and Kendo - though there is some overlap between these styles, and some modern schools, such as Shinkendo, that seek to bring them all back ...
Generally considered the father of kendo. At the age of 13 he came under the tutelage of Seiichiro Odani to learn the art of swordplay and master its secrets. Became assistant instructor at the Kobusho in 1856. Famous for inventing the yamatozue, a wooden sword, and the ganko ogi, a ...
s famous book, Nanso Satomi hakkenden, “The Chronicles of the Eight Dog Heroes of the Satomi Clan of Nanso.” From a set of prints Kendo ryaku den “Abridged Stories of Our Country’s Swordsmamship.” Published by Kadzusa-ya Iwazo, c. 1845-6. The complete diptych is rare. ...
Next to Wada fought a former neighbor, an old Kendo partner, a school friend. His younger brother Ted fought in another company of the same battalion. Wada had reunited with these men by chance in Italy when they were supposed to replace his unit. Instead, he arranged for some of them ...
KENDO The way of the sword, already drawn, name from 1895. KORYU Old school or lineage. MUSO JIKIDEN EISHIN RYU (MJER) A style or school of Iai. Named for Hasagawa Eishin. MUSO SHINDEN RYU (MSR) Style related to the above, originated by Nakayama Hakudo. ...
Kendo– A modern Japanese martial art involving sword-fencing using bamboo swords Sumo– A famous ancient Japanese sport involving wrestlers trying to force their opponent out of the ring or to touch the ground Geisha– Highly skilled entertainers well-versed in traditional Japanese arts, such as ...
Sakai-san said there is a l7th generation Sakai after him — his son, who is already at the mastery level of kendo (a martial art using wooden swords). Sakai-san smiled when he talked about him, and from what he said before, I know the trust and faith he has in the younger gen...
8 Katana and Kendo: Background and Reigi Hyo Won Kim Katana Katana (h) refers to the traditional Japanese samurai swords. Although the pronunciation ka-ta-na comes from the kunyomi* of the kanji h which means 'sword' in a generic sense, the katana refers to samurai swords which have a...
The earthquake and tsunami caused widespread damage along the coast of northeastern Japan, and many coastal cities and towns in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima Prefectures were entirely destroyed. There were even some casualties as far away as Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo. The impacts on buildings were...
including special pictures and calligraphy drawn by Tohei Sensei himself. As an interesting aside, the dojo is on the first floor below a large space that is used for other types of training, such as hula dance, kendo, and kickboxing, and this makes for interesting background musi...