Bokuto
Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho | Bokuto Application for Kendo Fundamental Technique Practice
(Photos; Source: Mushinkan Kendo; these drills are a regular component of all
Sunrise Kendo practices.)
New (Sept.
2009): Bokuto Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho (excellent demonstration from Japan of the fundamental technique practice using
the bokuto; these techniques have now become a required
component of kendo training by the ZNKR in Japan)
Below: Fundamental kendo drills and striking practice. A demonstration by the
Osaka police featuring the
2007 All Japan Kendo Champion (Teramoto). These drills are a regular component
of Sunrise Kendo practices.
Way
of the Samurai (part of a BBC "Way of the Warrior" series; this documentary has 4 parts and is viewable
on You Tube)
Kendo's
Gruelling Challenge (National Geographic Special
on Kendo's 8th dan test; a 5 part series on You Tube)
A
Single Blow (profile of Eiga Naoki sensei and
the Japan Kendo Team's preparation for the 2003 World
Kendo Championships in Glasgow, Scotland; a 4-part
series on You Tube)
劍道文章,活動,比賽影片
Kendo
World Online (publisher of the only English-language magazine dedicated to kendo)
Inter-Prefectural
Tournament - Japan (Kagawa ken vs. Hokkaido ken)
(the 3rd, or Chuken, bout features Eiga Naoki (white; Hokkaido); the 4th, Fukusho
bout, features
8th dan Furukawa Kazuo (white; Hokkaido) vs. Manabe)
2007 Japan High School Kendo Championships (several exciting & spirited
matches featuring Japanese high school clubs)
Boy's Individual Final (links to the semi-final
matches & team matches are also available on this page) Girl's
Individual Final (links to the semi-final matches & team matches are also available on this page)
55th All Japan Kendo Championship, Nov. 3, 2007 Nitou
Match (rare championship match featuring a two-sword player) Semi-Final
Match 1 (Sato (red) vs. Teramoto (white)) Semi-Final
Match 2 (Kiwada (red) vs. Takanabe (white)) Championship
Final (Teramoto (red) vs. Takanabe (white))
2008 Gyokuryuki Japan High School Kendo Championship (fast, intense kendo at
the competitive high school level) Team
Semi-Final Matches (link to 4 videos on this page) Team
Championship Final (link to 3 videos on this page)
7th All Japan Kendo 8-Dan Holder's Invitational Tournament, Apr. 19,2009 Semi-Final
Match 1 (Furukawa (red) vs. Okido (white)) Semi-Final
Match 2 (Hamasaki (red) vs. Shigematsu (white)) Championship
Final (Furukawa (red) vs. Hamasaki (white))
14th WORLD KENDO CHAMPIONSHIP,
Aug. 28 - 30, 2009, Sao Paulo, Brazil
