Kendo History
The
History of Kendo (All
Japan Kendo Federation)
Brief
Synopsis of The History of Modern Kendo (Kendo
World article; author Dr. Alex Bennet)
The
History and Background of Japanese Kendo Kata (kata
videos are viewable on this site)
Useful Information For Beginners
Etiquette,
Equipment and Other Useful Facts (Cambridge
University Kendo Society)
Special
Events
Hayashi
Kunio Sensei (Hanshi Hachidan) - UVic Seminar 2008 NEW
Chiba
Hitoshi Sensei (Hanshi Hachidan) - Vancouver Seminar
2007
Training
Resources
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.)
Bokuto
Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho (New: video demonstration of fundamental striking practice)
Kendo
Basics Part 1 (All Japan Kendo Federation; language: English)
Kendo
Basics Part 2 (All Japan Kendo Federation; language: English)
Kendo
Basics Part 3 (All Japan Kendo Federation; language: English)
Kendo Documentaries
Aikido & Kendo:
The Sporting Way (a 4-part series on
You Tube)
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)
Kendo Articles, Events, Tournament Videos
Kendo
World Online (publisher of the only English-language
magazine dedicated to kendo)
Kendo
TV Italia (Italian kendo tournament video archive)
50th
All Japan Tozai Taiko Taikai (more than 1 hour
of kendo tournament footage from Japan)
1997
World Kendo Championship Individual Finals (Miyazaki
M. (white) vs. Miyazaki F.)
1999
All Japan 8th Dan Tournament (K. Ishida (subject of Kendo's Gruelling Challenge above) vs. Yamada)
2007
Kyoto Taikai (rare footage of Nito (two sword
style) vs. Nito)
2007
Kyoto Taikai vs. Naginata (perhaps even rarer
footage of shinai vs. naginata)
51st
All Japan Tozai Taiko Taikai (women's tournament highlights)
51st
All Japan Tozai Taiko Taikai (Eiga N. vs. Sato)
15th
Saikyo Nanadan Sen 2004 (Miyazaki
M. (white) vs. Yoshio M. (red); an excellent bout from
the 2004 7th Dan Invitational Tournament)
52nd
All Japan Kendo Championship Semifinal 1 (Harada S. vs. Chikamoto T.)
54th
All Japan Kendo Championships (Highlights from several matches)
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))
New: 6th All Japan Kendo 8-Dan Holder's Invitational Tournament, Apr. 20, 2008
Kuboki, Fumio (red) vs. Furukawa, Kazuo (white)
Otake, Masafumi (red) vs. Endo, Masaaki (white)
Meguro, Daisaku (red) vs. Takahashi, Toshiaki (white)
Ujiie, Michio (red) vs. Kamei, Toru (white)
Futagoishi, Takashi (red) vs. Otake, Masafumi (white)
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