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Kendo Equiptment
Kendo is a very physical sport and and its practicioners need lots of protective equiptment. The gear include the kendo bogu (armor), the kendo uniform (worn under the bogu; consists of a hakama and G.I.), and the kendo stick/sword (also known as a shinai).
Bogu can be bought at specialized kendo stores, like E-Bogu. E-bogu is known to be one of the BEST sites to buy bogu and other kendo equiptment from. The majority or kendoka buy their equiptment from E-Bogu.
The bogu is comprised of the men (helment), kote (arm guard), do (chest protector) Read More...
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Kendo: A Summary
Kendo, which literally means "way of the sword", is the Japanese art of fencing. Kendo was created by the samurai during the Kamakura period (1180-1230) so they could hone their skills without killing each other. It was originally grounded in Zen Bud Read More...
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Kendo Dojos
Kendo, like most other martial arts, can only be learned with the help of a qualified sensei (teacher). There are many companies that sell kendo videos and kendo pictures, saying that it will teach a person how to be a samurai. This is completely fal Read More...
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Do You Know The Different Types of Martial Arts?
Have you been considering taking a Martial Arts class or have you seen it on a film or program and you now want to get involved? A lot of people like the sound of Martial Arts and they generally see them and think that they are something that can be Read More...
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Kendo Videos: They Hurt More than Help
If you seriously want to learn kendo, go to a dojo, do NOT try to learn using kendo videos. In order to properly learn kendo, you need to have someone correct you when you are doing something wrong, that is what the sensei does. Aside from the video Read More...