Kendo (剣道, kendō), meanin "Way o The Sword," is a modren Japanese martial airt, which descendit frae tradeetional swordsmanship (kenjutsu) an uises bamboo swords (shinai), an protective armour (bōgu). The day, it is widely practised within Japan an mony ither nations athort the warld.

Kendo
(剣道)
Twa kendōka in the 2005 European Championships [1]
FocusWappenry
HairdnessSemi-contact
Kintra o originJapan
Creator-
Parenthuidkenjutsu
Olympic sportNa
Offeecial wabsteidInternaitional Kendo Federation:
http://www.kendo-fik.org/

Kendo is a physically an mentally challengin activity that combines martial airts practices an values wi sport-lik strenuous pheesical activity.

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  1. Sasamori, Junzō; Warner, Gordon (1989). This Is Kendo: The Art of Japanese Fencing. Tuttle. p. 111. ISBN 0-8048-1607-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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