What is Kendo?
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Sport/martial art orginating from Japan. Kendo translates to 'the way of the sword', and practicioners are called kendoka.
Participants in this sport use bamboo swords called 'shinais' and wear armor called 'bogu'. This armor includes a face mask/helmet called 'men' a pair of thick gloves called 'kote' a chest protector called a 'do' and an apron-like peice called a 'tare'.
Participants must also wear a pair of very loose pants called the hakama, and a thick jacket called the keikogi.
When in a match, the participants are allowed to strike to the head, wrists, the sides of the chest, and in certain cases (this is often discouraged in torunaments since it can be dangerous if used improperly)to a small flap that hangs off the men that covers the throat.
Kendo is the way of the sword.
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japanese fencing. The objective of this sport is to hit the opponent with your sword/sinai (duh). Valid targets are head, hands, waist or torso, and neck. equipments used in kendo: helmet, body armor, gauntlets/gloves, hakama.
shoute iku shoute whena you a swingu! leta youra kiai rerease!
..err ...rawr.. /..
no nota shoute likea girr. shoute likea RRRAAAAAAAWWRRR!!!
oO "paralyzed"
3.
Normally used name of the sport Ice Hockey in Finland...
Shall we go see kendo(=Ice Hockey) ?
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4.
A great sport requiring much spirit, discipline, and all of that jazz. Unfortunately, a lot of samurai/ninja-wannabes tend to participate in this sport. Also, fencing is better than kendo. One would not be shocked to see one who participates in kendo as one who participates in band, and one who participates in LARPing.
Kendo makes your feet smell too.
Oh and kendo stemmed from kenjitsu in response to Ieyasu Tokugawa pwning Japan.
Kendo seems cool. What a great example right?
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