Kendo (剣道, Kendō, lit. 'sword way', 'sword path' or 'way of the sword') is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese...
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Kendo Nagasaki is a professional wrestling stage name, used as a gimmick of that of a Japanese Samurai warrior with a mysterious past and even supernatural...
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Shinai (redirect from Kendo stick)
practice and competition in kendō. Shinai are also used in other martial arts, but may be styled differently from kendō shinai, and represented with...
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the kanji (面) means "face" or "helmet". Men is one of the five strikes in kendo (along with tsuki, dō, hidari kote and migi kote). It is a long slashing...
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Kendo Kata are fixed patterns that teach kendoka (kendo practitioners) the basic elements of swordsmanship. There are two roles, uchidachi (打太刀), the...
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Kendo Rage, known in Japan as Makeruna! Makendō (負けるな!魔剣道, "Do Not Lose! Kendo Magic"), is an action video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super...
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retired professional wrestler who was best known for the ring character Kendo Nagasaki. The character of Nagasaki was a Japanese samurai with a mysterious...
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Fernando Morales Rivera (born August 19, 1984), known professionally as Kendo Kaponi, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. Kaponi's life was tragic in...
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British master swordsman, kendo master and the first national Coach to the British Kendo Council. He was one of the pioneers of kendo in Britain as the leading...
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Kado Kendo (Kendo's Gift) is a 2007 Indonesian film produced by Indonesian students studying in Melbourne, Australia. Kendo Wijaya is a moody, reckless...
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needed] At times iaidoka will practice complementary kata from kendo or kenjutsu. Unlike kendo, iaido practice never involves sparring. The metaphysical aspects...
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Tokimitsu, born August 5, 1968), better known by his ring name Kendo Kashin (ケンドー・カシン, Kendō Kashin), is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is perhaps...
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Guillaume N'Kendo (redirect from Guillaume Kendo Tchougang)
Guillaume N'Kendo Tchougang (born 6 January 1986) is a former Cameroonian football striker. He had notably played in Turkey and Slovakia. "Guillaume Nkendo...
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Kenjutsu (category Kendo)
particular those that predate the Meiji Restoration. Some modern styles of kendo and iaido that were established in the 20th century also included modern...
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The All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF) or Zen Nihon Kendō Renmei (全日本剣道連盟 abbreviated 全剣連 Zen Ken Ren) is a national non-governmental organization in Japan...
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The International Kendo Federation (FIK) was founded in 1970. It is an international federation of national and regional kendo associations. The FIK is...
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Kendo Kobayashi (ケンドーコバヤシ, Kendō Kobayashi, born 4 July 1972) is a Japanese comedian and actor. His real and former stage name is Tomoharu Kobayashi (小林...
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1963) is a Japanese Kendo practitioner who works for Kanagawa Prefectural Police in Japan. He participated in the All Japan Kendo Championship 12 times...
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The All Japan Kendo Championships (全日本剣道選手権大会, Zennihon kendō senshuken taikai) is a kendo tournament held every year in Japan. The men's tournament is...
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The World Kendo Championship is an international kendo competition contested by the member nations of the International Kendo Federation (FIK). The championships...
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Kazuo Sakurada (redirect from Great Kendo)
known as Mr. Sakurada, The Dragonmaster, and as the Japanese version of Kendo Nagasaki (ケンドー・ナガサキ), was a Japanese professional wrestler. He was best...
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is added. The All Japan Kendo Federation specify the dimensions of bokken for use in the modern kendo kata, called Nippon kendo kata. Tachi: Total length...
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They are also used as hand towels, and often as headbands, such as for Kendo. And they are widely used simply as souvenirs or decorations. Although tenugui...
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Zen Nihon Kendō Renmei Jōdō, or Seitei Jōdō in short, is a modern form of jōdō created by Japanese martial artist Shimizu Takaji and presented to the...
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started practicing Kendo. After a while, he returned to Iran; but, again, in 1978, he went to Japan and in Nishiyama's Dojo practiced Kendo. He also learned...
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Zen Nippon Kendō Renmei Iaidō is the iaidō style of the All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF, Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei or ZNKR). This style of standardised...
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Kendo originated in Japan, but is today practiced worldwide. The size and depth of kendo skill varies widely from country to country. Some countries have...
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In Finland, "kendo" is a tongue-in-cheek term for ice hockey. "Kendo Anthem". Apple. Retrieved 19 October 2014. "Teflon Brothers: Kendo Anthem" (in Finnish)...
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Bōgu (redirect from Kendo armor)
properly called kendōgu (剣道具, "kendo equipment"), is training armour used primarily in the Japanese martial art of kendo, with variants used for jūkendō...
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won the individual event at World Kendo Championship (WKC) as well as the highest title in Kendo: All Japan Kendo Champion. His progress toward the championship...
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