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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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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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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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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graded. Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei Iaido All Japan Kendo Championship Kendo around the world "The History of Kendo". All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF). Archived...
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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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Brazilian jiu-jitsu (section World Champions)
Schools". In Bennett, Alexander (ed.). Budo Perspectives. Auckland: Kendo World. pp. 233–238. ISBN 4-9901694-3-3. "Carley Gracie et al. v Rorion Gracie...
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Nada High School in Kobe, Japan. He played a key role in making judo and kendo part of the Japanese public school programs of the 1910s.[citation needed]...
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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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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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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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Kumdo (category Kendo)
modern Korean martial art. It is derived from and has a name cognate to kendo, the Japanese martial art. Despite being accurate, its name is also spelled...
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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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2000 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...
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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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Budo University, Kendo Kyuoshi 7-dan (2006). "The Aims and Ideals of Training/ 3. The Inportance of Kihon (basics)". Kendo World. 3: 50–51. ISSN 1175-8872...
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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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similar to the bōgu worn by practitioners of Japanese Kendo. Bōgu – protective armor worn in kendo "World Taekwondo competition rules". Archived from the original...
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Shinden-ryū. He received hanshi (master instructor) ranks in kendō, iaidō, and jōdō from the All Japan Kendo Federation. In addition, he held an instructor's license...
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the World Combat Games Ju-jitsu at the World Combat Games Karate at the World Combat Games Kendo at the World Combat Games Kickboxing at the World Combat...
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The League of Legends World Championship (commonly abbreviated as Worlds) is the annual professional League of Legends world championship tournament hosted...
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Kendo is promoted by the Estonian Kendo Federation (EsKF). Finland Kendo is promoted by the Finnish Kendo Association. France After the end of World War...
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draw Iaijutsu Kendo Kenjutsu Samurai Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei Iaido John Nauright, Charles Parrish, edited (2012) Sports Around the World: History, Culture...
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is the Japanese martial art of bayonet fighting, and has been likened to kendo (but with bayonets instead of swords). According to Tanaka Fumon, jūkendō...
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Japanese Schools." In Alexander Bennett, ed., Budo Perspectives. Auckland: Kendo World. pp. 233–238. ISBN 4990169433. Virgílio, pp. 39–41 Svinth, Joseph R....
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List of international sports federations (redirect from World Sport Governing Bodies)
world level, most often crafting rules, promoting the sport to prospective spectators and fans, developing prospective players, and organizing world or...
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The European Kendo Championships are an international kendo competition contested by the member nations of the European Kendo Federation (EKF). EKF is...
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The Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Men's Cricket World Cup) is the quadrennial international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket...
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twelve martial arts sports competitions: boxing, judo, ju-jitsu, karate, kendo, kickboxing, muaythai, sambo, sumo, taekwondo, wrestling and wushu. Algeria...
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(ISBN 978-4-7700-2755-9) Kanazawa, H. (2003): Karate: My life. Singapore: Kendo World Publications. (ISBN 978-4-9901-6942-8) Kanazawa, H., & Berger, R. (2004):...
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