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kendo

[ ken-doh ]

noun

  1. a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo staves, with the contestants wearing head guards and protective garments.


kendo

/ ˈ°ìÉ›²Ô»åəʊ /

noun

  1. the Japanese art of fencing with pliable bamboo staves or, sometimes, real swords: strict conventions are observed
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Origin of kendo1

1920–25; < Japanese °ì±ð²Ô»åÅ, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese Âᾱà²Ô “sword†+ »åà´Ç “w²¹²ââ€; Bushido, judo, Tao
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kendo1

from Japanese
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The ideal is that the separation between kendo opponents, between the person and the sword, between the tea host, the utensils and the guest — all those boundaries disappear.

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In your time at Chozen-ji you studied kendo — the way of the sword — and chado — the way of tea.

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“Ken†means sword, and “do†means way, so kendo is the way of the sword.

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In our approach to kendo we don’t learn any defensive maneuvers.

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She eventually became a Zen priest herself, and continues to live at the temple today, where she trains in a particularly rigorous form of Japanese swordsmanship called kendo.

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