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Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei Kendo 剣道

ZNKR Kendo (全日本剣道連盟剣道) is a modern martial art form of Japanese fencing. It comes from the sword arts of ancient Japan, and is the modern incarnation of a centuries-long evolution. Kendo is made up of two parts: kata (fixed paired patterns of techniques) and keiko (sparring in bogu (armor)). We use two types of swords: a bokken (wooden sword) for kata and a shinai (bamboo sword) for sparring.

Kendo is more than just learning to fence with a sword, it is also about proper discipline and spirit.
The kata you will learn is as follows:

Bokuto Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon waza Keiko-ho (Tachi vs. Tachi)
  • Kihon 1: Ippon-uchi no waza
  • Kihon 2: Renzoku no waza (Ni/Sandan no waza)
  • Kihon 3: Harai waza
  • Kihon 4: Hiki waza
  • Kihon 5: Nuki waza
  • Kihon 6: Suriage waza
  • Kihon 7: Debana waza
  • Kihon 8: Kaeshi waza
  • Kihon 9: Uchiotoshi waza
  • Men, Kote, Do, Tsuki
  • Kote, Men
  • Harai Men
  • Tsubazeriai kara no Hiki Do
  • Men, Nuki Do
  • Kote, Suriage Men
  • Debana kote
  • Men, Kaeshi Migi-Do
  • Do uchiotoshi Men
Bokuto ni Yori Kendo Kihon Waza Keiho ho demonstration
  • Kendo Kata: Tachi kata 1-7 (Tachi vs. Tachi)
    Ippon-me (Men Nuki Men)
    Nihon-men (Koto Nuki Kote)
    Sanbon-me (Tsuki Kaeshi (Nayashi) Tsuki)
    Yohon-me (Tsuki Makikaeshi Men)
    Roppon-me (Kote Suriage Kote)
    Nanahon-me (Men Nuki Do)

    Kata 8-10/Kodachi kata 1-3 (Kodachi vs Tachi
    Happon-me/Kodachi Ippon-me
    Kyuhon-me/Kodachi Nihon-me
    Juppon-me/Kodachi Sanbon-me
Kendo Kata Wiki Kata Demonstration Pre-War Kendo

Class

Subari (素振り): Warm-Up Swinging
Kiri-kaeshi (切り返し): Striking the left and right men target points in succession, practicing centering, distance, and correct technique, while building spirit and stamina.
Waza-geiko (技稽古): Waza or technique practice in which the student learns and refines the techniques of Kendo with a receiving parnter.
Kakari-geiko (掛稽古): Short, intense attack practice which teaches continuous alertness and readiness to attack, as well as building spirit and stamina.
Ji-geiko (地稽古): Undirected practice where the kendōka tries all that has been learned during practice against an opponent.
Gokaku-geiko (互角稽古): Practice between two kendōka of similar skill level.
Hikitate-geiko (引立稽古): Practice where a senior kendōka guides a junior through practice.
Shiai-geiko (試合稽古): Competition practice which may also be judged.
Kendo Modern Practice
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