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Great, great Kendo.

This video is one among the best film cuts with Martial Art you can find on the Internet.

Sure, in real Martial art, you becoma better than older.

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A wonderful kendofilm.
And the true philosophy behind Martial Arts.

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Japan has long time been the leading nation in Kendo. In other budo sports they are not that dominating any longer. But now it seems to be a fight about their leading role also in Kendo.

In the World Championships in Kendo, in Taiwan, this weekend, suprisingly the Japanese team for men lost in the semi-final. US won the semi-final, but in the finale was the American team the loser against Korea.

The new worldchampion in Kendo, in team for men, is Korea.

But to be honest: Japan won all other classes: men individual (M. Hojo), women individual (S. Sugimoto) and women team.

You can find the result at the homepage for All Japan Kendo federation.

Kendo (剣道, Kendō?) or “way of the sword”, is the martial art of Japanese fencing.

Kendo developed from traditional techniques of Japanese swordsmanship known as kenjutsu.

In 1920, Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (developer of the Japan Martial Arts Foundation) changed the name of Gekiken (KyÅ«jitai: 擊劍; Shinjitai: 撃剣, “hitting sword”) to kendo.

Since 1975 the Concept of Kendo, as stated by the All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF), is “to discipline the human character through the application of the principles of the katana”.

The AJKF state the purpose of practicing kendō as:

To mold the mind and body,
To cultivate a vigorous spirit,
And through correct and rigid training,
To strive for improvement in the art of Kendō,
To hold in esteem human courtesy and honor,
To associate with others with sincerity,
And to forever pursue the cultivation of oneself.
This will make one be able:
To love his/her country and society,
To contribute to the development of culture
And to promote peace and prosperity among all peoples.

Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sporting-like physical elements.

Practitioners of kendo are called kendoka (one who practices kendo) or kenshi (swordsman). The latter may also be applied to practitioners of other traditional Japanese sword arts. Around 8 million people world-wide practice kendo with approximately 7 million of them in Japan.

Read more about the history of Kendo.

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