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    The highly praised Budo Culture seminar will be held again this year on March 5th to 8th at the Nippon Budokan Training Center in Katsuura City, Chiba Prefecture. Lecturers this year are Kaku Kozo, historian and writer, Thomas Kirchner, author and renowned Zen scholar based at the International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism at Hanazono University, Yamaguchi Kaori, Tsukuba university professor and All Japan Judo Federation International Committee vice-chairperson, Nemoto Kenichi, 13th soke of Igaryuha Katsushin-ryu jujutsu. Instructors for the practical sessions include some of leading instructors from across the range of Japanese budo. Full details in the attached pdfs.



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    Published on 27th January 2010
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    To be held at the Tin Shui Wai Sports Centre in Hong Kong from March 12th to 14, the 10th Hong Kong Kendo tournament. The entry deadline is the 31st of January, so if you are thinking of taking part, please download the attached documents and send them in soon.
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    The annual kobudo enbu taikai will be held again this year on February 7th at the Nippon Budokan main hall in Tokyo, from 1030 to 1550.

    This festival is the premier showcase for the classical arts, providing an overview of many of the main schools of the ancient arts, their techniques, systems of etiquette, and dress. Each style demonstrates a number of kata over a 10-20 minute span, including archery and musketry.

    Kendo World has a limited number of complimentary tickets and we’ll be happy to pass them on a first-come-first-serve basis. Simply send a mail with your full name and we will send you the details. ...

    Published on 14th January 2010  Number of Views: 170 
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    Article original in Kendo World Journal 1.1 – 2001 (Translated from Japanese by Alex Bennett)
    Par Inoue Yoshihiko, 8-Dan Hanshi.
    Version française par Baptiste Tavernier

    Avant et après tout entrainement de kendo, c’est une routine pour tout le monde que de s’asseoir en seiza avec les mains posées l’une dans l’autre, et de méditer (mokusō). Pourtant, peu de personnes savent que cette posture de méditation a pour origines le hokkai-jōin (dhyani mudrâ). Un mudrâ est un signe de pouvoir exprimé à travers le corps et particulièrement avec les mains, dans le bouddhisme et l’hindouisme. Un jour, on m’a demandé s’il était correct d’avoir plutôt la main gauche ou plutôt la main droite en haut pendant mokusō, et pourquoi. A mon grand embarrât, je dois dire que je fus mis là en difficulté, alors même que l’on devrait au moins savoir la base théorique de cette pratique particulière.
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    Published on 8th January 2010  Number of Views: 150 
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    Por el Profesor Oya Minoru (Kendo Kyoshi, 7mo. dan) Universidad Internacional de Budo (IBU)
    Traducción al inglés de Alex Bennett Traducida al español por César Tonatiuh García Ramírez
    Tomado de un artículo original de Kendo World Magazine, Issue 4.1. Reproducido con el amable permiso de Kendo World Publications. Todos los derechos reservados.

    El objetivo del kendo es forjar a la mente y el cuerpo, lo que esencialmente significa cultivar el ki. El refinamiento de energía ki fomenta la finalización de tu crecimiento como ser humano.
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    By Nakamura Tamio
    Translated by Alex Bennett
    Original article in Kendo World Issue 1.1, 2001

    Nakamura Tamio was born in 1950 in Nishio city, Aichi prefecture. In 1976, he graduated from the Physical Education Department postgraduate course at the Tokyo University of Education. He is now a professor in the Education Faculty of Fukushima University. His publications include A History of Modern Kendo, Kendo Dictionary- A Technical and Cultural History (Both published by Shimazu Shobo).

    Currently, the official Japanese term used to refer to the protective armour used in kendo is not bōgu, but kendōgu. Nonetheless, bōgu is still the most commonly heard, and I will use it in this article. Before delving into the history of bōgu/kendōgu, I will first offer an explanation of these appelations and how they came to be utilised.


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    par Nakamura Tamio
    Version française par Baptiste Tavernier
    Article original in Kendo World Journal 1.1 – 2001 (Translated from Japanese by Alex Bennett).

    Actuellement, le terme japonais officiel employé pour faire allusion à l’armure utilisée en kendo n’est pas « bôgu », mais « kendôgu ». Néanmoins, le terme bôgu est encore celui qui est le plus communément employé et c’est celui dont je me servirai dans cet article. Avant d’examiner l’historique du bôgu/kendôgu, je donnerai en premier lieu une explication de ces termes et de comment ils en vinrent à être employés.
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