kendo books

[mikedunn]

anybody know of any good books about kendo, training, philosophy, history, etc?

i've read kendo by minoru kiyota. and i recommend it as it details the history of budo and looks at how different buddhist philosophies affected the development of kendo/bushido.

[alexpollijr]

I believe that by far the most 'instructional' one is KENDO - The Definitive Guide. It's very useful for beginners. Then there's the older 'This is Kendo', which is very nice for providing a view on kendo in the sixties, and also features a lot of history and some more advanced sections.

[KhawMengLee]

Yup, THIS IS KENDO by Junzo Sasamori and Gorden Warner is good.

For Kata try, LOOKING AT A FAR MOUNTAIN by Paul Budden

[David J]

Rather than go through it all again....

http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=214

Enjoy!

<rei>

Dave