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    Kokoro777

    Bokuto as a Training Aid

    Thread Starter: Kokoro777

    I often hear that Iaidoka don't do enough suburi. So to address, this I decided to use my bokuto for some suburi practise but then I thought, shouldn't I just use my Iaito or is there something about a bokuto that can be helpful to an Iaidoka? If there is, can anyone recommend some exercises of...

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    2nd Dan 'graveyard'

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    All, I was thinking the other day about all the people who have trained at our club and it suddenly dawned on me that most ( not all) people either leave at two points in their training. Either; in the first few weeks because it's not for them or they have other commitments or they get...

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    E-Bogu Nadeshiko Shinai: Any experiences with it?

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    Greetings. I have been browsing through e-bogu.com's array of Tokusen Madake Shinai, and took some interest in the Nadeshiko (or Kenja) shinai. However, there seems to be no feedback as of yet. Has anyone here owned or tried this model? If so, how is it in terms of durability, weight, ease of...

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    Ariel

    Difference between Tozando series?

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    Hi, I tried contacting them to the customer service in the web page three times already, and once this morning on their facebook wall. 1- Does anybody know what the difference is between the Tora, the Fuji, the Tomoe and the Toryumon series. 2- Is there a technical difference or is it just...

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    Shimogamo Shrine Kobudo Embu 

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    Kendo World 6.4 - Call for Submissions 

    Published on 21st April 2013 09:21 PM  Number of Views: 492 
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    Call for Submissions

    Kendo World is looking for submissions for issue 6.4, which is due to be published in June 2013 and will be available as either as a Kindle eBook or a hardcopy via P.O.D. (print on demand).

    If you have been to an interesting kendo seminar or competition or have read an enlightening kendo book or article, and would like to write about it, please ...
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    Kendo World Issue 3.4 — Available on Kindle now !!!! 

    Published on 11th April 2013 01:30 PM
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    Content

    Editorial: the yin and the yangs
    13th World Kendo Championships
    Starting Over - USA vs JAPAN
    Chewing the Fat - Abe Tetsushi × Alex Bennet
    3 years for 3 days for 3 minutes
    Thoughts on the Japanese defeat
    Book Mark 1: the warrior’s path
    21st European Kendo Championships ...
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    Kendo World Issue 6.2 

    Published on 6th August 2012 07:35 AM
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    Editorial
    By Alex Bennett PhD
    First, my editorial takes a look at the recent WKC held in Novara, Italy. our tri-annual foray onto kendo’s world stage is becoming less predictable in terms of results, and which of the traditional kendo values will be tested by fire. The various incidents experienced at the recent WKC have us all questioning purported and personal kendo values. This has to be a good thing.

    The Nut’s and Bolts of Kendo: What is Kyojitsu?
    By Nakano Yasoji (Hanshi 9-dan)
    Nakanno-sensei explains the intricacies of identifying your opponent’s mental preparedness and lapses. A vital skill for reaching the higher ranks of kendo. “If you do not take kyojitsu into consideration, the technique ...
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    Submissions for the next issue of the Kendo World Journal (6.4) 

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    Interested in getting an article published in the world's only English language printed journal specialising in kendo and related arts? Kendo World is now taking submissions for the journal due out in June 2013. Any news about kendo in your country or club, interviews, technical, cultural, philosophical.... Please contact Editor-in-Chief Alex Bennett (alex@kendo-world.com) if you have some ideas. The next deadline is 1st of May, 2013.
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    Budo Seminar Special Notice 

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    Alex
    Published on 7th February 2012 09:43 PM
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    Hi everybody,
    every year the Nippon Budokan holds a Budo Seminar for foreign residents in Japan. They have asked Kendo World to help get the word out this year. The initial deadline has already passed, but if you live in Japan and are interested please contact Alex Bennett alex@kendo-world.com by FEBRUARY 15 with your details, and I will pass it on to the Budokan. Otherwise, please get in touch with them directly at the contact provided below. Check out the PDF file for this year's content. You will get to hear lectures ...
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