Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Shinai-kyogi ? Pictures? More info?

  1. #1
    mr-tvola.blog.cz Mr.Tvola's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Location
    Prague, CZ
    Posts
    327
    Country: Czech_Republic

    Shinai-kyogi ? Pictures? More info?

    Hi,

    I understand, that shinai-kyogi was a post-WWII derivate of Kendo, used because actual Kendo was prohibited for a few years. It was some strange mix of Kendo and western fencing.

    I wonder if any of you has some more info about it? What were the rules of competition, where and how could you hit, what equipment was used?

    Or some pictures, I think these would be interesting

    Thanks
    Last edited by Mr.Tvola; 16th May 2004 at 02:19 AM. Reason: spelling :)

  2. #2
    KW Team Alex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2002
    Location
    Kyoto, Japan
    Posts
    975
    Country: New Zealand
    Blog Entries
    19
    Good question.

    Shinai Kyogi seems to be one of thise things that the kendo world in Japan is trying to forget. It was purely a sports version (similar to sports chambara) which was introduced "unavoidably" to appease GHQ and get kendo back on track again. The wear was very similar to fencing, no kiai was allowed, and points were racked up depending on how many times you were able to hit your opponent. I am currently in the process of collating information and pictures for an article in Kendo World, if you are interested.
    Alex Bennett
    Director & Editor-in-Chief
    Kendo World Publications
    Bunkasha International Corporation

  3. #3
    mr-tvola.blog.cz Mr.Tvola's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Location
    Prague, CZ
    Posts
    327
    Country: Czech_Republic
    Quote Originally Posted by Alex
    Good question.

    Shinai Kyogi seems to be one of thise things that the kendo world in Japan is trying to forget. It was purely a sports version (similar to sports chambara) which was introduced "unavoidably" to appease GHQ and get kendo back on track again. The wear was very similar to fencing, no kiai was allowed, and points were racked up depending on how many times you were able to hit your opponent. I am currently in the process of collating information and pictures for an article in Kendo World, if you are interested.
    Thanks for info, Alex. Looking forward to the article :-) I am surre it will be pretty interesting.

    So I assume no one is practicing this anymore? I would really like to see some picture, this kind of hard to imagine

  4. #4
    You may want to view the History article by Dr. Benjamin Hazard Sensei posted in the History section above.

    Regards,

  5. #5
    養心は& Musha's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Location
    Atsugishi
    Posts
    980
    Country: Japan
    Here is a photo from a book I have. I have read a little about post war Kendo but not the rules and not in much detail.

    Dou?kyougi

    From what I have read Kendo stopped after the war due to sanctions from the US government to reform the country. But after introducing this new form of kendo it slowly decreased in popularity and people turned back to the kendo we have today. And by the 1970s the international kendo federation was established and the international kendo tournament to improve popularity in other countries.

    Right thread this time hehe

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •