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Kendo, wich means 'way of the sword' is a budo sport.
History:
Untill just two hundred years ago, people in Japan were still wearing the clothes of their own culture, the katana's in their hands. They fought man to man, sword against sword. But when the fireguns came to this land, the katana's became unnecessary. Though people were forced to switch their katana's to other weapons, they kept practising handle the sword and the manners wich come together with it.
Reigi:
Reigi, wich means manners, is a very important thing. We learn what respect and discipline are. If you have no good manners against the people with a higher rank, nobody will take care of you and you will not approve.
Myself:
I've been practising kendo for more than ten years. Our club is called Renshinjuku and I've got a lot of friends there. It's like one big family smile I often go to tournaments where I meet lots of friends I have in countries. My rivals too^^
Armor:
We use bamboo swords instead of real katana's (cuz that'd be dangerus). We wear the same clothes as the Japanese people did a few hundred years ago. But ours are not decorated with flowers and stuff. We also wear armor just like the samurai's did. The only difference is that our armor is modern and lighter of weight. Yes, with less decorations wink
Shiai:
We train hard because everyone wants to win the shiai's. Shiai is the Japanese word for battle/tournament. In the shiai we are aloud to hit the opponent on the men (head), kote's (wrists), do (belly) and the tsuki (throat). The armor covers all these places, so you won't get hurt. Though, if your opponent misses an attack and he hits you on an unprotected part, it might hurt wink