COMPLETE
KENDO
COMPLETE
KENDO
by John Donohue
Illustrated by Kathleen Sweeney
Photos by Matthew Donohue
TUTTLE PUBLISHING
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Please note that the author and publisher of this book are NOT RESPONSIBLE in any manner whatsoever for any injury that may result from practicing the techniques and/or following the instructions given within. Since the physical activities described herein may be too strenuous in nature for some readers to engage in safely, it is essential that a physician be consulted prior to training.
First published in I999 by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A..
Copyright © 1999 Charles E. Tuttle., Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from Tuttle Publishing.
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ISBN 978-1-4629-1751-8 (ebook)
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Design by Stephanie Doyle
Characters by artist Judith Liniado
Printed in the United States of America
To Kitty, Erin, and Owen:
Masters in the Way of the Heart
CONTENTS
Part One: Ground
1. Sword and Spirit
2. The Way of the Sword
3. Equipment
The Uniform
Training Weapons
Body Armor
4. The Community of Learners
Kendo's Development
The Training Hall/Dojo
The Dojo Hierarchy
The Goals of Training
Part Two: Water
The Lesson
1. Beginnings
Entering the Dojo
Warmups
Bow ln
2. Basics/Kihon
Stance/Kamae
Footwork/Ashisabaki
Gripping the Shinai/Static Suburi
Dynamic Suburi
Striking Points
Spirit
3. Techniques/Waza
Striking Practice
4. Practice/Keiko
Uchikomi
Kirikaeshi
Free Sparring/Jiyu Renshu
5. The Close
Part Three: Fire
1. Distance
2. Timing
3. Attack and Defense
Attacks/Shikake Waza
Multiple Attacks/Nidan and Sandan Waza
Warding Off Attack/Harai Waza
Forestalling Attack/Debana Waza
Receiving Techniques/Oji Waza
Dodging/Nuki Waza
Parries
Up Parry/Suriage Waza
Downward Parry/Uchiotoshi Waza
Lateral Parry/Kaeshi Waza
Close Quarters/Tsuba Zerai
Pushing Off Attack/Hiki Waza
Zanshin
Spirit
4. The Shiai
The Psychodynamics of Competition
Pride
Anger and Excitement
Winning and Losing
Part Four: Wind
1. Tradition
2. Historical Development
3. Kata
The Spirit of Kata
The Kendo no Kata
Bokken
Sage-to
Bowing In
Stepping In and Stepping Out