A solid introduction to kendo

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	• Kendo: The Definitive Guide Hiroshi Ozawa Kodansha International, 1997 - 244 pages average customer review:based on 32 reviews view larger image
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Great Book

This book has helped me greatly in my Kendo training. I recommend this book to anyone that is or is going to attend Kendo.

A solid introduction to kendo

This book is a really solid introductory text covering everything from kendo history to how to wear the hakama and protective gear to step-by-step technique explanations. It's no substitute for hands-on instruction yet it is an outstanding complement to dojo training. This text and a few notes of your own is all you'll really need to remember the important fundamental concepts of the art. It is broken into five sections, basics, stretching/warm-up exercises, waza (techniques), nihon kendo kata (form work), and keiko (practice). There are appendices on competition and judging, international kendo, and a glossary of terms. The book is not only well written and reasonably comprehensive, but it also contains clear line drawings that ensure you'll really understand the concepts. Surprisingly, there is no index, so you'll probably want a highlighter and a pad of sticky notes to mark the stuff you'll want to refer back to.

Lawrence Kane
Author of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction

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A Beginning

As a beginning kendoka, I've found this volume to be of immense help as an addendum to actual training. It offers clear, concise instructions which are most helpful in my own training at home between classes to avoid practicing incorrectly and developing bad habits. The well-illustrated, step-by-step instruction on the kendo-no-kata are exceptionally helpful. While not a replacement for actual training, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in kendo.

Definitive guide to Kendo

This book really is the definitive guide to Kendo. It has all the basic techniques and more technical stuff. Also contains all 10 Kata and dojo etiquette, all rules and details for competition Shiai. A perfect book for Kendo beginners and an interseting read for higher grades.

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A good introduction to Kendo

Hiroshi Ozawa's "Kendo the Definitive Guide" is a good introduction to the sport of Kendo. Ozawa covers all the technical details of the sport while also explaining the proper attitude and etiquette that a practitioner should develop.

After a brief history of Japanese swordsmanship and its transition into Kendo he gives a detailed step-by-step instruction on dressing in the traditional Kendo uniform, as well as its proper maintenance. He includes the Japanese names for equipment and the parts of the practice sword, as well as providing a guide to determine the proper size sword for the user.

The basic and more advanced techniques of the sport are explained in clear detail with numerous illustrations, as well as how a person should conduct themselves while at the dojo. One theme Ozawa stresses is the importance of keeping a single focus on the task at hand. He uses the Japanese proverb "if you run after two hares, you will catch neither" to make this point.

The appendix includes the official regulations from the Japan Kendo Federation, detailing everything one would need to know to actually participate in or knowledgably watch a Kendo competition

All in all it's a good book on Kendo covering basic and more advanced training techniques, proper attitude and etiquette and the tournament rules and regulations of the sport.

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