Meanings
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of kendo.
A natural at kendō while a student who later headed his alma mater’s Kendō Club, he was also an important figure in the publishing field and a friend of Mishima’s.
2012, Naoki Inose with Hiroaki Sato, “Shinpūren, Men of the Divine Wind”, in Persona: A Biography of Yukio Mishima, Berkeley, Calif.: Stone Bridge Press, →ISBN, page 4812 more examples
Modern kendō is largely practiced as a thriving sport in educational institutions, military and police agencies, and in companies. While predominantly a sport, kendō includes the essence of spiritual training.
1969, Donn F[rederick] Draeger, Robert W[illiam] Smith, “Japan”, in Asian Fighting Arts, Tokyo; Palo Alto, Calif.: Kodansha International Ltd., published 1970 (3rd printing), →ISBN, page 102The same approach was maintained through the 1990s, when the guidelines for budō in school encouraged kendō practice as a way for every individual to ‘be rich in humanity and strong in body’ but also emphasised the idea of Japanese budō as a unique component of their we-group identity.
2019, Raúl Sánchez García, “Reformulation, expansion, and hybridisation of Japanese martial arts”, in The Historical Sociology of Japanese Martial Arts (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society), Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, part III (Martial artists)
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