5th post - Famous personalities

Nakakura Kiyoshi The Spirit of the Fighter.


He is famous for bringing kendo up.Me,myself admire him
http://www.abkf.be/pages/nakakura2.htm
The link is all about him and how he strives and promote kendo.
In summary he brought kendo to japan and how he feel kendo about kendo.He has the quality of being a true kendōka,He has the spirit and the will.
I admired him because he had showed his absolute strength to many people.In the East vs West match, he made an incredible 9 wins! People called Him ONI (Japanese monster).This is 1 main point that i really admire him.He actually won 9 wins which is impossible.It is so ridiculous but true.Althought its impossible i still wish to have his strength for kendo and the sprite.

4th post - Techniques & Styles

This are the few basic movement or strikes in kendo


This is called joge-buri.It is a cut where you hit all the way from the head th the bottom near the opponent thigh.


This is a man cut where you cut up to the opponents head


The few moves coming are actually for advanced player where they had their bogu(armour) on.The bogu will protect them from being hit and the impact.

Kakari-geiko is a style rather than a cut.It is short, intense, attack practice which teaches continuous alertness and readiness to attack, as well as building spirit and stamina.


Kiri-kaeshi is style that Strikes the left and right men target points in succession, practising centering, distance, and correct technique, while building spirit and stamina.


This final video will show you a summary of the cuts and moves.study it and you will have a rough idea about kendo