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Kendo Ippon O Toru – Japanese Swordsmanship – Kyoshi Koda Kunihide [DVD rip | Japanese]What is Kendo?/ken·do/ Noun – A Japanese form of fencing with two-handed bamboo swords, originally developed as a safe form of sword training for samurai.Kendo, meaning “Way of The Sword”, is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional swordsmanship (kenjutsu) which originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan.  Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines martial arts practices and values with sport-like strenuous physical activity.Video:This is another Japanese Region 2 DVD production. Although it’s narrated in the Japanese language, it’s easy enough to follow the clearly organized demonstrations and drills. Most kendo-heads will enjoy and gain something from this video. Not to mention, it’s just cool and fierce looking stuff. Produced by 7th dan Kyoshi Koda Kunihide, this video is organized into three parts.Part 1:-Kamae-Dosa-How to swing the shinaiPart 2:-Basic techniquesPart 3:-Advanced techniques-7 important points to improve your KendoIn my opinion, this video is top rate as far as quality of martial art instructionals are concerned. For all of you kendo-heads out there, if you want more detailed instruction, check out the other Japanese import posting, Hidekatsu Inoue – Kendo Collection – Japanese Swordsmanship [4 DVD ISO].!