Kendo is more than a sport, it is a way of life. Practitioners must learn how to control their emotions, remain calm under pressure, and cultivate humility and respect for others.

Four Japanese experts in the ancient sport of kendo, a form of sword fighting, will give a training session in Christchurch tonight. The four, from Amagasaki city, near Osaka, are in the city as ...

The spirit of the samurai is very much alive in kendo, a martial art using bamboo swords. Our explorer visits a dojo to gain an insight into the training of spirit, body and mind. It's kind of ...

This is iaido, the Japanese art of drawing your sword well. Unlike kendo or karate ... the enemy won’t even want to fight. “In our school, we draw really, really slowly, as if to tell your ...

Their daughter Joyce now also competes.MARK TAYLOR FAIRFAX NZ / Waikato-Times Kendo is a modern Japanese martial art which descended from swordsmanship, and combines martial arts practices with ...

A week since my first Kendo ... bamboo sword, for training. Samurai paraphernalia is as cool as it looks on television and the silver screen, but be warned. To master this tricky Japanese martial ...

Keira and Chloe will represent the senior women's team aged just 16 Two 16-year-old girls who train in Bath have been selected to represent Great Britain at the World Kendo Championships this summer.

When a Japanese tatami floor mat is individually rolled, bound and soaked - it is said to replicate the consistency of human flesh.

Two 16-year-old girls who train in Bath have been selected to represent Great Britain at the World Kendo Championships this summer. Wiltshire student Chloe Leigh and Bath student Keira Dunbar ...