Kendo Fundamentals & Waza to Win Book by Nobuo Hirakawa Hidetaka Aso students with top-level athletic ability

students with top-level athletic ability

and weapons training

The Academy of Martial Movement

6: Early Modern Sword Ideals

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Kendo Fundamentals & Waza to Win Book by Nobuo Hirakawa Hidetaka Aso students with top-level athletic abilityOriginally published in Japanese in 1993, Hirakawa sensei's book has been a consistent best seller and has been through several editions. The book starts with a brief history of kendo and its current state before focusing on the basics in Chapter 2. Hirakawa sensei provides guidance on how to stand, move, swing the shinai (bamboo sword), put on bogu (protective armour), as well as basic strikes and defensive moves. Chapter 3 delves deeply into shikake