Questions tagged [kendo]

Japanese modern martial art and combat sport of swordsmanship, derived from traditional kenjutsu. Practitioners use bamboo or composite swords (shinai) and wear protective gear (bogu) in competition and sparring, and use wooden swords (bokken) for paired forms practice (kata).

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Kendo techniques

I've seen quite a bit of Kendo now and I always wonder why they do anticipating attacks. I mean they start their sword off in a position where they must draw back, but how is this good? As the open could then potentially attack them with a readied…
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Tips for increasing power of bankai

So I was practicing with my bankai today and I just feel like I could be generating much more force. Does anyone know of a couple of exercises I could do to increase my reiatsu?
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