After the Meiji Restoration in the late 1800s, Sakakibara Kenkichi popularized public gekiken for commercial gain, resulting in increased interest in kendo and kenjutsu. In 1876, five years after a voluntary surrender of swords, the government banned the use of swords by the surviving samurai and initiated sword hunts.
inherited the tradition from his father Heizaemon in 1708, and the two of them collaborated to improve what would become modern kendo training armor. Shūsaku Narimasa Chiba , founder of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū Hyōhō (北辰一刀流兵法), introduced gekiken (撃剣) (full contact duels with bamboo swords and training armor) to the curriculum of tradition arts in the 1820s.
After the Meiji Restoration in the late 1800s, Sakakibara Kenkichi popularized public gekiken for commercial gain, resulting in increased interest in kendo and kenjutsu. In 1876, five years after a voluntary surrender of swords, the government banned the use of swords by the surviving samurai and initiated sword hunts.
In 1878, Kawaji wrote a book on swordsmanship, Gekiken Saikō-ron (Revitalizing Swordsmanship), stressing sword styles should not disappear with modernization, but should be integrated as necessary skills for the police.
The Junsa Kyōshūjo (Patrolman's Training Institute), founded in 1879, provided a curriculum that allowed policemen to study gekiken during their off-hours.
While Junsa Kyōshūjo remained active only until 1881, the police continued to support such practice. The Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (DNBK) was established in 1895 to promote martial arts in Japan.
The and grading system, created in 1883, is used to indicate one's proficiency in kendo.
While Junsa Kyōshūjo remained active only until 1881, the police continued to support such practice. The Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (DNBK) was established in 1895 to promote martial arts in Japan.
Kata eight to ten are performed with uchidachi using a normal length weapon and shidachi using a shorter one (kodachi). The forms of the were finalized in 1933 based on the Dai nihon Teikoku Kendo Kata, composed in 1912.
It changed the name of the sporting form of swordsmanship, gekiken, (Kyūjitai: 擊劍 and Shinjitai: 撃剣, "hitting sword") to kendō in 1920. Kendo (along with other martial arts) was banned in Japan in 1946 by the occupying powers.
Kata eight to ten are performed with uchidachi using a normal length weapon and shidachi using a shorter one (kodachi). The forms of the were finalized in 1933 based on the Dai nihon Teikoku Kendo Kata, composed in 1912.
It changed the name of the sporting form of swordsmanship, gekiken, (Kyūjitai: 擊劍 and Shinjitai: 撃剣, "hitting sword") to kendō in 1920. Kendo (along with other martial arts) was banned in Japan in 1946 by the occupying powers.
Kendo was allowed to return to the curriculum in 1950, first as and then as kendo in 1952. The All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF or ZNKR) was founded in 1952, immediately after Japan's independence was restored and the ban on martial arts in Japan was lifted.
Kendo was allowed to return to the curriculum in 1950, first as and then as kendo in 1952. The All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF or ZNKR) was founded in 1952, immediately after Japan's independence was restored and the ban on martial arts in Japan was lifted.
The FIK is a non-governmental organization, and it aims to promote and popularize kendo, iaido and jodo. The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF), established in Kyoto 1952, was the first international organization founded since WWII to promote the development of martial arts worldwide.
Only five now-deceased kendōka were ever admitted to the rank of 10th-dan following the establishment in 1952 of the All Japan Kendo Federation.
The International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF) was established in Kyoto in 1952 and is dedicated to the promotion and development of the martial arts worldwide, including kendo. ==Kendo magazine== Kendo Jidai and Kendo Nippon offer kendo magazines in Japanese.
These five kendōka, all of whom were students of Naitō Takaharu at the Budo Senmon Gakko, are: Ogawa Kinnosuke 小川 金之助 (1884-1962)- awarded 1957 Moriji Mochida (aka Mochida Moriji) 持田 盛二 (1885-1974)- awarded 1957 Nakano Sousuke 中野 宗助 (1885-1963)- awarded 1957 Saimura Gorou 斎村 五郎 (1887-1969)- awarded 1957 Ooasa Yuuji 大麻 勇次 (1887-1974)- awarded 1962 All examination candidates face a panel of examiners.
These five kendōka, all of whom were students of Naitō Takaharu at the Budo Senmon Gakko, are: Ogawa Kinnosuke 小川 金之助 (1884-1962)- awarded 1957 Moriji Mochida (aka Mochida Moriji) 持田 盛二 (1885-1974)- awarded 1957 Nakano Sousuke 中野 宗助 (1885-1963)- awarded 1957 Saimura Gorou 斎村 五郎 (1887-1969)- awarded 1957 Ooasa Yuuji 大麻 勇次 (1887-1974)- awarded 1962 All examination candidates face a panel of examiners.
It was formed on the principle of kendo not as a martial art, but as educational sport and it has continued to be practiced as such to this day. The International Kendo Federation (FIK) was founded in April 1970.
The World Kendo Championships have been held every three years since 1970.
The FIK was established in 1970 with 17 national federations.
Ryutaro Hashimoto, Prime Minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998, was 6th dan.
In June 1996, he promotes Japanese culture within the framework of the G7 which takes place in Lyon thanks to the drive and the authenticity of the diplomatic relationship established by Mr.
Ryutaro Hashimoto and Jacques Chirac continued the organization from April 1997 to March 1998 of "The Year of Japan in France", and inaugurated the Maison de la Culture du Japon in Paris.
Ryutaro Hashimoto, Prime Minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998, was 6th dan.
Ryutaro Hashimoto and Jacques Chirac continued the organization from April 1997 to March 1998 of "The Year of Japan in France", and inaugurated the Maison de la Culture du Japon in Paris.
It is impossible to link the individual forms of Dai nihon Teikoku Kendo Kata to their original influences, although the genealogical reference diagram does indicate the masters of the various committees involved, and it is possible from this to determine the influences and origins of Kendo and the Kata. In 2003, the All Japan Kendo Federation introduced , a set of basic exercises using a bokuto.
As a result, at the 60th Okayama National Sports Meetings in 2005 held at BdkMiyamoto Musa Budokanshi, two official techniques from the Niten School founded by Musashi were incorporated into the International Kendo Federation by the Japanese Minister of Education. ==Practitioners== Practitioners of kendo are called , meaning "someone who practices kendo", or occasionally , meaning "swordsman".
Additionally, the old term of kendoists is sometimes used. The Kodansha Meibo, a register of dan graded members of the AJKF, lists (as of September 2007) 1.48 million registered dan graded kendōka in Japan.
Since 2012, it has been one of the disciplines taught in Japanese colleges with judo and sado.
The number of affiliated and recognized organizations has increased over the years to 57 (as of May 2015).
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