Old kendo vids
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people need to be aware too, in the old video, the movement is look faster (1.5-2x) than the actual.
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Well, the foot work definitely changes when you have to deal with leg and arm strikes. It followed the same process as Judo more about a national sport then a martial art.
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footwork is noticeably different, ...so strange.
How did Kendo change so much?
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kendo has changed so much after that,interesting. so one question: who came up with the modern techniques and rules then?
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Jesus Christ someone stop them D:
Nah but in all seriousness, great spirit.
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seems to be quite different from our nowaday's kendo ehh ?
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Wow, I haven't seen a men struck like that before. I seriously want to study the old forms now...
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Kendo was developed as training for unarmored duels, not for fighting against an armored opponent in a battlefield scenario ( where a spear is the true weapon of choice ) . So smaller and fast cuts using just wrist and elbow movement are entirely valid, especially if the strike is backed up with the movement of the entire body ( = ki ken tai ichi ). This is a great example of fighting spirit by two expert Kendoka. Your comments are those of an ignorant fool.
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"modern kendo was made by commoners not samurai."
that's not completely accurate.
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if those were bokkens someone would be on the ground and wake up next week.
Ha ha ha!!! The best. The old people train very hard... Awesome, really.
OOFUJISAN 3 years ago 7
WOW
GATILLOX 4 years ago