The traditional Japanese martial art of kendo is steeped in tradition and has a strong and growing following in Australia. Kendo, known as 'the way of the sword', was developed in the 1600s as a ...

A week since my first Kendo class with the Chennai Kendo Club, I find myself often zoning in and out of a larger cosmic zen. When things go wrong, I say ‘utsuke’ (meaning idiot) and when I wish to ...

A group of enterprising expats recently added the Japanese martial art of kendo to Phnom Penh’s portfolio of sporting activities – and is seeking new recruits we're trying to attract cambodians and ...

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 hard to ...

Hiroshi Kaneko, on a cross-country quest for kendo knowledge, is seen at the Yukuhashi Renshinkan dojo in Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Masaki Matsumoto) YUKUHASHI, Fukuoka ...

High pitched shrieks echo through the dojo as Alex Kanbara and Dale Padoin trade blows with bamboo swords. Ms Kanbara, 26, and Ms Padoin, 30, are among Australia's highest-ranked female kendoka ...