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Kendokorner News

Welcome to Kendokorner.com's newsfeed/blog! Our website is constantly growing with new information being added on a weekly basis. Keep up to date with the latest information about the world of kendo!



Nov 22, 2009, Beginner's Kendo

This routine is recommended to those who have just started kendo. Use routine at least three times a week. It is also good for those who have been doing kendo for a while, fell out of it...

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Nov 22, 2009, Kendo Training at Home

An overview of kendo training at home...

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Sep 25, 2009, Kendokorner Sitesearch

Need specific information? Search our site!

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Sep 24, 2009, Donning your Kendo equipment

The act of donning your kendo equipment is itself a ritualized process...

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Sep 22, 2009, Kendo Clothes Store and Gift Shop

Welcome to our Kendo clothes store, where you can show your love for kendo with kendo themed apparel!

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Sep 22, 2009, Kendo Apparel Store Fun items

Show your love for kendo by wearing kendo themed clothes!

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Sep 22, 2009, Kendo Apprel Store Children's Section

Show your love for kendo by wearing kendo themed clothes!

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Sep 22, 2009, Kendo Apparel Store

Show your love for kendo by wearing kendo themed clothes!

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Sep 20, 2009, Forums

Kendokorner Forums

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Sep 19, 2009, Kendokorner Chatroom

Redirecting to Chatroom

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Sep 17, 2009, Kendo Resources

A directory for kendo practitioners and martial artists of all "ways".

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Sep 17, 2009, A detailed look at the kendo shinai.

A detailed look at the kendo stick, the shinai...

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Sep 17, 2009, Bushido

An overview of bushido, the way of the warrior, and its relation to kendo and modern day life.

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Sep 15, 2009, Kendokorner article database

martial art articles, kendo articles, kendo

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Sep 15, 2009, Know Yourself Before Learning Martial Arts

Before you start to learn martial arts you should look within yourself and ponder why you want to start learning them. Will they form part of a new

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Sep 6, 2009, Kendo World Events

Kendokorner report on the going ons of the kendo world at large.

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Aug 13, 2009, The 7 virtues of Bushido

The 7 Virtues of Bushido, the way of the warrior.

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Aug 12, 2009, Subscribe to our Newsletter!

Kendokorner Newsletter

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Aug 11, 2009, Basic Strikes in kendo

An overview of the basic strikes used in kendo...

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Aug 11, 2009, Kendo Commands

A list of all the basic kendo commands you will hear at a standard practice

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Aug 10, 2009, Concepts in kendo

An overview of several basic concepts that are taught in kendo.

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Aug 9, 2009, Kendokorner Bookstore

Kendokorner Bookstore with kendo books, martial art books, and personal empowerment books.

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Aug 9, 2009, Kendo Weapons

There are two main types of kendo weapons used: The shinai and the bokken...

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Aug 9, 2009, Beginners Training

The beginning level is designed to physically prepare a beginner kendoist with the physical strain of a kendo practice...

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Aug 9, 2009, Basic stances in kendo

An overview of the basic stances in kendo...

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Aug 9, 2009, Update 8-8-09

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Jun 5, 2009, Zanshin in kendo

An overview of the concept of zanshin, or preparedness, in kendo

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Jun 5, 2009, Seme

An overview of the concept of seme, or initiative, and the role it plays in kendo.

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Jun 5, 2009, Kendo Maai (distances)

An overview of the concept of maai, or spatial awareness, in kendo.

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May 1, 2009, Types of kendo Keiko

The different types of kendo keiko that you will most likely encounter in a typical practice...

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May 1, 2009, Preparing the men to be worn

A photo guide on how to prepare the men, or head protector, to be worn...

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May 1, 2009, Squash the squash

Take a squash, tie it to a string. Attach the squash and string to a large stick. Then take a bokken… and hack away. You can make it more interesting by making the squash a moving target...

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May 1, 2009, Egg Relay

Standard egg relay with an egg, a spoon, and a marker. The only difference is that the spoon is tied to the end of a shinai. Be careful not to damage the shinai when tying the spoon to the shinai...

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May 1, 2009, Coin pick up relay

The coin pick-up game is a relay where team members must run to a pile of coins. The coins must all be laid on their flat sides. The player runs to the pile and must pick up the coins with one hand...

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May 1, 2009, Kendo Balloon Game

Balloon Game- The most versatile kendo game out there! Basically tie a balloon to the men-gane. A player is considered “dead” when their balloon is popped. Only the men strike is allowed...

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May 1, 2009, Philisophical View of the Kendo stances

A note on the stances of kendo

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May 1, 2009, A note on Stretching

A note on stretching before practicing...

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May 1, 2009, Intermediate Level

Training without the shinai at the intermediate level...

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May 1, 2009, Advanced Level kendo training

As with most pursuits in life, kendo requires one to practice consistently. If you’re not able to attend a practice every day, as would be ideal but impossible for many of us, practicing at home...

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May 1, 2009, Kendo ranking system

An overview of the ranking/grading system in kendo...

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May 1, 2009, Intermediate Kendo Routine

This routine is recommended to those who have a general knowledge of kendo basics. This routine is for those still in the physical preparation stages...

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May 1, 2009, Advanced Kendo Routine

This routine is recommended to those who have an advanced knowledge of kendo basics. At this point, the practitioner will need to use the...

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May 1, 2009, Folding the hakama

How to fold the hakama

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May 1, 2009, Folding the gi

Folding the gi

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May 1, 2009, Donning the tenugui method 2

A photo guide on how to prepare and don the tenugui using method two...

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May 1, 2009, Donning the tenugui method 1

A photo guide on how to prepare and don the tenugui using method one...

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May 1, 2009, How to put on kendo tare

A photo guide on how to don the kendo tare, or lower body protector...

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May 1, 2009, Donning the men

A photo guide on how to don the men, or head protector...

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May 1, 2009, Donning the kote

A photo guide on how to don the kendo kote, or arm guards.

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