Kendo (剣道, Kendō, lit. 'sword way', 'sword path' or 'way of the sword') is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese...

Terminology   kendo (剣道) kumdo (劍道) sword shinai (竹刀) jukdo (竹刀) armor bōgu (防具) hogu (護具)...

[citation needed] and the set of lightweight wooden armour, called bōgu (防具), by Naganuma Sirōzaemon Kunisato (長沼 四郎左衛門 国郷, 1688–1767), which allowed...