Parts of the Bogu and Valid Striking Points

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Here are the various parts of the bogu (kendo armor): Valid striking points during kendo shiai can depend slightly on what kamae is adop...

Kendo Reiho/Reigi ~ Etiquette

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Sometimes folks can get a little lax in displaying proper kendo etiquette in the dojo. Recently, Memphis Kendo has been concentrating more ...

General Kendo Terminology

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Memphis Kendo has been blessed to have so many new people take up kendo, and more importantly --- stick with it. The purpose of this post ...

Putting on Keikogi, Hakama, and Bogu

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The attached link is an extremely handy resource with easy-to-read/understand instructions and "how to" illustrations related to p...

There is NO DEFENSE; There is ONLY ATTACK!

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Some of the things we at Memphis Kendo teach our beginners is the importance of footwork, moving forward, basic seme , big swing techniques,...

Rank in Kendo

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If you've ever wondered about rank in kendo, the general bottom line is that (achieving) rank is not the ultimate goal of kendo. The ult...

Kamae (Stance)

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There are a number of kamae (stance; fighting posture) found in the art of Kendo.  Some have more practical use than others in fighting, an...

Shinsa (rank testing) expectations

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Since some of you are soon to test for the first time, this is a good opportunity to consider what you might be expected to do once you get ...

Kendo Basics ~ by Jeff Marsten-sensei, Kyoshi 7.dan

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This is a short clip from YouTube highlighting a new DVD series being introduced by Jeff Marsten-sensei, Kyoshi 7.dan of the Pacicif Northwe...

YouTube videos ~ Kendo Basics

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Here are a few YouTube links of some older videos of kendo basics put out by the All Japan Kendo Federation. They're done in English. V...

Ordering Zekken/Nafuda (name tag) for Memphis Kendo Association

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Check with the instructors before you order any kind of Zekken/Nafuda. We have a special contact who monograms our club logo onto the zekken...

Kendo Kata (1 through10) from the 1800s

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This film was shot in the late 1800s. As you can see, very little has changed in Kendo Kata between then and now... For your enjoyment: ...

Kendo Kata (video)

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Here is an EXCELLENT instructional video clip for Kendo Kata Ipponme (#1). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fx5Ts9i-MM (the only error I can ...

KENDO FOOT (Part 1)

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*** WARNING *** *** GRAPHIC PICS IN THIS POST *** *** AVERT YOUR EYES IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH *** Memphis Kendo has been very fortuna...

KENDO FOOT (Part 2) - healing process with pictures

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This is a follow-up to the original (and WiLdLy popular!) KENDO FOOT entry I made back in 2007 here: http://memphiskendo.blogspot.com/2007/0...

KENDO FOOT (Part 3)

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The latest victim of a good case of kendo foot is former-Memphis Kendo member, Jon Kahre, who came down from St Louis to practice recently. ...

Bogu rental

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Please keep this in mind starting with March 2009... We have limited bogu for rental, so please talk to one of the instructors if you are ...