17th World Kendo Championships 5ch (USA)J.WILLIAMS vs (JPN)S.ANDO

[collin]

The folks complaining about sword rubbing are ignorant to the point of it. By applying pressure to the opponents guard with your own, you can create small openings for exit strikes. It has a point, and it's a lot more entertaining to watch when you understand it. It creates a connection between opponents and is one of the most dangerous positions to be in.

[rask]

I really admire Sho Ando. Both speed and strength he has it complexly, followed by his intelligence taking steps

[capscaps]

I always loved to watch kendo matches. I didn't know other countries practiced it though.

[drayiskewl]

I'm writing a fan comic, and one of the characters practices this beautiful art. I looked up stills from matches to get a visual for how they worked but this my first time actually watching a match. I didn't realize just how intricate it actually is. Let's hope I can successfully do this

[ezequiasluiz]

My cousin already showed me one of these "swords" of this art, and I have to say:
It's not cool to get hit hard in the back, it might not be a real blade, but it still hurts like hell 🤕
I was only ten years old at the time, but I remember the excruciating pain to this day 😞

[henrick_the_lover]

Why the up close pushing, is it like a boxer going into a clinch.

[roninnovastar]

Kendo regulations should introduce duration time limit, when the two kendoist stay in the clash mode, too much time being giving for indecision, going on here, the referees should be able to call for clean break and reset combatants. 10 second buzzer should sound or verbal command should be made to alert combatants to reset.

[PhilMante]

Why there isn't a Hollywood movie about this sport is beyond me

[JanneSala]

Shoutouts to Markus Frey as one of the judges!

[armandblake]

I don’t mind the new after COVID rules for tsubazeriai, too much time was spent in tsubazeriai before

[igodashei]

They say it’s pointless but these guys could beat me up with a stick they find on the ground ez

[samsignorelli]

Why was there no flag raised tp indicate a hit on the first exchange? Looked like Ando parried the attack and successfully riposted to Williams (to put it in Olympic fencing terms)

[Jayy_ry]

Задний план всегда интереснее...там прям битва века происходит, хаха

[lukewarmwater]

When you connect shinai you can feel and anticipate to a certain degree what your opponent will do and how you will react...

[corgi]

WAAAA….. WAAAFAFRARARARA….. WAAYAYAAYAYAA

[DavidLopezRojas-ml]

Los de al fondo paresian que estaban en Warsor😂😂😂😂

[ayloloonononn]

proof that one day I could become the world champion

[gokuwrightattorneyatlaw]

4:08 the dude in background looked like he is actually being stabbed in battle 😂😂. Im sorry its just how he was reacting made be laugh.

[capscaps]

To anyone who wonders by they yell a lot, it is because despite that they may look calm from outside, in the inside they are feeling a huge adrenaline rush and yelling is a natural response of the human body to discharge the adrenaline. There are people who say that it is in order to proyect your ki toward your oponent but that's more about the believes the samurais had back then sincw kendo is very connected to the old traditions of the samurais.

[DavidLopezRojas-ml]

Los de al fondo estaban en wuarson 😂😂😂