Kendo 〜the perfect ippon〜

Heir to Japan's ancient art of swordsmanship, the martial art of kendo is viewed by many as more than just a sport. While bouts are scored by points or ippon, very specific conditions must be met for a strike to count. Every element of mind and body should be seen to move as one. Practitioners give years of hard practice to hone their skills and develop the perfect ippon. We follow one Kendoka through a remarkable endurance training method, that involves fighting 100 bouts in quick succession.

[perialis]

14:22
ive experienced pretty bad foot problems when i did kendo
but this stuff
this stuff next level, the skin epidermis is peeling off to the meat
holy glory jesus
pray this man

[越甲-os]

Kendo is not just winning or losing.

Here is the official "Kendo-no Rinen (Kendo philosophy)."
It's a way or scenic training among at character-building through the practice of the Ken (sword) principle.

[ModelGenerativeANdroid]

i just bought a kendo men headguard as something to be used for cosplay or a halloween costume and spending the last hour watching video of how to take care of dogu, learning about ancient art of dogu-making and this video.
i'm so pumped up about kendo now that I'm thinking of joining a kendo dojo lol.

[Charles_One]

10:26 Rurouni Kenshin is one of the things that got me into kendo!

[rigoren]

Wow what a warrior this guy is! Incredible show of perseverance. I was moved honestly.

[RichardBejtlich]

I had not heard of Tachikiri-jiai until this video. It reminds me of the 100-man kumite in Kyokushin karate.

[Ramash]

There's a sensei who I train with who insists that we do around 1000 Sayumen every Sunday. It's grueling on the arms. I've also once done a 10 minute long shiai with alternating opponents. I was dead by the end of it. I can't imagine what doing 1000 strikes every day then going on a multiple hour fight must feel like, with a police kendoka no less! Those guys have the reputation of being brutal. Mad respect for the kendoka in this video.

[insanitypepper]

The audience cheering thousands of strikes are probably exhausted too!

[Heldar]

Wonderful film, thank you for sharing!

[HuyVu-ln]

A sensei once told me, 'When you can see and feel the beauty of a strike, that's when you truly start to understand kendo and are on the correct path.

[allaris_the_one]

I just want to give a quick shout out to the Hungarian National team at 9:25. I had the honor to fight them.

[perialis]

11:25
ok im a kendoka and i wished i was trained by this guy
like his training looks so funny and positive
my zanshin would dissapear because i cant hold my laughter back if i fought a guy with a small beach ball on his helmet

[sturmtiger]

kendo is not only japan, but a swordmenship

[yeeeessssssssss]

2:45 the red side did get a successful tsucki hit

[Titank_Production]

> 10:41 the guy on the right is 200 % into it 😄

[cringeyidiotterry]

Zanshin is just situational awareness Military personnel, Police Officers, and civilian survivalists are told to maintain, and nothing more complex nor mystical than that. Change my mind.

[AlternityGM]

I like it. Would like to learn some kendo. But I don’t like the idea of calling out the intended because that suggests preplanned attack or counter. I think combat or sparring should be with clear mind & not plan out one’s techniques. It should move with emptiness not partiality

[CorradoCameroni-tnju]

❤😊 Japan is o.k.😊❤ Namu Amida Butsu Namu...for a vegetarian world...❤😊

[Randall_Lim]

Are Kendo attacks meant to be strikes or cuts? Uchi or Kiri? They sure look like strikes to me.

[SingaporeanInKorea]

Only 100?? That's an average kendoka. I do 1000 everyday and I am not even one of the competitive ones