Swords here are actually four pieces of bamboo bound together with leather. One is called a shinai, and is less dangerous than a metal or solid wood sword.

Colorado Springs group practices traditional Japanese martial art of Kendo, using bamboo swords. Colorado Springs Kendo Kai is a non-profit kendo dojo teaching the concept of Kendo described as to ...

The bamboo swords, called “shinai,” slam against sparring couples. The fighters’ nimble footwork shifts them from one side of the room to the other in the blink of an eye. Humming fans in all corners ...

Sensei Temujiin Lowe, the primary instructor for San Jose State University’s Kendo Club, insists the bamboo swords his team uses are not for fighting. “We don’t hit with those,” said Lowe ...

If someone told you that samurai warriors wage battle with bamboo swords on Harvard’s campus every night of the week, you would accuse the person of lying. And, of course, you’d be right.

They wear protective armor and use a bamboo sword called a “shinai” (竹刀) to engage in controlled sparring matches. A brief history of kendo Kendo’s roots can be traced back to the feudal era of Japan, ...

Kendo, the ancient Japanese martial art of fencing with long bamboo swords, is attracting increased attention from foreigners even as its popularity wanes among the Japanese. The spread of kendo ...

Having somebody hurl a bamboo sword at your head over and over again in rapid succession may sound like a terrifying experience, and if you're learning the art of sword fighting for the first time ...

In kendo, we use "shinai" or bamboo swords. 03:20. I see. 03:21. It reminds us of how the spirit resides in the sword. 03:28. We'll use a wooden sword to go through the etiquette.

In the martial art of Kendo, matches are held using bamboo swords called shinai. However, winning in Kendo requires far more than mastering techniques. The most important thing is to develop a strong ...

Kendo is a Japanese martial art that roughly means "way of the sword" in English. As you may have guessed, the primary focus of the sport is to wield a large bamboo sword called a shinai and use ...