http://www.kendo-guide.com/kendo-guide-blog.html The Kendo Guide Blog keeps you informed when new additions and changes to the kendo-guide.com Website are made. You can subscribe here. en-us kendo Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:27:46 GMT Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:27:46 GMT kendo-guide.com http://www.kendo-guide.com/how-to-train-kendo-alone.html How can I train in Kendo when there is no dojo where I live? Answer: Depending on your level, but there are many things that we can do. - suburi Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:27:42 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/kendo_video_download.html Kendo video download page. Once you purchase a video, you will receive a password to get into this page. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:57:10 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/haya_suburi.html Haya suburi is a rapid suburi with rapid footwork. There are many people who do this in some unique ways but actually this suburi is not anything special. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:58:35 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/breathing_in_kata.html Breathing in kata is a bit different from other breathing methods in kendo. I suggest that you should gradually learn this breathing as your kata is improved. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:59:39 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/kendo-ranking-system.html I would like to know how the rankings go from beginner to Dan and the time frame of each. Answer: I started from no kyu and kyu started from the Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:14:30 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/balance-in-footwork.html A major problem I have been having is I lose my balance often while doing basic footwork (okuri-ashi, etc.) The result is that instead of travelling Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:41:28 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/free_subscription.html Free Subscription to Kendo-Guide.Com Newsletter. This page provides kendo articles and kendo videos only for kendo-guide.com newsletter subscribers. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:14:42 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/breathing_in_training.html Breathing in training of kendo is strongly related to kiai. At the early stage, we must learn how to breathe out a lot as kiai. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:26:02 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/56_All_Japan_Kendo_Championship.html The 56th All Japan Kendo Championship was held on the 3rd of November. The Champion of the year is Mr. Shodai from Kanagawa Prefecture. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:09:36 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/making-a-shinai-from-scratch-from-growing-bamboo.html Has anyone tried to grow bamboo to harvest their own Shinai? If they have, can they give complete details? There is a video in Japanese The complete Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:25:45 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/how-to-wear-a-hakama.html I've found many different ways of wearing a hakama on the internet, and I've seen a few different ways in my club. I was wondering if there is a Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:03:40 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/mokuso_breathing.html When we learn mokuso, we learn how to breathe. Please do learn this mokuso breathing so that it becomes easier to learn other breathing in kendo. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:31:23 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/how-do-i-tie-the-knot-correctly-on-the-kendogi.html How do I get the knot go horizontal? I've just bought my first hakama and kendogi and my sensei explained why the knot needs to be horizontal. Every Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:33:50 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/breathing_in_kendo.html Breathing in kendo is not very difficult, once we learn how. This is a general idea of breathing in kendo. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:39:13 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/am-i-using-these-kendo-terms-right.html Am I using these kendo terms right? I am puzzled by the common use of some words in my country. For example MENTSUKE is used here at the beginning of Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:35:21 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/more-power-in-the-left-hand-than-the-right-hand-why.html Actually the strength of our right hand is much stronger than that of our left hand, then why do we need to put our strength in our left hand rather Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:47:58 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/training_procedure.html Kendo training procedure is important for everyone. If we do not know how to start and end training in kendo, we are simply not practicing kendo. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:38:14 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/kendo_wisdom.html Kendo is derived from one of the ancient Japanese martial arts, so we have wisdom and old teachings in kendo. In this site, I would like to introduce kendo wisdom that we can use in our daily life. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:19:36 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/meikyo-shisui.html Meikyo-shisui tells us exactly how our mind should be. After knowing the meaning of this, you will understand what heijoshin means, too. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:09:13 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/cutting-properly.html When cutting do I push the sword outward and forward with my right hand while swinging with the wrist of the left hand, or do I just let the left hand Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:14:28 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/meaning_of_hin.html We are told to do kendo with hin. Off the top of my head, the meaning of hin is "quality". But it has deeper meanings than that. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:43:14 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/righthanded-kendo.html What do you mean by you Kendo becoming right-handed? What is the problem with right-handed Kendo? How can I avoid it? Answer: It means your right Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:48:03 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/kendo_basics.html This site introduces an outline of the kendo basics training. In kendo, basics are very important for the future improvement. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:33:29 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/first_time_fumikomi.html The first time fumikomi for you? This is a fumikomi step by step instruction article and video. It is important for beginners to know why we do fumikomi and how at the very beginning. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:09:48 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/kendo_stick.html Kendo stick is called shinai in Japanese. Shinai consists of 4 pieces of bamboo and it is treated as a real sword in kendo. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:40:18 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/when-is-the-best-moment-to-strike.html When I tried to strike my opponent in jigeiko, I couldn't hit the target. My opponent always hit me first or I missed the target. Is it because I'm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:00:41 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/shinai-lengths.html I was just wondering about the regulations of the shinais...I have a feeling the 37 shinai is slightly too long for me...(college+ category) is it Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:58:51 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/reach-disadvantage-sizing-opponents.html I'm only 5'6 and when facing an opponent 6'1 I think I would have a reach disadvantage. I love Kendo and I'm still just working on the basics but what Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:22:13 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/was-it-too-quick-for-me-to-put-armor-on.html I started kendo 5-6 months ago and now training in armor. I trained only 2 times with the full equipment but I feel like a kendo-ka who has to learn Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:40:37 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/martial-arts-is-a-way-of-life.html I've heard not to treat Martial Arts as a sport, however; how is Martial Arts a way of life? Answer: This can be a long answer but since there is a Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:22:32 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/shinai-bokken-and-suburito-what-should-i-use-each-for.html I have a Shinai, Bokken, and Suburito, but I only use my shinai for practice, because I figured that students should only be using Shinai. I read Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:29:34 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/choose_a_shinai.html This page introduces how to choose a shinai. It includes the length and weight of shinai you should get, damages that a shinai may have, where and how you should buy shinais and so on. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:58:37 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/the-japanese-dont-like-it-when-westerners-ask-about-samurai.html A friend of mine was on a Japanese forum and asked a Japanese guy something about Samurai. That person responded rudely to him. Based off of that I Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:18:43 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/kendo_dojo_search.html This page is made for a world kendo dojo search. It is dedicated to you who are searching a dojo near you. Simply enter a name of city, region, state, country where you are looking for a dojo. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:39:00 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/contact.html This site is for readers to send kendo-guide.com questions/comments. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:15:26 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/kendo_q_a.html Do you have a question about kendo? You cannot find any answers anywhere? Try this Kendo Q&A. You may find an answer to your question. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:57:02 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/benefits_of_kendo.html Benefits of kendo are not quite well-known. If you are serious about doing kendo, you should know about at least these things about kendo. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:10:42 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/kendo_and_death.html Kendo and death are inseparable, I think. That concept draws a line between a sport and a martial art. In this article, I would like to talk about "kendo and death". Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:01:09 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/samurai_manga.html If you love samurai and manga, you should read this samurai manga called vagabond. It is based on a novel called, Miyamoto Musashi (a.k.a. Musashi in English) written by Eiji Yoshikawa. Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:19:59 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/train_too_hard.html Is it a good idea to train too hard in kendo? It is a good idea to train hard. But too hard? I am not too sure about that. How much is too hard? Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:42:49 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/learn_kendo_alone.html Can we learn kendo alone? This is a major problem for those who cannot go to a dojo. How can we fact to this problem? Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:23:39 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/teachings_to_follow.html Whose teachings to follow. It is a very good question. It is fortunate to get instructions from various different teachers. But it becomes very confusing when they tell you different things. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:33:16 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/kendo-guide-blog.html#New-Features-for-Kendo-Videos New features are added to kendo-guide.com instruction videos. One feature is that you can jump from section to section in a video you purchased by 1 click. Another feature is that we now have a video for iPod, iPhone and iTunes. Check out the new features! Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:20:47 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/mysterious_victory.html In this article I would like to introduce the concept of the mysterious victory. There are mysterious victories in kendo but no mysterious losses. Isnt it interesting? Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:45:25 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/sayumen.html Sayumen is the core part of kirikaeshi. If we do not learn sayumen here properly, it makes it hard to learn kirikaeshi, the core training method of kendo. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:54:02 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/degeiko.html Degeiko (de-geiko) is a term we use when we go to another dojo to train with other kendo-ka. Know the meaning of the word and its benefits at the same time! Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:16:50 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/basic_kote_do.html This basic kote do strike is one of the basic empty cut (suburi). Do strike is hard enough to do. That is why we have to learn how to strike kote and do continuously. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:14:33 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/basic_kote_men.html This basic kote men strike is one of the basic empty cut (suburi). This is one of techniques called nidan waza. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:50:58 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/shinai_adjustment.html This page mainly introduces shinai adjustment. It is good to know how we can make shorter shinai since we, who live outside Japan, should make a long shinai shorter for our young students. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:40:23 GMT http://www.kendo-guide.com/niho-zenshin-niho-kotai.html Niho zenshin niho kotai men strike is an advanced version of zenshin kotai shomen uchi that is a combination of okuri ashi and men strike. We add another step forward and backward to zenshin kotai sho Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:15:59 GMT