Kendo Articles & Information

A collection of articles related to Kendo that we felt were useful and important enough to be gathered together here:

Symbolism of the Hakama by Michael Gratzke

There is an integral spiritual meaning to the hakama as it reminds us of the heritage of the samurai and our obligation as kendo-ka to honour this heritage ...

Kendo Refereeing by Michael Gratzke

For a sword fighter, contest both on the battlefield and in a duel is subject to rules. In kendo ji-geiko, these rules are enforced by three shimpan - a head court referee (shushin) and two assistants (fukushin) ...

What is Seme-ashi by Michael Gratzke

The feet of a kendoka can be described as seme-ashi and jiku-ashi. Seme-ashi is the attacking foot or pressure foot ...