Related Kendo Sites

All Japan Kendo Federation

European Kendo Federation

British Kendo Association

Edinburgh Kendo Club

Edinburgh University Kendo Club

Taiseidokai (Glasgow)

Aberdeen Kendo Club

Yugenkai (Dunfermline)

Shira Oka Kendo Kai (Hamilton)

Tsurugi Bashi Kendo Kai (Cambridge)

Mitori Geiko

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Kendo Retailers

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Euro Kendo

EuroBogu

e-Bogu

ChibaBogu
 

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Kendo Downloads

Manuals

Set of translated manuals (as PDF files) with lots of detailed information on wearing and maintaining Kendo Equipment - uniforms, bogu, shinai, etc

File size is approx 1Mb each

Part One  Part Two  Part Three  Part Four  Part Five

Kihon Keiko Ho

Word document listing and describing the 9 basic forms.

File size is approx 46K

KIHON KEIKO HO.doc

Shinai Construction

PDF file containing diagrams of all the key shinai parts, how to tie the knots etc.

File size is approx 135K

shinai_illus_one_page.pdf