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      COMPLETE

       KENDO

      COMPLETE

       KENDO

      by John Donohue

      Illustrated by Kathleen Sweeney

       Photos by Matthew Donohue

      TUTTLE PUBLISHING

       Boston • Rutland,Vermont • Tokyo

      Please note that the author and publisher of this book are NOT RESPONSIBLE in any manner whatsoever for any injury that may result from practicing the techniques and/or following the instructions given within. Since the physical activities described herein may be too strenuous in nature for some readers to engage in safely, it is essential that a physician be consulted prior to training.

      First published in I999 by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A..

      Copyright © 1999 Charles E. Tuttle., Inc.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from Tuttle Publishing.

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       ISBN 0-8048-3148-3

       ISBN 978-1-4629-1751-8 (ebook)

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      Design by Stephanie Doyle

       Characters by artist Judith Liniado

       Printed in the United States of America

      To Kitty, Erin, and Owen:

       Masters in the Way of the Heart

      CONTENTS

       Acknowledgments

       Introduction

       Part One: Ground

       1. Sword and Spirit

       2. The Way of the Sword

       3. Equipment

       The Uniform

       Training Weapons

       Body Armor

       4. The Community of Learners

       Kendo's Development

       The Training Hall/Dojo

       The Dojo Hierarchy

       The Goals of Training

       Part Two: Water

       The Lesson

       1. Beginnings

       Entering the Dojo

       Warmups

       Bow ln

       2. Basics/Kihon

       Stance/Kamae

       Footwork/Ashisabaki

       Gripping the Shinai/Static Suburi

       Dynamic Suburi

       Striking Points

       Spirit

       3. Techniques/Waza

       Striking Practice

       4. Practice/Keiko

       Uchikomi

       Kirikaeshi

       Free Sparring/Jiyu Renshu

       5. The Close

       Part Three: Fire

       1. Distance

       2. Timing

       3. Attack and Defense

       Attacks/Shikake Waza

       Multiple Attacks/Nidan and Sandan Waza

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