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Please feel free to browse or take a copy of our files. They explain basics through to complex concepts.
Wherever possible the documents are in PDF format so make sure you have a PDF reader.(adobe acrobat)
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Kata
Information about the two sets of kata can be found in these PDF documents written by Gary O'Donnell Sensei of Halifax DSKYK.
Bokoto ni yoru Kihon-Keiko–ho
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Kendo equipment manual
- translated from japanese, and comes in 5 parts.
Equipment manual part 1 Equipment manual part 2
Equipment manual part 3 Equipment manual part 4
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Kendo handouts
These word docs are what a lot of the pages on this site are created from. The content has been produced by Mark Needham Sensei and provide a large coverage of Kendo topics.
Techniques -
Ashi-Sabaki (footwork) - DOC
Chudan-no-kamae - DOC
Cutting Procedure - DOC
GO-NO-SEN - DOC
Holding The shinai - DOC
Kirikaeshi footwork (attacker) - DOC
Kirikaeshi footwork (reciever) - DOC
Kirikaeshi Procedure - DOC
Ma-ai (Distance) - DOC
Waza -
Concepts -
MUSHIN - DOC
Requirements of a perfect cut - DOC
The Sicknesses - DOC
Harashima Sensei no Kihon dosa
GoRinNoSho by Victor Harris
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