Kendo Links

  • The "All United Stated Kendo Federation" (AUSKF) website. A good place to go for an introduction to Kendo and a listing of most places in the US where Kendo is practiced.

  • Pictures and videos of Kendo kata. In Japanese.

  • A Kendo dedicated site where you can read articles, watch video clips and post questions/comments on a number of Kendo bulletin boards.

  • Very Long Kendo equipment manual (51 pages) with a lot of helpful information about things like knot tying and equipment maintenance. Requires Adobe Acrobat to view PDF format.

  • A shorter Kendo equipment manual. With very good information and illustrations. Thanks to Roy for scaning this and putting it into PDF format.

  • Some useful Japanese terms to know for Kendo practices. In Word .DOC format. Special thanks to Dave for this one.

  • Eguchi: Kendo supply store based in CA. The supplier of most the UK Kendo-bu's shinais.

    Games

    A very good and simple game of Kendo, practice timing and maai.

    An unusual Kendo game, not much skill involved here, but still interesting to try.

    Both of these games require shockwave media player which can be downloaded for free from here.

  • This link has a lot of pictures and some really good Kendo music videos put together by our Canadian neighbors in Toronto's JCCC Kendo Club.

  • Kendo's Gruelling Challenge: A 45 minute (85 Mb) National Geographic documentary about the Hachidan test.

  • E-Bogu.com: American based Kendo store, with high prices but fast shipping and a very good selection of quality stuff.

  • Kendoshop: The Korean based low-cost Kendo supplier has just opened its American store meaning that shipping is now much faster and less expensive.

  • E-Mudo.com: The closest based Kendo store that I know of. In New Jersey.

  • Special thanks to the UK Student Government for funding to purchase club equipment.

  • The Eastern Kentucky Kendo Club in Richmond Kentucky.

  • Georgia Kendo Alliance

  • The ECUSKF/Miami Valley Kendo Club website is a good place to find a listing of the region's Kendo clubs, it also carries information on upcoming events (competitions, promotions...), contact information for many people and applications for joining the Kendo Federation.
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