kendo

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Classes included economics and English, as well as meditation, calligraphy and kendo, a martial art.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

"Government agencies for sport and tourism are seeking to promote 'martial arts tourism', not only sumo, but also kendo and karate," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

He followed with kendo stick shots and a DDT.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023

One selection includes field recordings of a kendo dojo, call-and-response shouting muffled in synthesizer clouds; most suggest something disturbing, half-audible in the next room.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2023

In fact, there were few men known to him who could ably defend themselves against such an attack by Kabuo Miyamoto—certainly a man with no training in kendo had little chance of warding him off.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson