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kendo

[ken-doh] / ˈkɛn doʊ /




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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

Sashimi knives and kendo equipment were also added to fires because people thought that the authorities might regard them as Japanese weapons.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2022

I studied the fire escapes and tailor shops and restaurants down Orchard Street, or the bystander carrying a kendo practice sword, the way I might have studied a painting.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021

It was a photograph of Kabuo dressed like a bugeisha and wielding a kendo stick in both hands.

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




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