how to wear kendo armor, 1 of 4
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Kendo Armor and Its Parts, including ShinaiTRANSCRIPT
How To WearKendo Armor
JGM Doc Toreof Medstar 3
[email protected] Ariel Torres, M.D.All rights reserved.Manila, PhilippinesApril 2012
(plus Tenugui-Making)
Part 1 of 4 – Bogu & Shinai
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Ken- means “blade”
Kendo- way of the sword
Kendogi- Kendo uniform
Kenjutsu- swordsmanship
Do- means “the way”
Gi- means “garment”
Jutsu- means “training”
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Bogu
- protective armor consisting of the Men, Do, Tare, Kote
Shinai
- bamboo practice sword
- in between fushi (nodes) represent Tem (Heaven), Chi (Earth), Jin (Person)
- 5 nodes symbolize Gokoku Houjou (sacred crops & grains of Ancients) 1. Kome - rice 2. Mugi - wheat 3. Awa - foxtail 4. Kibi - millet 5. Mame - legume
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Tenugui
- cotton towel wrapped around the head under the “men”
- where ryu (school), clan, family, dojo (training place) and personal symbols etched in Japanese Khoin and/or Chinese Tensho are written in calligraphy
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Men
Do
Hakama Uwagi
Tare
KoteKote
Tenugui
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Tsuka(handle)
SHINAI
Tsukagashira(end of handle)
Tsukagawa(leather handle) Tsuba
(handle guard)
Nakayui(leather binding)
Tsuru(string)
Sakegawa(leather tip)
Kensen(sword tip)
Tsubadome(rubber stopper
for handle guard)
Take(bamboo staves)
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Darth Vader’s Helmet and Face Mask
- was based on a Samurai’s kabuto, shikoro, mengu & yodare kake (head armor, neck guard, face armor & throat guard)
- Kendo was invented so that sons of Samurais (Warrior Class) & their Daimyos (Lords or Masters) can practice safely kenjutsu or swordsmanship without hurting each other
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Continued inPart 2 - Kendogi
THE END
Courtesy of:
Dr. Ariel S. TorresManila, [email protected]
Using ORIGINAL, GENUINE, AUTHENTIC:
Bogu (Men, Do, Kote & Tare), Keikogi, Hakama, Shinai & Mini Shinaisbought from Japan Animation
2011 Philippine Toy Convention
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