With fierce yells and the clashing of bamboo swords, two swordsmen attack, their movements just a blur to the eye. This is the traditional Japanese martial art of kendo.
The aim of kendo is not merely to defeat your opponent, it's also a way to train your mind. In the days of samurai warriors mastery of the sword was a matter of life and death. That unflinching spirit remains undimmed in modern day kendo.
This 28 minute-long video clip from the Begin Japanology series produced by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) introduces kendo, the way of the sword that has kept alive the traditional samurai spirit.
10 июн 2013
