WoW this is great for Japanese culture and White Europeans alike, to be able to get together and share styles and technique. so beautiful and inspiring as a novice martial arts practitioner here in the United States!
Because it was. Kendo and every other "do" martial arts was used as millitary training program in WW2, which were more brutal and have more complex techniques than today's counterparts
I must say Jukendo is very jarring to me. The image of soldiers thrusting their bayonets reminds me of the history of Japanese aggression against Chinese civilians during World War II. Maybe that is why so few people practice Jukendo.
It's basically just bayonet training turned into a sport. Alot of countries around the world that still using bayonet on their rifles still practice this everyday in military (although they're not calling it jukendo but the basic remains the same)
@@jaketheasianguy3307 The fragile nature of the US M4 shoulder stock and pistol grip coupled with a belief that bayonets are not really relevant in modern warfare has pushed this milirary art to the back burner.
