Shinkendo
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Shinkendo is a martial art that teaches the way of armed samurai combat. Shin can be translated as serious, ken as sword, and do as way, validating Shinkendo's traditional English translation as "Way of the Serious Sword." However, Shinken is more accurately translated to real sword which refers to a live, or sharpened, blade. The primary focus is on use of the katana;
Toshishiro Obata is both founder and head instructor of the Kokusai Shinkendo Renmei (International Shinkendo Federation). Shinkendo is non-competitive sport and is learned through the Goho Gorin Gogyo (the five fold way):
- Suburi (Swinging exercises)
- Battoho (Drawing techniques)
- Tanrengate (Solo forms) also referred to as kata
- Tachiuchi (Sparring) also referred to as Kumite
- Tameshigiri (Test cutting with real swords)
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