Healing Kendo (癒しの剣道) by Nakamura Sensei – The Original Text in Japanese

This is the original text in Japanese for a seven-part English translation of an article by

The Blown Feather Sword (吹毛剣) – To Cut Away Our Attachments and Shikai

Here’s a translation of an explanation of a koan [Wiki_Koan] regarding a special sword referred to as “The Blown Feather Sword”（吹毛剣－suimouken).  A koan is typically a

Kendo Articles Translated by Ted Imoto Sensei

Ted Imoto is a Sensei with the Industry Sheriff’s Kendo Dojo (ISKD) located in the City of Industry, California (east of L.A.) who has translated a number of informative articles on

Healing Kendo (癒しの剣道) by Nakamura Sensei – Overview

This is a translation of an enlightening article by Nakamura Sensei, 7th Dan – on seme and many of its related components.  This includes the mechanics of the kamae, setup,

How to See the Chance for an Ippon (Translation of 一本を取るチャンスの見つけ方 by こごろ一様)

I translated a second article in Japanese by Kogoro-Sama  from Web-Kendo with his kind permission to post it.  Thank you Kogoro-Sama.  As the link and website no longer seems to exist (as of Aug 2019) (http://www.web-kendo.com/002001/column05.php), I have appended the original article in Japanese below after the translation.

Techniques Needed to Win in Kendo (Translation of 勝つための必要な技術 by こごろ一様)

I translated this article in Japanese by Kogoro-Sama from Web-Kendo with his kind permission to post it (Thank you Kogoro-Sama).   As the link at