Kendo for Beginners
6. Kendo References
Websites
www.kendo.org.uk
BKA website
www.kendo.org.uk/pmwiki.php/Main/Requirements
Guideline for what is expected to pass each grade. Especially useful for 1st Kyu and Shodan.
See Links page for more external websites
Books
Kendo: The Definitive Guide
By Hiroshi Ozawa
ISBN: 4770021194
THE book on Kendo in English. Available from bookstores in Oxford.
Looking at a Far Mountain: A Study of Kendo Kata (Tuttle Martial Arts)
By Paul Budden
ISBN: 0804832455
A book on kata. Available from Amazon.co.uk.
The Heart of Kendo: A Comprehensive Introduction to the Philosophy and Practice of the Art of the Sword
By Darrell Craig
ISBN: 1590300149
Also available from Amazon.co.uk.
And many more...
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