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How To WearKendo Armor

JGM Doc Toreof Medstar 3

yeltres@yahoo.comCopyright Ariel Torres, M.D.All rights reserved.Manila, PhilippinesApril 2012

(plus Tenugui-Making)

Part 1 of 4 – Bogu & Shinai

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Ken- means “blade”

Kendo- way of the sword

Kendogi- Kendo uniform

Kenjutsu- swordsmanship

Do- means “the way”

Gi- means “garment”

Jutsu- means “training”

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Bogu

- protective armor consisting of the Men, Do, Tare, Kote

Shinai

- bamboo practice sword

- in between fushi (nodes) represent Tem (Heaven), Chi (Earth), Jin (Person)

- 5 nodes symbolize Gokoku Houjou (sacred crops & grains of Ancients) 1. Kome - rice 2. Mugi - wheat 3. Awa - foxtail 4. Kibi - millet 5. Mame - legume

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Tenugui

- cotton towel wrapped around the head under the “men”

- where ryu (school), clan, family, dojo (training place) and personal symbols etched in Japanese Khoin and/or Chinese Tensho are written in calligraphy

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Men

Do

Hakama Uwagi

Tare

KoteKote

Tenugui

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Tsuka(handle)

SHINAI

Tsukagashira(end of handle)

Tsukagawa(leather handle) Tsuba

(handle guard)

Nakayui(leather binding)

Tsuru(string)

Sakegawa(leather tip)

Kensen(sword tip)

Tsubadome(rubber stopper

for handle guard)

Take(bamboo staves)

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Darth Vader’s Helmet and Face Mask

- was based on a Samurai’s kabuto, shikoro, mengu & yodare kake (head armor, neck guard, face armor & throat guard)

- Kendo was invented so that sons of Samurais (Warrior Class) & their Daimyos (Lords or Masters) can practice safely kenjutsu or swordsmanship without hurting each other

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Continued inPart 2 - Kendogi

THE END

Courtesy of:

Dr. Ariel S. TorresManila, Philippinesyeltres@yahoo.com

Using ORIGINAL, GENUINE, AUTHENTIC:

Bogu (Men, Do, Kote & Tare), Keikogi, Hakama, Shinai & Mini Shinaisbought from Japan Animation

2011 Philippine Toy Convention

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