Kendo
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Kendo is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu, that uses bamboo swords as well as protective armor. It began as samurai warriors' customary swordsmanship exercises, and today, it is
2022 All Japan Kendo Championship
Takasugi Shinsaku, late Edo period kendo practitioner
Kendo at an agricultural school in Japan around 1920
Lee Teng-hui, later President of Republic of China (Taiwan), wearing kendo protector as a junior high school student in Japanese Taiwan
Banshay
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Banshay is a weapon-based martial art from Myanmar focusing primarily on the sword, staff and spear. Influenced by both Indian and Chinese sources, it is closely related to similar Southeast Asian sys
Defense with the staff
The panther dance