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**seawolferr** · 04-10-2006, 10:28 PM

well i say take both. i take both because my dojo offers both. you dont really need both to be a good swordsman though. kendo was toned down from kenjutsu for a lot of reasons( check a brief synopsis of the history of kendo on the home page) but kendo is not really swordsmanship. it is called the way of the sword but since you are aiming for less targets than it cannot be considered swordsmanship. but dont get me wrong kendo is excellent for developing accuracy in your attacks which also improves your iaido. so i say take both. both arts compliment each other.

Funny how it's appear that katate-guntojutsu in kenjutsu textbook from the Meiji era use exactly the same targets, and they consider it's the real army swordmanship. Police in Meiji and Kobusho (Military academy of Tokugawa shogunate) also use the same targets.

I think what sportify kendo is achually practitioners' intent and goals, not targets.

For the thread starter, it's depend on your goal, what is your goal?

Doing both is good to give you broader idea of JSA, but it's not necessary.

I think

04-10-2006, 10:28 PM	#5
seawolferr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 428 Senior Member	well i say take both. i take both because my dojo offers both. you dont really need both to be a good swordsman though. kendo was toned down from kenjutsu for a lot of reasons( check a brief synopsis of the history of kendo on the home page) but kendo is not really swordsmanship. it is called the way of the sword but since you are aiming for less targets than it cannot be considered swordsmanship. but dont get me wrong kendo is excellent for developing accuracy in your attacks which also improves your iaido. so i say take both. both arts compliment each other. Funny how it's appear that katate-guntojutsu in kenjutsu textbook from the Meiji era use exactly the same targets, and they consider it's the real army swordmanship. Police in Meiji and Kobusho (Military academy of Tokugawa shogunate) also use the same targets. I think what sportify kendo is achually practitioners' intent and goals, not targets. For the thread starter, it's depend on your goal, what is your goal? Doing both is good to give you broader idea of JSA, but it's not necessary. I think
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