Regarding Kenjutsu
 

Hi!

I am wondering if there is any site as extensive as this one regarding Kenjutsu. I'm also looking for a forum about the subject.

I had seen an earlier post by a very angry person regarding the same issue, and I would like to stress that I find Kendo to be of great esteem and plan to join one day - I'm just wondering if anyone here would have any idea, thank you!

P.S. - That 8dan test/documentary - wow

I hope others will correct me if I am wrong but I thought that Iado and Kendo were basically forms of Kenjutsu? Where Kenjutsu is a term that applies to all Japanese sword arts?

Is Koryu the term for the various traditional non-Iado and Kendo schools? (Ryu?) If this is what you are looking for maybe e-budo would be a good place to go?

Please excuse me if I have made any mistakes in this reply.

Over the years JSA has become faceted. In an effort to become more proficient and knowledgeable people have followed one or more of these facets. Kenjutsu is usually the term applies to the facet of studying the older methods. It's usually done with little or no protective equipment and in any case is directed at attacks that would be unprotected. It contains a lot of avoidance techniques along with attacks. It also harbours the concept of trying to preserve rather than adapt old and tested waza.

Its not really about where each facet comes from that we are concerned with. Kendo is not Koryu. But I love kendo too.

Hope this helps.

There's no forum, but if you go to www.koryu.com and do a lot of reading you will eventually understand why they have no forum.

You will find more discussion of koryu at places like e-budo.com and swordforum.com but it's not extensive like here and you won't find any detailed discussion of waza or anything like that.

It's probably a good idea not to have a koryu forum. KW drags in enough Hiten Mitsurugi ryu practitioners... http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...es/biggrin.gif

Kendo, being an art/sport (sorry!) that is standardised all around the world can easily be discussed on a worldwide forum. Kenjutsu, being a koryu (therefore different from teacher to teacher) is much more difficult. There are quite a few koryu practitioners on here and E-Budo. It's probably best if you ask specific questions and the guys and girls who know will get back to you pretty quick.

Good luck with starting your kendo journey.

Awesome! Thank you everyone for the plethora of information, I'll check out www.koryu.com to find out more information. Have a wonderful day!