Customer Reviews

This is Kendo Today

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It does a good job of going into what the sport of Kendo is today! I have no experience and I'm only just about to visit my first kendo class, but from what I have read (several books now) and have seen pictures of (both the intro to this video and in the books) this video is more focussed on the sport aspect of kendo than the art (justu-form) or martial way of this particular doctine of combat.

Pros:
-Decent summary of background and history.
-Shows several sets of the same techniques or strikes.
-Illustrates and explains armor and how to wear it.
-Great overview of the sport of kendo.
-Shows good examples of warm-ups and drills.

Cons:
-While for beginners, it doesn't show bowing techniques.
-Doesn't show any kata at all.
-Shows several "advanced techniques" which should be omitted.
-Foot positioning is a bit different than what most books show.
-Doesn't focuss on the "-jutsu" or traditional art-form.
-Doesn't discuss how the "-do" (the way) relates to life.
-focus is on the sport or "point-scoring" aspect of kendo.

Very well presented, thorough and accessible.

A great intro to Kendo with some very insightful advice.

This item is also sold in a different cover on Amazon as 'This is Kendo - d' so don't make the mistake that I made of buying both!

Don't waste your money. Alexander is so inept and this dvd is so bad it can't help anyone. This is one of the worst kendo dvd / video out there!

A must see video. If you want to learn or improve your existing Kendo
Techniques, you need to own this video. It has g helped me in ways I couldn?t even begin to describe here. Just watch it for youself and you will be amazed.