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剣道(けんどう)kendo, swordmanship, fencing, way of the sword

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      kendo, Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

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      剣道(けんどう)日本(にほん)武道(ぶどう)である。

      Kendo is a traditional Japanese martial art.

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      (めん)籠手(こて)(たれ)などを()につけて剣道(けんどう)をする。

      Kendo is practiced wearing gear like the men (helmet), kote (gloves), and tare (waist protector).

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      剣道(けんどう)をするためには竹刀(しない)準備(じゅんび)する必要(ひつよう)があります。

      To practice kendo, you'll need to prepare a bamboo sword called a shinai.

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      冬場(ふゆば)裸足(はだし)での剣道(けんどう)稽古(けいこ)()て、(あし)(つよ)くなりました。

      After training kendo barefoot through the winter, my feet have gotten a lot tougher.

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      剣道(けんどう)全身(ぜんしん)防具(ぼうぐ)(おお)うので、試合(しあい)()はいつも全身(ぜんしん)(あせ)まみれになります。

      In kendo, you wear armor from head to toe, so after a match, you're always drenched in sweat.

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