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Jose Vargas of Kendo Equador sent me a questionnaire covering a number of aspects of kendo philosophy. Being that time of year and feeling reflective, I decided to post my answer on “ko ken chi ai”. 4. – What do you think about: Ko Ken Chi Ai (交剣知愛)? “A) Difficult to translate precisely, but an [...]

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Pedantry

Thanks to a slow work afternoon and Kendo World Forums, I came across a fascinating Youtube video of a gentleman, who may or may not have been helping himself generously to the contents of the medicine cabinet give what felt like a thirty minute lecture on the pronunciation of tsuka. As well as fuelling my [...]

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George makes the very valid comment on my post about kyoshi, that sitting the test in Japanese, stops foreigners with insufficient knowledge, from passing shogo on an uneven playing field. I still think that what writing in Japanese best tests is your ability to write Japanese. I do agree that non Japanese kendoka have much [...]

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