Kendo Fundamentals & Waza to Win Book by Nobuo Hirakawa White Key Concepts:

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Kendo Fundamentals & Waza to Win Book by Nobuo Hirakawa White Key Concepts:Originally published in Japanese in 1993, Hirakawa sensei's book has been a consistent best seller and has been through several editions. The book starts with a brief history of kendo and its current state before focusing on the basics in Chapter 2. Hirakawa sensei provides guidance on how to stand, move, swing the shinai (bamboo sword), put on bogu (protective armour), as well as basic strikes and defensive moves. Chapter 3 delves deeply into shikake