A week since my first Kendo class with the Chennai Kendo Club, I find myself often zoning in and out of a larger cosmic zen. When things go wrong, I say ‘utsuke’ (meaning idiot) and when I ...

Kyushu is a region where the traditional skills of kenjutsu – Japanese swordsmanship – remain deeply embedded, with more dojo (practice halls) for kendo than anywhere else in Japan.

The spirit of the samurai is very much alive in kendo, a martial art using bamboo swords. Our explorer visits a dojo to gain an insight into the training of spirit, body and mind. It's kind of ...

Martial arts teacher Jonathan Bannister was awarded the prestigious rank of 7th degree black belt in iaido (居合道), a ...