CHUO KENDO DOJO - Los Angeles, California - USA - The Traditional Art of Samurai Fencing. Chuo Kendo Dojo is a member of the All U.S. Kendo Federation and Southern California Kendo Federation.

Kendo Videos
Kendo Videos
What is Kendo ?
You can watch the new 30 minutes nhk documentary film introducing kendo in three parts.
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Samurai Photographs of the Nineteenth Century
These Photographs were taken in the final days of the samurai class, before its abolition in 1867. Some of these photos date to the Meiji period. The last few pictures seen in this video show Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japan's last Shogun and the famous reformer Sakamoto Ryoma, who played a private role in the modernisation of the country.
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Art of Kendo
This collection of photoghraphs show todays kendo art from around the World.
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Kendo Ippons
A colection of 20 ippons (fast and slow motion) from the All Japan Kendo Championship
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Kendo -- The Cutting Edge of Martial Arts
If you have a yearning to transport yourself back in time and step into the shoes of a Samurai, Kendo might be for you.
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The Empty Mind - Kendo at the Budokan
"A warrior has no confusion in his mind...this is true emptiness" Miyamoto Musashi
This is part of the opening sequence of Kendo taken from The Empty Mind Documentary.
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Kendo in the Media

Examples of misrepresentations of kendo in fim and television. Examples shown represents three different image groups.
1, Incorrect or unorthodox kendo. 2, Kendo related gang violance. 3, The challenges of Kendo Club recruiting.
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Kendo -- How to score a point

Film about the basic rules of kendo
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Way of the Warrior -- Way of the Samurai
-- (part 1)
These episodes follow an ancient Dojo in Japan who still practice the Samurai way.
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Way of the Warrior -- Way of the Samurai
-- (part 2)
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Way of the Warrior -- Way of the Samurai
-- (part 3)
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Way of the Warrior -- Way of the Samurai
-- (part 4)
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Eiga Naoki - A Single Blow

Naoki Eiga is a Japanese kendoist who in year 2000 won the individual event at World Kendo Championship as well as the highest title in Kendo: All Japan Kendo Championship.  His progress toward the championship was documented by the Japanese broadcaster NHK in a 2003 program named A SIngle Blow.
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Eiga Naoki - A Single Blow
(part 2)
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Eiga Naoki - A Single Blow (
part 3)
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Eiga Naoki - A Single Blow
(part 4)
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All Japan Kendo Championship

The 52nd All-Japan Kendo Championship Video.

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Kendo 9th Dan Keiko
A beautiful display of kendo at the highest levels. 
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Kendo in Slow Motion
Kendo shot with a high speed camera to capture the speed and technique of the attach.
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Children Kendo
Little kids go through what can only be described as the remnants of warrior training
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Kids Kendo 
Young kids learn the Way of the Warrior in the comfort of their neighborhood gym with their mothers watching. 
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Kendo Music Video - De La Vega
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Kendo Music Video - Enigma

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Kendo Music Video - Shaun Baker

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Kendo Scene -- Hannibal Rising

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Kendo - The way of the Sword

 Introductory video to the the history and basics of kendo.
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10. Dan Kendo at the Kyoto Takai before WW2
Left side Samiura Gorou --- right side  Ogawa Kinnosuke.  
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