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I need a little help with my current tale. The main character is going to be a skilled swordsman, particularly kendo, so if anyone knows anything about it and wants to help me, PM because I'm not sure how to go about it lol.

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being difficult

Kendo or Kenjutsu?? > There's a big difference and you where talking about swordmanship ... In the west it would be something like (closest I could find) la canne and fencing.

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the difference

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Kendo is a sport, akin to fencing, whereas Kenjutsu is combat sword skills.

quidquid sum ego, et omnia mea semper; Ego me.
alecia Snowfall

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Fencing is considered a sport nowadays but the 'classical' styles are all about swordmanship. Don't think you'd find a main gauche at the olympics ... example the German school of fencing

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differences

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boxing and Martial Arts are competitive now but their origins come from fighting to stay alive. Competition and Combat are different even though they share many things. why did I compare Kendo to fencing? Well now I couldn't compare it to bowling, could I? Fencing is a sport. Kendo is a sport. They share in that they both started as combat training but now stress technique to acquire points as opposed to inflicting damage or death to the opponent. I myself studied martial arts as child. More stress was on being able to compete, being able to actually defend in real danger was secondary. Later on I was trained to fight and had to unlearn many bad habits.

When in doubt look it up, so I did.
Kenjutsu (剣術?) is the umbrella term for all (koryū) schools of Japanese swordsmanship, in particular those that predate the Meiji Restoration. The modern styles of kendo and iaido that were established in the 20th century included modern form of kenjutsu in their curriculum, too.[1] Kenjutsu, which originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan,[2] means "the method, or technique, of the sword." This is opposed to kendo, which means "the way of the sword"

quidquid sum ego, et omnia mea semper; Ego me.
alecia Snowfall

True about the learning and

True about the learning and unlearning. Lol remember a story about kendo and nightsticks just after WO2 with the reforming of the japanese policeforce which is an epic example about it and the fact that you need to know more besides what you are teaching > amateur (military) historian (hence the interest in both eastern and western martial arts / weaponry / armor/ ...) with way to many veterans in her youth to tell stories (which got me started) and way to few martial arts lessons ( which still makes me 'gradeless'/probationary student)

My idea

Check with the local schools that teach the disciplines and ask them to show you the various styles they teach.

kendo

One of the guys in my SCA fighting group back in the 90s had been doing kendo for 9 or 10 years when we met. I may not be able to answer everything, but I know enough to give you a pretty realistic fight description. It may be easier than you think though, because the classic star wars lightsaber style was based in kendo. Its all about arcs.

Shoot me a pm?