
Kendo Terminology
Kendo terminology covers equipment, movement, distance, training, kata and competition, with Japanese meanings that do not always map neatly onto English.

Kendo terminology covers equipment, movement, distance, training, kata and competition, with Japanese meanings that do not always map neatly onto English.

Bōgu is Kendo’s protective equipment: men, kote, dō and tare, whose protected surfaces must be distinguished from legal scoring targets.

Kendo is a modern Japanese sword discipline practised with bamboo swords, protective armour, formal kata, and regulated full-contact matches.