Reviews for This Is Kendo: The Art of Japanese Fencing

The average rating for This Is Kendo: The Art of Japanese Fencing based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-04-27 00:00:00 Michael Alexakos Well, this is at least part of kendo. As a general introduction, it's not at all bad. However, it suffers from a few defects. The biggest problem is that the authors never really seem to make up their minds about what exactly they're writing. The text bounces from the impossibly specific to the uselessly general with neck-snapping velocity. In particular, the descriptions of the various techniques of the art tend to be either so detailed that they're difficult to follow or such a quick gloss that they aren't really descriptions at all. The photos don't help much, either. On the other hand, somewhere in the frequently-meandering chapters the reader may find a solid, basic knowledge of the sport, its origins and its proper practice.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-08-06 00:00:00 Edward Brooks Nice book written by one of the most important exponents of Kendo (Junzo Sasamori). Good to review basic and advanced techniques explained by the author.