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Learn Japanese Culture with

Risa S1 #32
Introduction to Kendo - Japanese
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Hi, everyone! Autumn is a season for sports. Do you know any Japanese traditional
sports? Have you ever tried martial arts before? I have been interested in trying
martial arts for a while now, and today finally I have a chance to try one of them.
Today I'm going to do kendō.

Today, I'm here at 誠道館 (Seidō-kan) which is located in Nippori, Tokyo to have my
first kendō experience. Let's go!

右⼿はつ鍔のとこに (Migite wa tsuba no toko ni…) “The right hand is on the guard…”

左⼿は、この柄頭と (Hidarite wa, kono tsukagashira to) “And the left hand is at a
point called”

⾔いますけどここに、⼩指が... (iimasu kedo koko ni, koyubi ga…) “tsukagashira and

the little finger is…”

そして左⼿は、だいたいへその前ぐらい、 (Soshite hidarite wa, daitai heso no mae

gurai,) “Then the left hanad is around the front of your navel.”

に、⼀握り、ワングリップ空けます。 (ni, hitonigiri, wangurippu akemasu.) “Leave a

space the size of a fist.”

ワングリップ空けます。 (Wangurippu akemasu.) “The size of a fist.”

そして右⼿お取れます。 (Soshite migite o toremasu.) “And put back the right hand.”

そうするとだいたい相⼿の喉にきます。 (Sō suru to daitai aite no nodo ni kimasu.) “It

comes to an opponent’s throat.”

これがグッドです。 (Kore ga guddo desu.) “This is…”

とりあえずは面と⼩⼿と胴。 (Toriaezu wa men to kote to dō.) “For now, mask, glove,

and torso.”

ご線条ある？ (Go senjo aru?) “Is there a mark?”

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胴はここ。 (Dō wa koko.) “Here is the torso.”

面 (Men.) “Mask.”

⼩⼿ (Kote.) “Glove.”

胴 (Dō.) “Torso.”

はい、胴。 (Hai, dō.) “Okay, torso.”

面 (Men.) “Mask.”

面 (Men.) “Mask.”

面 (Men.) “Mask.”

⼩⼿ (Kote.) “Glove.”

⼩⼿ (Kote.) “Glove.”

⼩⼿ (Kote.) “Glove.”

胴 (Dō.) “Torso.”

胴 (Dō.) “Torso.”

胴 (Dō.) “Torso.”

kendō is a kind of Japanese martial art based on traditional workmanship and it

means, “the way of the sword”. There are various theories on how kendō began. One
is that kendō was developed from traditional techniques of Japanese
swordsmanship. Nowadays, kendō is one of the common club activities at school.
Doing kendō can also improve more focus, stronger spirit, and body strengths.

ほんとにこれが結構暑いですね。 (Honto ni kore ga kekkō atsui desu ne.) “This one is

very hot.”

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It’s very hot.

⼿がちょっと疲れた。(Te ga chotto tsukareta.) “My hands are tired.”

Come one. I’m strong.

これが胴。 (Kore ga dō.) “This is a torso protector.”

⼩⼿ (Kote.) “Glove.”

⼩⼿ (Kote.) “Glove.”

顎がは⼊んないです、あ、⼊った。 (Ago ga hainnai desu, a, haitta) “I can’t squeeze

my jaw… oh, I made it.”

今度僕も打ちます。 (Kondo boku mo uchimasu.) “Now I’ll beat you, too.”

はい。 (Hai.) “Okay.”

僕も打ちますからね。(Boku mo uchimasu kara ne.) “I’ll beat you, too.”

I am so tired, but it’s fun!

How do you feel?

結構、これ付けてるから⼤丈夫かなと思うけど、痛い。 (Kekkō, kore tsuketeru kara

daijobu kana to omou kedo, itai.) “You might think I’m fine with the protector, but it
hurts.”

面、面、面... (Men, men, men…) “Mask, mask, mask...”

はい、お疲れ様でした。(Hai, o-tsukare-sama deshita.) “Thank you for your hard

work.”

はい、終わります。 (Hai, owarimasu.) “That’s all.”

礼。 (Rei.) “Bow.”

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お互いに... (Otagai ni...) “To each other…”

ありがとうございます。 (arigatō gozaimashita.) “Thank you very much.”

It was harder than I thought and like,it’s so hard to like strike and then strike again,
like you need to be fast, but like, you’re just like tired like one swing and then you
couldn’t like… and you’re like, the sensei just gives you like, pang, pang, pang. 面、
面、面... (Men, men, men…)

That was fun.

あと、やっぱりすっごい集中しますね。 (Ato, yappari suggoi shūchū shimasu ne.) “I

was really concentrating.”

こう、なんだろう。 (Kō, nan da rō.) “How can I say…”

剣道してる間ずっと集中してる感じがして、 (kendō shiteru aida zutto shūchū shiteru

kanji ga shite.) “While doing kendō, I feel like I can concentrate.”

本当に集中力付けるはいいかも。(honto ni shūchū-ryoku tsukeru ni wa ii kamo.) “It

might help improve your concentration.”

あと精神力。 (Ato seishin-ryoku) “And your inner strength as well.”

この剣道でその⼈の、 (Kono kendō de sono hito no,) “kendō is kind of…”

なんて⾔うんだろう？ (nan te iun da rō?) “How can I say it?”

キャラクターとかそう⾔うのがすごい出ると思いました。 (Kyarakutā toka sōiu no ga

sugoi deru to omoimashita.) “It shows your personality very well. I think so.”

先⽣の⽬が、すごいパワーがすごかったです。 (Sensei no me ga, sugoi pawā ga

sugokatta desu.) “The master’s eyes had a strong power.”

たまにちらっと⾒るとパワーが。] (Tama ni chiratto miru to pawā ga.) “When I got a

glimpse of them.”

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The people that have been doing it there for a really long time were really good and
they were like really epic and intense. It was really cool. Okay.

お疲れ。 (O-tsukare.) “Good job.”

お疲れ。 (O-tsukare.) “Good job.”

Today's keywords and phrases:

集中 (shūchū) “concentrate”

⽵⼑ (shinai) “bamboo sword”

防具 (bōgu) “armor”

道具 (dōgu) “equipment”

面 (men) “mask”

⼩⼿ (kote) gloves

垂れ (tare) “waist protector”.

I'm glad that I had a chance to finally learn kendō and I enjoyed it! Please let us know
what you would like us to try next. Thank you. Bye!

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