KEEPING ALIVE the martial traditions of the samurai has been a lifelong labor of love for Shozo Kato – a devotion that doesn’t take a break even for the dog days of summer. Kato, 50, is one of the ...

The Japanese martial art of kendo, or “the way of the sword“, can be traced back to the days of the ancient samurai, when, during a time of peace at the beginning of the 17th century, the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The spirit of the samurai will be on display during the ninth annual Knox Asian Festival. Shigetoshi Eda has taught kendo classes in Knoxville since 2006. His students wear ...

A week since my first Kendo class with the Chennai Kendo Club, I find myself often zoning in and out of a larger cosmic zen. When things go wrong, I say ‘utsuke’ (meaning idiot) and when I wish to ...

In the martial art of Kendo, matches are held using bamboo swords called shinai. However, winning in Kendo requires far more than mastering techniques. The most important thing is to develop a strong ...

If someone told you that samurai warriors wage battle with bamboo swords on Harvard’s campus every night of the week, you would accuse the person of lying. And, of course, you’d be right. Harvard’s ...