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Kenjutsu
is the samurai's sword art. It requires the use of blades (especially
Japanese blades such as the katana, wakizashi, and no-daichi).
Kenjutsu involves powerful, high commitment strikes to selected
targets in order to kill the opponent. There is a strong side of
spiritual and philosophical study.
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This art was studied and praticed by the bushi (warriors) and samourai
since the 11th century. In the 16th century, there was an explosion of
styles, with many being formed between then and the present. Kenjutsu
is the ancestor of Kendo, a pacifical martial art.
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