what is japanese fencing called
Kendo (å£é, kendÅ, lit. sword way) is a modern Japanese martial art, which descended from swordsmanship (kenjutsu) and uses bamboo swords (shinai) and protective armour (bÅgu).endo (along with other martial arts) was banned in Japan in 1946 by the occupying powers. This was part of the removal and exclusion from public life of militaristic and ultra nationalistic persons in response to the wartime militarisation of martial arts instruction in Japan. The DNBK was also disbanded.