Part of a eight part series documentary on the Martial Arts of south and south east Asia, originally broadcast on the BBC in the early 1980s. This.

They are all related with swords (bamboo or katana). Even in aikido which focuses on grappling has sword fighting in it. So, what are the differences,

that's not the question, aikido and kendo were not developped to protect you from 21th century street insecurity, what you have to learn from it is not how to protect yourself when attacked or how to kill someone with a katana; ...

He was also graded in several other Martial Arts. Aikido 6th Dan – Karate 6th Dan – Kendo 6th Dan – Ju-Kendo 6th Dan – 6th Dan KyuDo. He was also accomplished with both the Yari and Naginata spears. During the second world war Abbe ...