日本剣道形
Nihon kendo kata
Reading: にほんけんどうかた
Japanese kendo forms
JapaneseKendo
Meaning
Set of ten forms, seven with the long sword and three with the short sword, established in 1912 and practised in pairs with wooden swords.
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