According to data from September 2007. In Japan there were 1.66 million people who practice Kendo in Japan (although only 477,000 active).
According to estimates worldwide, the number exceeds 6 million.
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It´s a martial art.
It translates as
the way (道) of the sword (剣).
It is also known as Japanese fencing.
The All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF or ZNKR) was founded in 1952
with more than 60 countries with their own Federation
In Kendo we use an armour (bogu) that is diveded in different parts:
Kendo does not have a limit of age.
It is easy to find practitioners between 5 and 70 years. However, the teachers are even older.
Kendo is a way to discipline the human character through the application of the principles of the katana.