Interesting Reading


Shidokan members have prepared a compilation of interesting links with Relevant Information found in the world wide web, We hope these readings are helpful to all kendoka, Iaidoka and Serious martial Artist in the world.

Santoso Sensei Santoso Sensei has been kind enough to share part of his knowledge with all of his dear students and of course with any Martial Artist seeking deep enlightenment from a true Master.

- Omori Sogen's breathing exercise
- The far away Mountain - True Meaning
- The Importance of Selflessness
- Now and the Journey of Life
- The Shidokan Beginner's Booklet (By Senior Students)

Found Around the web :


- Kendo Practice: Footwork - (Fencing and Plyometrics)
- Interview with Taro Ariga Sensei - The Art of Kendo
- The History of Bogu
- Build a Kodachi from your Broken Shinai
- Seme and San Sappo
- All About your Bogu
- Fumikomi Mechanism
- Kendo Footwork
- Do you apply Hasso no Kamae when playing baseball?...You might be Kendo Addicted
- The Mindset for Kendo
- Keeping Your Hind Leg Straight in Kendo
- Kendo The Not-Entirely Definitive Guide
- Henry Smalls; Kendo Courage
- Fundamentals
- Kendo Online Workshop
- Different Kamae in Kendo
- Always the Basics: Kihon
- Insight from Sensei Matthew Raymond
- Mistakes in Practice
- About Jodan No Kamae
- The Jodan Manual
- How to Fix your Kote?
- The Keiko Manual
- Beginner's Guide to Kendo
- Basic Kendo Footwork
- Nito Ryu Waza
- Tenouchi Enlight - Inoue Yoshihiko Sensei
- The Japanese Sword Index
- Exploring the aggressive martial art of Kendo
- Kendo Journal (In Japanese)
- Advanced Kendo Topics