Books for Kendo

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Kendo: The Definitive Guide
1.  Kendo: The Definitive Guide by Hiroshi Ozawa
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  "Great for beginners - shows how to tie bogu on, repair shinai and all basic techniques - start here!"
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Kendo Kata: Essence and Appliction
2.  Kendo Kata: Essence and Appliction by Inoue Yoshihiko
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  "Essential really."
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The Heart of Kendo: A Comprehensive Introduction to the Philosophy and Practice of the Art of the Sword
3.  The Heart of Kendo: A Comprehensive Introduction to the Philosophy and Practice of the Art of the Sword by Darrell Craig
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  "Interesting account from a kendoka who learned old (pre WWII) style kendo"
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Complete Kendo (Tuttle Martial Arts)
4.  Complete Kendo (Tuttle Martial Arts) by John J. Donohue
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  "Old and hard to get, non essential, but interesting if you want a library dating back to when kendo was a secret in the west"
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Kendo (Martial Arts)
5.  Kendo (Martial Arts) by Jeff Broderick
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  "Very good beginners book - highly recommended"
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Legacies of the Sword
6.  Legacies of the Sword by Karl F. Friday
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  "Wow this was hard work. Suspect you need to be quite advanced to follow all this."
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Angry White Pyjamas: An Oxford Poet Trains with the Tokyo Riot Police
7.  Angry White Pyjamas: An Oxford Poet Trains with the Tokyo Riot Police by Robert Twigger
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  "Must Read this book! Great window on training in Japan."
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Traditions: Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways (Tuttle Martial Arts)
8.  Traditions: Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways (Tuttle Martial Arts) by Dave Lowry
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  "Collection of essays on martial arts. Only slightly relevant to Kendo but worth every penny."
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Kodo: Ancient Ways. Lessons in the Spiritual Life of the Warrior/Martial Artist.
9.  Kodo: Ancient Ways. Lessons in the Spiritual Life of the Warrior/Martial Artist. by Kensho Furuya
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  "Similar to Lowery's traditions but written by a zen monk."
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The Sword of No-sword: Life of the Master Warrior Tesshu
10.  The Sword of No-sword: Life of the Master Warrior Tesshu by John Stevens
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  "This is a great read, about a fairly modern sword saint."
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The Book of Five Rings (Shambhala Classics)
11.  The Book of Five Rings (Shambhala Classics) by Musashi Miyamoto
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  "Well I suppose everyone needs a copy of this, even if just to talk about in the pub"
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The Ronin: A Novel Based on a Zen Myth
12.  The Ronin: A Novel Based on a Zen Myth by William Dale Jennings
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  "A zen novel, surprisingly easy to make sense of, relevant to Kendo training"
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The Shambhala Guide to Kendo
13.  The Shambhala Guide to Kendo by Minoru Kiyota
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  "Worth having for completeness sake, slightly deeper explanation of philosophical side. If you buy only one book, make sure it isn't this one."
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This is Kendo: The Art of Japanese Fencing
14.  This is Kendo: The Art of Japanese Fencing by Junzo Sasamori
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  "Not your first book, but worth getting early in your kendo career. Relevant to beginers and intermediate alike."
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Rediscovering Budo: From a Swordsman's Perspective
15.  Rediscovering Budo: From a Swordsman's Perspective by Roald Knutsen
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  "Non essential, written by a 6th Dan very knowledgeable about the relationship of kendo to zen buddhism and shinto. Interesting but deep."
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Samurai Zen: The Warrior Koans
16.  Samurai Zen: The Warrior Koans by Trevor Leggett
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  "Related brain candy"
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This is Kendo
17.  This is Kendo DVD ~ George Alexander
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  "I wouldn't bother."
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Looking at a Far Mountain: A Study of Kendo Kata (Tuttle Martial Arts)
18.  Looking at a Far Mountain: A Study of Kendo Kata (Tuttle Martial Arts) by Paul Budden
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  "For completeness"
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The Pyjama Game: A Journey into Judo
19.  The Pyjama Game: A Journey into Judo by Mark Law
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  "Most kendoka are as enthused by kendo as this author is with Judo"
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