The power to be a master of kendo, either innately or through training. Style of Enhanced Swordsmanship. Variation of Budō Mastery and Martial Arts Mastery.
Also Called[]
- Kendo Intuition/Proficiency
- Kenjutsu Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency
Capabilities[]
The user is a master of kendo and/or kenjutsu, styles of Japanese swordsmanship. Kenjutsu is the traditional style of samurai swordsmanship, while kendo is a modern martial art derived from it.
Applications[]
- Bamboo Sword Proficiency
- Bisection
- Body Armor Proficiency
- Cutting
- Decapitation
- Footwork Mastery
- Enhanced/Supernatural Precision
- Quick-Draw Mastery
- Katana Proficiency
- Impale
- Parrying Mastery
- Pressure/Precise Strike
- Strong Grip
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Requires the proper equipment.
- May require a degree of training or exposure.
- May take time to achieve such mastery.
- As with many combat sports, users tend to become less capable fighters as they age (unless they possess Old Prime).
Known Users[]
- Various Characters (Bamboo Blade)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Cody Hida (Digimon Adventure 02)
- Kotemon (Digimon)
- Kurosaka Makoto (Honnōji kara Hajimeru Nobunaga to no Tenka Tōitsu)
- Yagyuu Munenori (Honnōji kara Hajimeru Nobunaga to no Tenka Tōitsu)
- Mori Rikimaru (Honnōji kara Hajimeru Nobunaga to no Tenka Tōitsu)
- Kensuke Mochida (Katekyo Hitman Reborn)
- Various Characters (Kurogane)
- Kendoman (Mega Man Battle Network)
- Jinsuke Kurogane (Gamaran)
- Sengoku Iori (Gamaran)
- Gama Kurogane (Gamaran)
- Yu Geunjin (Reality Quest)
- Kamiya Kaoru (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Myojin Yahiko (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Suguha Kirigaya/Leafa (Sword Art Online)
- Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Taiga Fujimura (TYPE-MOON)
- Various Characters (No Need For Bushido)
- Kai-Den Kendo Spirit (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Yuran Goha (Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS)
Gallery[]
The Muroe Private High School Kendo Club (Bamboo Blade)
Kotemon (Digimon)
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Cody Hida (Digimon Adventure 02)
Kurosaka Makoto (Honnōji kara Hajimeru Nobunaga to no Tenka Tōitsu) have received Menkyo kaiden of Kashima Shinto-ryu from his father, his kenjutsu mastery allow him to survive in the Sengoku period.
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The historical successor of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, Yagyuu Munenori (Honnōji kara Hajimeru Nobunaga to no Tenka Tōitsu) is an exceptional Kenjutsu prodigy.
Kurogane Hiroto (Kurogane)
Tojo Sayuri (Kurogane)
Kendoman (Mega Man Battle Network)
Tada Youta (Parallel Paradise) has great mastery of Kendo.
Kamiya Kaoru (Rurouni Kenshin)
Suguha Kirigaya/Leafa (Sword Art Online)
Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
A self-taught swordsman that's hailed as the Sword God, Ikki Kurogane (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan) has learned and perfected a total of 126 styles, which were all poured into his sword style, inventing a series of techniques that makes use of his strengths to combat Blazers.
Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) is an outstanding Kendo master due to relentless dedicated training since childhood.
Shinigami (Bleach) practised a spiritual form of Kenjutsu called Zanjutsu for killing Hollows with Zanpakuto.
Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) has astounding talent for Zanjutsu, completely self-taught through sheer combat experience.
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Urahara Kisuke (Bleach) is one of the most talented Zanjutsu masters...
...his immense intellectual creativity and versatility in Zanjutsu makes him more formidable than most Shinigami Captain.
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Unohana Retsu (Bleach) is the greatest Zanjutsu master in Soul Society...
...surpassing Kenpachi Zaraki in terms of sheer skill.
Videos[]
Fights & Demonstrations[]
Sugino Sensei 10th Dan Master of Katori Shinto Ryu-2
Ono-ha Itto-ryu Kenjutsu - 41st Kobudo Demonstration 2018-2
High Level KENDO vs FENCING-2
Rapier vs Katana; speed 4-5; 레이피어 vs 카타나 ; ropera vs katana-2
My Favorite Epic Anime Fight- Bamboo Blade; Tamaki vs Kenzaburo
Кэндо в Sword Art Online - Sword Art Online Kendo
Analysis & Discussions[]
The Rules of Kendo - EXPLAINED!-2
What Are the Differences Between IAIDO & KENDO? The History of the Two Katana Martial Arts of Japan-2