Kendo World 4.4 (Kendo World Magazine Volume 4)

The June 2009 edition of Kendo World Magazine.

Contents: Editorial, Defining Budo, Hanshi Says: Matsumoto Akimasa (K8), Kendo in Brazil, Shiori Sensei's Chilean report, The Internationalisation of kumdo, NZ visit report, Reidan-Jichi part 8 'Kamae', sWords of Wisdom - 'The Precision of the Short Sword', Mumeishi Dōjō 40th Anniversary, Nitō Part 5: Applied Techniques, Ideas and History of the Sword Part 3: Ancient Japan and the Sword, Old Scrolls Bokuden Matsugo-ryū, Kendo Clinic Ganglions - the “Bible Cyst”, Unlocking Japan: Part 16 Lifer, Tales of the Samurai Chapter 8: Honest Kyūsuke, A Duffle Bag& A Bōgu Bag: Part 3: Bouncer, Three Rōnin, The Art of Devotion, From Jukenjutsu to Jukendo, Sumi Masatake - Kendo That Cultivates People Part 7: The Role of Keiko at ‘Tanren-ki’ Level, The Process of Making Japanese Swords, Enhancing Science by Considering “Principles of the Sword”, Essentials for the study of Iai, Cutting-Edge Iaido, The Kendo Coach: Part 1 Sports Psychology in Kendo, It’s a Long Hard Road, Suigetsu - “The moon in water”, Bookmark: Training The Samurai Mind, Naginata Technical Special: Shikake-Ōji Part 6 Roppon-me, An Overview of the Way of Naginata: The Perspective of a Traditionalist, Martial Aids: The “Men-gane Cover”, Bookmark: The Edo Inheritance.