Research on safety measures for Kendo equipment for prevention of injury. In Budo (Kendo)

• Authors: Fuminori Nakiri
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Kendo developed as an athletic contest between protagonists who compete to score Yuko-datotsu (Ippon, or valid strikes) on specified target areas (Men, Kote, Do, and Tsuki) using a bamboo sword (Shinai). Therefore, from an athletic perspective in which competitors don protective gear and strike each other, there is an inherent possibility that injury may occur should the equipment be insufficient. To enjoy participation in Kendo throughout one’s lifetime, the prevention of injury and accidents is essential, and, to this end, safety measures for Kendo equipment are extremely important

Keywords

EN

kendo; safety standard for kendo equipment Shinai; Kendo-gu; Men; Men-gane; Men-buton; cushioning performance; striking force; impact force; Carbon-shinai; dummy; human head impact tolerance curve

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Idōkan Polska
• Journal: Ido Movement for Culture. Journal of Martial Arts Anthropology
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 1S
• Pages: 3-5

Contributors

author

Fuminori Nakiri

• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (Japonia)

Identifiers

DOI

10.14589/ido.19.1S.2