The spirit of the samurai is very much alive in kendo, a martial art using bamboo swords. Our explorer visits a dojo to gain an insight into the training of spirit, body and mind. It's kind of ...

Thornley will not be appearing on Sunday as a Stoke octogenarian but as his alter ego, Kendo Nagasaki – the sword-toting Samurai villain who helped to make British wrestling a sensation.

Kyushu is a region where the traditional skills of kenjutsu – Japanese swordsmanship – remain deeply embedded, with more dojo (practice halls) for kendo than anywhere else in Japan.

Even in an anime like Solo Leveling where power can’t grow or improve, S Rank Hunter, Chae Hae In, who is brilliant at the sword, couldn’t beat a D Ranked Hunter at Kendo. The plot of ...