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Originally Posted by kokunin
uuuuh, no...kendo is taken from kenjutsu with nothing put in it...so really its less kenjutsu than kenjutsu, making it the sport that it is...but its probably REALLY good for competition, kenjutsu i mean. Like if your in a kendo club and you do kenjutsu too, then you kendo will probably be SWEET!!!
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Kendo is more art than sport. There is a lot of etiquette involved in both kendo and kenjutsu actually. Kenjutsu is NOT kendo and you can't use kenjutsu waza(techniques) in a kendo match unless you want to kill or seriously maim someone. In Kendo one can only strike where the bogu(armour) is on specific areas. In kenjutsu, you can strike where bogu is not. They do different strikes than we in kendo do.
So, no, knowing kenjutsu will not help a trained kendoka in a match or otherwise. Besides, it's hansoku(foul) if they use anything from another art.
If you haven't trained in either art legitimately, please don't try to discuss it. You'll just pass on incorrect information. If you want to know where to find detailed legitmate information, please ask. I can point you to it.
Kaoru3