What is kendo?
By Alex Bennett. Kendo is the modern Japanese martial art of fencing based on the two-handed sword (katana) techniques of the samurai warriors. The weapon used in modern kendo is called a shinai, which is made of four slats of bamboo. They are strapped together into a cylinder with a leather grip (tsuka) and cap (sakigawa).
How do I get a complete kendo theme?
To get a complete theme by using its pre-built CSS files, apply either of the following approaches: Use the CSS files that are shipped with the Kendo UI distribution. For example, the Default v2 theme is distributed as styles/kendo.default-v2.min.css.
What stylesheets are shipped with Kendo UI?
There are four common stylesheets shipped with Kendo UI. This is the default base stylesheet, which is required by the majority of the Kendo UI themes. The base stylesheet for the Bootstrap (v3) theme.
How to use kendo-themes in your project?
To start using a theme, install its package through NPM. After the theme package is installed, reference it in your project. You can include kendo-themes in your project in one of the following ways: By compiling the theme from the SCSS source files. The simplest way is to paste a CDN link in the head element of your page.
In 1952, however, when the All Japan Kendo Federation was established, kendo was formally resurrected. Kendo presently plays an important role in school education and is also popular with people of all ages and walks of life.
What are the rules of kendo?
During a Kendo tournament, there are generally three shinpan or referees; in Kendo rules, each of them is required to hold a white and red flag in each hand. For the referees to provide points to each Kendoka, the referee lifts the flag with the corresponding color that matches with the ribbon worn by the scoring participant.
What does a criss-cross motion mean in kendo?
There are set Kendo rules when points are announced and when the referee shows a fast, crisscross motion with the flags just below the hip level, it means that the official was not able to see a credible point.
What is the history of kendo armor?
For example, Naganuma Shirozaemon Kunisato of the Jikishin Kage-ryu school developed kendo-gu (protective armor) and established a training method using the shinai (bamboo-sword) in the early 1700s.