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Tankendo

Tankendo is a Japanese budo discipline using a short tanken/shinai, bogu protective armour, distance work and rule-compliant target areas. It is closely related to jukendo but modelled as its own short-weapon form.

LevelMain sport FamilyCombat Sports CategoryCombat sport

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Classification

Category Combat sport

Family Combat Sports

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Tankendo uses a short training sword/tanken and bogu for rule-compliant thrust/hit technique.

Geeignet für Suitable for people seeking rare Japanese weapon budo and precise distance work.

Cost 0-150 EUR for trial training/loaner gear where a dojo is available. Dojo fee and specialist tankendo/bogu equipment later. Jukendo/tankendo dojo, International Jukendo Federation, All Japan Jukendo Federation or budo seminar. Availability outside Japan is limited; do not start as DIY weapon training.

First progress Stance and distance after a few sessions; rule-compliant hits need long correction.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

dojo
qualified instruction
tanken/short shinai
bogu
clear bout area
partner

First steps

find a dojo or federation training
learn reiho and kamae
practise do-tsuki slowly
understand bogu and safety check

International Jukendo Federation, All Japan Jukendo Federation, jukendo/tankendo clubs or budo seminars.

Train only with instructor, bogu clearance, clear stop signals and controlled distance.

Weitere Angaben

Tags combat, weapon, tankendo, combat-sport, japanese-short-weapon-budo, kampfsport-familie, kampfsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Use the short tanken to score rule-compliant hits, control distance and address target areas cleanly.

Teilnehmer

Two practitioners/athletes in dojo or shiai context.

Teamgröße

1 vs 1.

Spielfeld

Dojo/shiai floor with bogu and safety area.

Dauer

Training-, grading- or competition-dependent.

Wertung

Valid hits/ippon by target area, posture, distance, timing and execution.

Gewinnbedingung

Better rule-compliant hit/ippon result in the concrete shiai or grading context.

Ausrüstung

tanken/short shinai
bogu
dojo/shiai floor

Wichtige Regelpunkte

striking without bogu clearance
wrong target area
uncontrolled thrust
violating distance/etiquette rule

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Jukendo Federation (IJF)

Tankendo All Japan Jukendo Federation · official · high
International Jukendo Federation International Jukendo Federation · federation · high
Training basics: Tankendo Do Tsuki Jukendo World · training-guide · medium