School Kendo

...The unification of styles, which was essential for the modernization of kendo, was also attempted by the Butokukai, and in 1912 the "Dai Nippon Teikoku Kendo Kata" was established, and kendo was organized nationwide. As for school kendo, there had been a movement to incorporate martial arts into the regular curriculum since the 1870s, and after several proposals, it was realized in 1911 as an optional subject in the gymnastics curriculum of junior high schools. Furthermore, with the formation of the All-Japan Student Kendo Federation (1928) and the Imperial Martial Arts Tournament (1929, 1934), kendo became increasingly popular and became a compulsory subject in school physical education in 1931, gradually strengthening its presence. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "school kendo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…剣道の近代化に必須の流派の統一も，武徳会によってはかられ，1912年〈大日本帝国剣道形〉が制定されて，剣道は全国的に組織化された。一方，学校剣道については，明治10年代以来武道の正科編入運動が継続され，数回の建議ののち，1911年中学校体操科の随意科としてその実現をみた。さらに，全日本学生剣道連盟の結成(1928)や天覧武道大会(1929,34)などにより，ますます普及された剣道は，31年学校体育のなかに正科必修となって，しだいにその存在を強くしていった。…

※「学校剣道」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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