Kaho Kenpo - Kaho Kenpo

...Many of the works were excellent in content, and have had a great influence on the thinking of modern kendo. On the other hand, with the advent of a peaceful era, the practical and brutal swordsmanship of the Warring States period faded away, and kendo became more formal, more extravagant, and more like entertainment, as it was called "Keho Swordsmanship." Furthermore, each school made no attempt at mutual exchange, and each school became closed and exclusive, prohibiting matches with other schools....

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kahō Kenpo" are listed below.

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…内容はすぐれたものが多く，現代剣道の考え方にも大きな影響を与えている。　一方，平和な時代の到来とともに，実戦的で殺伐な戦国剣法はかげをひそめ，〈華法剣法〉と呼ばれるように，形式に流れて華美となり，遊芸化の傾向をみるようになった。また各流とも相互の交流を試みることなく，他流試合を禁止して閉鎖的，排他的となった。…

※「華法剣法」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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