Kendo Hanoi Clubs held a performance of Aikido and Kendo in Hanoi on
December 4.
Speaking at the event, Japanese
Ambassador to Vietnam Yasuaki Tanizaki said that Aikido and Kendo are
Japan ’s two traditional martial arts that represent the unique
cultural identity of the people in the country of cherry blossoms.
He expressed his wish that the performance would help Vietnamese
people, especially young people, understand more about the Japanese
culture, and strengthen the friendship and mutual understanding between
the two nations.
Aikido was formed in Japan and
developed throughout the world in the middle of the 20 th century.
Aikido practitioners do not use attacking movements but take advantage
of their rivals’ strength to master them.
Formed
1,200 years ago, Kendo uses bamboo-made sticks to attack the rival with
the aim of strengthening physical and spiritual health as well as
improving concentration on study and work./.
