Kendo is a traditional Japanese fencing art that traces its origins to samurai sword traditions. It is one of the traditional martial arts still studied by hundreds of thousands of people, and in many schools it is mandatory in physical education classes, because kendo is not just about wielding a sword, attacking and defending, but a whole philosophy of raising a harmoniously developed personality. You can begin your acquaintance with it at this master class — by putting on protective armor and taking a bamboo sword in your hands, you can try to defeat your most fearsome opponent — yourself.