Scarsdale Aikido
4 Gray Rock Rd
Scarsdale, NY 10583
914-648-0492
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4 Gray Rock Rd
Scarsdale, NY 10583
914-648-0492
For Email, see
Contact Us below
Japanese Sword
Kendo and Iaido are martial arts that exclusively study the Japanese Samurai Sword. Iaido emphasizes the art of
drawing sword in self defense situations and is purely taught in kata form. Kendo is a competitive art that employs
bamboo practice swords and heavy protective gear. The focus of competition is one on one.
Kendo
Iaido
Archery
Archery is a also a martial art that requires the utmost concentration. The bow is full body length as opposed to
western archery, and breathing is an integral part of the practice.
| Martial Arts Info Westchester: White Plains, New Rochelle, Yonkers Ancient Warfare Arts: Jodo, Kendo, Iaido, Archery Westchester |
Overview Martial Arts
Locating a School
Why Train in Martial
Arts?
Kung Fu
Karate
Tae Kwon Do
Tai Chi Chuan
Aikido
Judo
Jujitsu
Mixed Martial Arts
(MMA)
Weapons (Sword,
Staff, Archery)
Locating a School
Why Train in Martial
Arts?
Kung Fu
Karate
Tae Kwon Do
Tai Chi Chuan
Aikido
Judo
Jujitsu
Mixed Martial Arts
(MMA)
Weapons (Sword,
Staff, Archery)
Introduction
Kendo, Iaido, Jodo, Archery Westchester: White Plains,New Rochelle, Yonkers
This educational section is designed for beginners in their search for martial arts training in Westchester. Aikido Westchester provides instruction in Aikido
and the Shaolin Temple Overseas Headquarters provides instruction in Shaolin Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chuan, both in Scarsdale (centrally located in
Westchester for White Plains, New Rochelle & Yonkers). Aikido, Kung Fu, and Tai Chi teach weapons forms along with empty handed technique.
Kendo, Iaido, Jodo & Archery
Kendo, Iaido, Jodo & Archery Westchester: White Plains, New Rochelle, Yonkers
While many empty handed martial arts train with weapons to raise the level of awareness and teach the extension of empty handed technique further into a
weapon, the original warrior disciplines still remain as art forms and sports. The ancient arts of Japan, Kenjitsu and Iaijitsu in particular, were modernized to
some degree into Kendo and Iaido. Kendo specifically became a modern sport rather than maintaining the ancient tradition of sparring with live blades
whereby beginners often returned home short one limb. Kendo employs competition with a bamboo practice sword, and Iaido focuses largely of the use of
katas. Jodo, or training with a staff, and archery also continues to this day. The actual self defense aspects of these arts may not be immediately obvious, as
two swordsmen do not often find themselves engaged in battle to the death on the streets of America in modern times. However, the principle notions of how
to use one’s body and train the mind is as beneficial in these forms as empty handed technique.
In Westchester County, Kendo, Iaido, Jodo & Archery are of limited availability if any.
Staff
Jodo is a Japanese martial art that teaches one how to use a 4 foot wooden staff. The staff was used by some samurai against a sword. The movements are
more versatile and a staff can break a sword in two if it is struck from the side.
Kendo, Iaido, Jodo, Archery Westchester: White Plains,New Rochelle, Yonkers
This educational section is designed for beginners in their search for martial arts training in Westchester. Aikido Westchester provides instruction in Aikido
and the Shaolin Temple Overseas Headquarters provides instruction in Shaolin Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chuan, both in Scarsdale (centrally located in
Westchester for White Plains, New Rochelle & Yonkers). Aikido, Kung Fu, and Tai Chi teach weapons forms along with empty handed technique.
Kendo, Iaido, Jodo & Archery
Kendo, Iaido, Jodo & Archery Westchester: White Plains, New Rochelle, Yonkers
While many empty handed martial arts train with weapons to raise the level of awareness and teach the extension of empty handed technique further into a
weapon, the original warrior disciplines still remain as art forms and sports. The ancient arts of Japan, Kenjitsu and Iaijitsu in particular, were modernized to
some degree into Kendo and Iaido. Kendo specifically became a modern sport rather than maintaining the ancient tradition of sparring with live blades
whereby beginners often returned home short one limb. Kendo employs competition with a bamboo practice sword, and Iaido focuses largely of the use of
katas. Jodo, or training with a staff, and archery also continues to this day. The actual self defense aspects of these arts may not be immediately obvious, as
two swordsmen do not often find themselves engaged in battle to the death on the streets of America in modern times. However, the principle notions of how
to use one’s body and train the mind is as beneficial in these forms as empty handed technique.
In Westchester County, Kendo, Iaido, Jodo & Archery are of limited availability if any.
Staff
Jodo is a Japanese martial art that teaches one how to use a 4 foot wooden staff. The staff was used by some samurai against a sword. The movements are
more versatile and a staff can break a sword in two if it is struck from the side.