With Tokyo poised to host the world championships for the first time since the inaugural competition in 1970, here's all you need to know to get the most out of the bouts.

Kendo is a form of Japanese martial arts practicing swordsmanship - or kenjutsu - with target areas including the top of the head, the wrists and the chest. It is a popular martial art worldwide ...

Shubukai Kendo Club has been teaching the martial art on the Gold Coast since 1989, to people of all ages, from all walks of life. Club secretary Lucas Cork has been practicing kendo since 2006 ...

Two 16-year-old girls who train in Bath have been selected to represent Great Britain at the World Kendo Championships this summer. Wiltshire student Chloe Leigh and Bath student Keira Dunbar ...

Kendo has never been an Olympic sport, and the All Japan Kendo Federation has no plans to make it one. "I personally worry that kendo would become commercialized and all about winning.