Kendo means "Way of the Sword". About 400 years ago, it originated from Kenjitsu, which is the actual form of sword fighting used by the samurai.

剑道意味“剑之术”，大约400年前，它源于古代剑道，那时武士间用真剑进行格斗。

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Winter, 1877. What does it mean to be a Samurai?To devote yourself utterly to a set of moral principles. To seek a stillness of your mind. And to master the way of the sword.

1877年冬，我很困惑什么才是真正的武士道内涵，是严格地去遵循一套道德规范，或是追求内心深处的宁静，还是精通剑术的奥义？

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To portray a serene assassin in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, he studied Eastern and Egyptian philosophy and samurai meditation.

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However, it also squandered much of the prestige it had enjoyed for upholding a spirit of public service that dated all the way back to the glory days of the samurai era in the 17th-19th centuries.

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The "way of tea" had become an essential part of the samurai-influenced code of upper Japanese behavior.

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