SINCE 1828
kendo
noun
ken·do
| \ ˈken-(ˌ)dō
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Definition of kendo
: a Japanese sport of fencing usually with bamboo swords
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In 2017, the Ohio native successfully defended the belt in a steel cage match against Becky Lynch and later a kendo stick on a pole match against Bayley. — Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, "Miami Herald Sports Entertainer of the Year Alexa Bliss | Miami Herald," 7 Jan. 2018 Women’s championship match, champion Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley, kendo stick on a pole: — Josh Barnett, USA TODAY, "WWE Extreme Rules 2017: Event rundown, schedule, information," 4 June 2017 Later in the night, the match was made official: Alexa vs. Bayley in a kendo stick on a pole match. — Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, "Braun Strowman injured; Extreme Rules main event in Baltimore is set," 16 May 2017 Later in the match, Van Ness returned, but Allie appeared and chased away Van Ness with a kendo stick. — Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, "Interview with talented Knockout Allie at GFW/Impact Wrestling," 5 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kendo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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