Kendo means Budo (martial art), which was introduced as a competitive sport through the reorganization of Gekken (swordsmanship), which was the Shinai (bamboo sword) training of Kenjutsu (swordplay), a time-honored Japanese Bujutsu (martial art); also, it's a way or ascetic training aiming at character-building through the practice of the Ken (sword with two sharpened edges) principle.
剣道（けんどう、劍道）とは日本古来の武術である剣術の竹刀稽古である撃剣を競技化した武道で、剣の理法の修練による人間形成を目的とする道または修行である。