The book tells about kendo - Japanese fencing, the national sport of the Japanese, leading the pedigree from the ancient samurai martial art. Bouts in this sport are fought on bamboo swords. The author - the vice-president of the Moscow Kendo Association - not only introduces the children to the basics of kendo technique, but also gives knowledge about it as one of the types of dynamic meditation. A red thread throughout the book is the idea that the main goal in kendo is not victory over the enemy, but over oneself, over one's weaknesses and vices by concentrating will. The publication is equipped with a glossary - an explanatory dictionary of Japanese terms found in the book.