The martial art of Kendo is fought with wooden cane swords. It is a way of putting swordmanship to the test without deaths. If the practitioner were to use a real sword, there would be very few fights!
There are lots of legends like Mas Oyama [Karate Master, Full Blooded Japanese but born in Korea i think.] Kenji Midori [Karate Legend] Morihei Ueshiba [Founder of Aikido] Jigoro Kano [Founder of...