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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 09:43, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Sakakibara Kenkichi

 * ... that Sakakibara Kenkichi and Yamaoka Tesshū once engaged in a forty-minute sword duel without either striking a single blow?
 * ALT1:... that Sakakibara Kenkichi first public sword demonstration lasted over a week?
 * ALT2:... that Sakakibara Kenkichi once split open a steel helmet with a single blow in a demonstration before the Meiji Emperor?
 * ALT3:... that Sakakibara Kenkichi public swordfighting demonstrations led to the development of kendo?
 * Reviewed: Khyri Thornton
 * Comment: Lot of alts here; take your pick...

Created by Yunshui (talk). Self nominated at 14:54, 28 October 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg This article is new enough and long enough. All four hooks have inline citations, but I prefer the original one. The article is neutral and I detected no policy issues. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:40, 20 November 2014 (UTC)