Kendo popular among white-collar

A white-collar woman adjusts her helmet before practicing kendo in a badminton stadium in Fuzhou, Fujian province on Tuesday, August 8, 2012. Kendo is practiced wearing a traditional Japanese style of clothing, protective armor and using shina - a kind of Japanese bamboo sword. The equipment of a kendoka may cost several thousand yuan. [Lin Chaoyang / Asianewsphoto]

The white-collar kendoka leave the stadium with their heavy equipment after finishing practice. On Tuesday nights in Fuzhou, more than 20 white-collar kendoka practice in the badminton stadium specially rented for the game, since kendo requires a quality floor. [Lin Chaoyang / Asianewsphoto]