Men kendo
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In Japanese arms, men is the target constituted by the forehead. It is the privileged target in kendo. Proper "cutting" of the opponent always finishes by men. Men is also the verb for hitting the target (also "to do men", or "to make men"), the name of the strike toward the target, the kiai for this particular strike, and eventually the kendo helmet reminiscent of the ancient kabuto.
Men is executed as a horizontal slash on the tip of the sabre forward (the movement is very different from chopping wood with an axe, it is more like waving a fishing stick). It can be executed as a sligtly right-to-left motion (migi men) or left-to-right (hidari men).
Physically, the blade of the sabre would cut through the bones of the skull, fatally damaging the front brain areas. The blade of the sabre has to be removed from the skull quickly, as it might get stuck, or even break. The movement thus continues slightly downward while pulling off the blade.