You don't need a battle cry in actual combat as far as I'm concerned but generally they scream "MEN!"
Though with kendo its more of a declaration of where you hit with your shinai so there's a whole plethora of things they shout out when attacking during formal kendo. CHESTO could be one of them but I personally find it difficult to take anything seriously or intriguing when it's not used for comic relief or karate.
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