Breathing is important in kendo. Come to think of it, it is generally important. Specifically to kendo however, the way we breathe has an enormous effect on our progress and on the effectiveness of our technique. The breathing style used in kendo is known in Japanese as Aun no kokyu. We breathe in through the [...]
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Breathing in kendo
Posted in Kendo breathing, tagged Aun no kokyu, Debana Men, kendo breathing, kendo no kata, yoga, Zazen on October 10, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Small steps!
Posted in Kendo footwork, tagged Chiba Sensei, Debana Men, Degote, Fumikomi, Kendo footwork, ojiwaza, Seme on March 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The principle in most martial arts is that you use your opponent’s force to defeat him. In Judo or Aikido you make him push and then use minimal effort to break his balance and throw him. Many people seem to forget that this also applies to kendo. Because in kendo we set out to strike [...]
Debana Men
Posted in Kendo Training, Uncategorized, tagged Debana Men, Mushin on January 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Many years ago I naively asked an elderly Japanese sensei “what is the difference between debana men and degashira men”. I was told that “it depended on whether your opponent had a big nose or a big forehead”. Logical really, when you consider that debana refers to the forward movement of your opponents nose and [...]
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