Most of the comments on my last post dealt with the subject of making good fumikomi. Andrea is not unusual in having problems with this and everyone who came back with suggestions added a lot of value to the debate. I touched on fumikomi in previous articles and talked more generally about footwork in http://wp.me/ptBQt-gZ but [...]
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Fumikomi
Posted in Kendo footwork, tagged flip flops, Fumikomi, Kendo Floors, Kendo footwork on August 22, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Chiba sensei’s advice on chudan kamae and cutting motion
Posted in Chiba Sensei, Fumikomi, tagged Chiba Sensei, Chiba Sensei Seminar, Chudan, Fumikomi, kendo cutting motion, ki-ken-tai-ichi on July 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Chiba sensei is back in the UK for his annual visit. He has an unerring ability to quickly spot what needs fixing and to offer a remedy. After two dojo visits for keiko, he reached the conclusion that may UK kendoka suffer from the lack of coordinated ki-ken-tai-ichi. This stems from a number of timing [...]
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 [...]
Tantan
Posted in Fumikomi, Kihaku, Uncategorized, tagged Fumikomi, ki-ken-tai-ichi, Kyoto Taikai on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Harking back to my Kyoto Taikai post, it is obvious to me that what sets great kendo apart from the norm is sharp footwork. Watching the younger hanshi, their arms and upper bodies are invariably relaxed, power comes from the hips and legs and ki-ken-tai-ichi is absolutely instantaneous. Theoretically we all know what to do. [...]
Floors
Posted in Fumikomi, Kendo Floors, tagged Fumikomi, Kendo Floors, Kendo footwork on September 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We had a disappointing day on Saturday. Having booked a venue for a taikai we were moved at the last minute to another venue because of a double booking. When we got there, we found that the floor was solid concrete with a thin vinyl coating which meant the shiai did not happen. Clearly concrete [...]
Kendo Footwork
Posted in Fumikomi, Kendo footwork, tagged Fumikomi, Kendo footwork, ki-ken-tai-ichi on July 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I touched on the fact that Kendo footwork is very different from that of other martial arts in my last post. Thinking about it, the whole left foot / left hand idea is alien to most sports. I think this is one of the reasons why beginners find it so hard to learn Kendo. Successful [...]
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