A number of grading exams are looming in the UK and many people whom I practice with are starting to think about what they should do to pass them. We had a mock grading exam in my local dojo and quite a few conversations about the best way to present oneself on the day, but [...]
Posts Tagged ‘kendo grading examinations’
Preparing for grading examinations
Posted in Grading Examinations, tagged Grading, kendo grading examinations on February 19, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Tsuki – fact or fiction?
Posted in Tsuki, tagged kendo drills, kendo grading examinations, shodan shinsa, Tsuki on February 6, 2012 | 15 Comments »
Back in 2009 I wrote a piece about tsuki http://wp.me/stBQt-tsuki . Since then, I have continued to see the occasional Youtube video of this technique resulting in brilliant ippon in the All Japan Championships, but I never see the technique practised. I have enjoyed keiko on four continents (I still hope to get to Australia), [...]
Nidan and sandan grading examinations
Posted in Grading Examinations, tagged 2nd dan grading, 3rd dan grading, Grading, kendo grading examinations on June 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »
This week I received a request to outline the qualities required to pass the grading examinations up to 5th dan. I recentlyposted on the both the 4th and 5th dan examinations and on the difference between ikkyu and shodan, so I will not go back over the same ground; instead I will talk in more [...]
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