Without the benefit of a private dojo for toshikoshi geiko, my first practice of the New Year took place yesterday. This hatsugeiko was a great way to get back into the swing of kendo and with my wrist injury now mending, I am once again able to call on some oji waza to use against [...]
Posts Tagged ‘sutemi’
“A feather in a hurricane”
Posted in Keiko, Kendo, Kendo Training, tagged Kendo footwork, Kendo Training, sutemi on January 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Kime
Posted in Kime, tagged Kime, sutemi on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Very often kendo shiai spectators are puzzled why apparently accurate strikes to men kote or dou are not scored by the referees. The reason in most cases is that they lack “kime”. Kime literally means to decide, so it is a broad term that encompasses sae, (the sharpness of the technique), zanshin (awareness after attacking), [...]
Going Straight!
Posted in oji-waza, Taiatari, tagged suriage waza, sutemi, Taiatari on October 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On Sunday after the Dublin Open we ran a kendo seminar. It took the form that most people would recognise, with lots of work on basics in the morning and moving on to more technical waza practice after lunch. I taught suriage men as part of a series of oji techniques. As you may have [...]
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