Many people, who can confidently hit men and kote, continue to have difficulty with dou. This is not surprising, as whilst men and kote are obvious targets that only require you to raise and lower the shinai in a straight line; dou is harder to see and hit. There is some confusion over what part [...]
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Dou – collective hanshi wisdom!
Posted in Kendo Technique, Waza, tagged Dou, Dou-uchi, Kaeshi-dou, Nuki-dou, oji-waza, Waza on July 11, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Seme in grading examinations
Posted in Keiko, Seme, Shinsa, tagged Grading, Seme, Shinsa, Waza on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Freshly inspired by Chiba-sensei’s thoughts on seme, I taught at a pre-grading seminar over the weekend. I made sure that every shikake and oji waza drill we practiced, started from making the appropriate opportunity, either by breaking the opponents centre or by inviting him to attack and taking away the point. Many of the students [...]
Tokui waza
Posted in Kendo, Technique, Waza, tagged Kendo, Technique. Waza, Waza on February 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Experienced kendoka are expected to have a “Tokui waza” It translates as “Unique Technique” , although it is generally thought of as favourite technique. Think of Eiga san’s tsuki and you have the kendo definition of tokui waza. Most strong shiai players have a technique that continually wins their matches; but of course, it is [...]
Big or Small?
Posted in Kendo, Technique, Waza, tagged Kendo, Technique, Waza on January 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I am frequently asked by people in the early stages of their kendo career – “Why do you tell me to cut big when you cut small”. The non diplomatic answer is “because I can and you can’t”. Of course, I am a lot more polite and encouraging than that, but to make successful small [...]
With the increase in recent interest in jodan and nitou, tsuki is becoming an important part of the kendo toolkit. Unfortunately, most of us are not particularly good at tsuki. This is probably due to the fact that we do not practise the technique often enough. Reasons for not doing so are plentiful. You are [...]
Kaeshi dou
Posted in Kaeshi-dou, oji-waza, tagged Kaeshi-dou, oji-waza, Waza on October 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As most people who practice with me know, I like kaeshi dou. Trying to teach it though, is not a simple matter. To be honest, I have not seen many kendoka below 4th dan attempt is successfully. Dou generally is a difficult technique. Against correct chudan, there is rarely an opportunitiy for tobikomi dou. Hiki [...]
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