Lewis cut down my bokken, and even drilled holes, so bolts can be attached to add weight. Its only 45cm long, so it clears my ceiling perfectly.
Showing posts with label Training resources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Training resources. Show all posts
Saturday, 24 August 2013
Indoor suburi
Have you ever wanted to do a bit of practice at home? Unless you have a house with very tall ceilings, doing suburi at home is very difficult. So here is my solution to the problem: using a spare bokken and with the skillful help of Lewis from Torbay Guitar Repairs, I got the perfect indoor suburi bokken!
Lewis cut down my bokken, and even drilled holes, so bolts can be attached to add weight. Its only 45cm long, so it clears my ceiling perfectly.
Lewis cut down my bokken, and even drilled holes, so bolts can be attached to add weight. Its only 45cm long, so it clears my ceiling perfectly.
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Kangeiko video
Recently I found this video from Kendo World. Its very interesting and definitely worth watching.
It gives lots of emphasis on the importance of kirigaeshi and uchikomi geiko as the basis of Kendo.
I particularly liked the final part, when it talks about the '3 generation structure' of families and the importance of Kendo bringing together people from all ages.
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
59th All Japan Kendo final
The Internet is awesome! Within hours of the final, this video was already in the KendoWorld YouTube channel. Awesome way to watch world class Kendo for all of us not lucky enough to be in Japan.
The final Higashinaga vs Takanabe was very impressive, with a strong tsuki giving victory to Takanabe.
Check out the KendoWorld YouTube channel, they have lots of other Kendo videos! Enjoy ;-)
The final Higashinaga vs Takanabe was very impressive, with a strong tsuki giving victory to Takanabe.
Check out the KendoWorld YouTube channel, they have lots of other Kendo videos! Enjoy ;-)
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Teramoto Keiko
Mitori keiko - Learn from watching ! Sensei mentioned these videos and I just felt compelled to finding them and sharing them. Enjoy!
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Interview with Masatake Sumi Sensei
Interview with Masatake Sumi sensei
Very interesting interview with Masatake Sumi sensei.
Very interesting points:
Very interesting interview with Masatake Sumi sensei.
Very interesting points:
- Keeping calm.
- Mitori geiko, looking training.
- Cleaning everything in your life before training
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Jodan no Kamae
Recently, one of our club members has been training Jodan no Kamae -- and he has become very good at it.
In order to be able to stand a better chance in ji-geiko I've been researching techniques to counter act his Jodan technique.
At first my search took to look for defensive techniques and ways to defend against Jodan. This article on defeating Jodan talks about some of the techniques which can be applied when facing a Jodan player.
Afterwards I thought that, in order to be able to defeat Jodan, it is essential to understand the strengths and weaknesses that come with this kamae. This article simply called Jodan no Kamae explains a bit more of the basics of assuming this stance.
Finally, probably the most important point is to continue practising over and over.
In order to be able to stand a better chance in ji-geiko I've been researching techniques to counter act his Jodan technique.
At first my search took to look for defensive techniques and ways to defend against Jodan. This article on defeating Jodan talks about some of the techniques which can be applied when facing a Jodan player.
Afterwards I thought that, in order to be able to defeat Jodan, it is essential to understand the strengths and weaknesses that come with this kamae. This article simply called Jodan no Kamae explains a bit more of the basics of assuming this stance.
Finally, probably the most important point is to continue practising over and over.
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