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Post by Admin Kendo on May 13, 2009 16:57:47 GMT 7
It's always interesting to know how your fellow kendoka find their kendo experience. So, let everyone know how difficult you are finding kendo by rating on a scale of 1 - 5 the level of difficulty you are facing (1 being very easy, 5 being very difficult). Each of you will experience different levels of difficulty as you progress. Don't worry though, it only gets harder... ;D
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Shun
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Post by Shun on May 16, 2009 18:33:23 GMT 7
it's kinda hard to me especially the basic stance (kamae), is quite different from other martial arts.
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Post by Admin Kendo on May 19, 2009 9:35:03 GMT 7
Try to keep your legs shoulder-width apart and keep your left heel just slightly (about 2mm) off the ground. Too high (you are on the balls of your feet) and you will not generate any power in your forward motion because you leg is already fully extended. Also, you will be less maneuverable if your left heel is too high. In kamae I find the hardest part is keeping the right foot from staying flat. The other thing to remember is that you need to keep your feet straight. Most kendoka, especially those that have never done a lot of running, have "penguin feet" which makes the keeping the feet pointing straight difficult for some.
The easiest way to think of it is like this; if you have ever done any other sports (badminton, tennis, basketball, volleyball, etc) then that feeling of "staying on your toes" is what the objective is in kendo - only difference being that your feet are front and back rather than to each side. I think the closest thing to the kendo kamae in this respect would be track runners.
You are right though about other martial arts as they tend to be more flat footed and feet not so straight.
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Post by fafifa on May 20, 2009 12:00:31 GMT 7
Saya bermasalah dengan tangan kiri (saya adalah righ-handed person) jadi kekuatan tangan kiri sangat lemah (dari masih beginners sampai sekarang).
Shinai saya sering lepas kalau dipukul lawan (terutama sensei), menggenggam terlalu keras dengan 3 jari (jari tengah, manis dan kelingking) pun sulit karena akan terlalu kaku.
Gimana melatih supaya lebih "firm" grip nya? apakah dengan 1 hand suburi?
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Post by Admin Kendo on May 20, 2009 15:53:30 GMT 7
One handed suburi. Saya pakai inggris aja ok? Maybe one of the sensei can better explain this (I know one has joined the forum). You need to do more one hand suburi with your left. You can start from the middle of the tsuka and work your way down the tsuka towards the end as your arm strength increases. This is one thing I find useful. It's not how you hold your shinai that is the problem (well not entirely - proper grip is with the last 2 digits, kelingking and manis). It's more how flexible your grip is. Think of it like driving - if you are relaxed your grip is light, but if suddenly you need to react quickly to something (like a stupid motorcycle) then you can tighten your grip easily to control the steering wheel. Holding your shinai is much the same - while in kamae you keep your grip relaxed and your hands flexible, able to react to small movements, but if you need to (like blocking, or attacking or doing waza) then you tighten your grip (tenouchi) momentarily. This is my understanding of what senseis like to tell me - soft, but strong grip. So the reason the sensei can knock your shinai from your hand is probably because your grip is too strong all the time. You maybe feel you need to over compensate with the strength because you feel your left hand is weak. A softer grip with more flexibility of your hands is better - if the sensei hits your shinai, quickly strengthen the grip to compensate, but then relax it again. Next time I'll show you in the dojo since it is always better to show than tell
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Shun
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Post by Shun on May 24, 2009 19:41:33 GMT 7
... In kamae I find the hardest part is keeping the right foot from staying flat. The other thing to remember is that you need to keep your feet straight. Most kendoka, especially those that have never done a lot of running, have "penguin feet" which makes the keeping the feet pointing straight difficult for some. .. You are right though about other martial arts as they tend to be more flat footed and feet not so straight. thanks for your tips. I took about 2 month to get my right feet from flat and not straight to the "normal" kamae
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Post by fafifa on May 26, 2009 21:23:26 GMT 7
....So the reason the sensei can knock your shinai from your hand is probably because your grip is too strong all the time. You maybe feel you need to over compensate with the strength because you feel your left hand is weak. A softer grip with more flexibility of your hands is better - if the sensei hits your shinai, quickly strengthen the grip to compensate, but then relax it again. Next time I'll show you in the dojo since it is always better to show than tell Oh, I did that all the time.. no wonder ya ;D 1 handed suburi and relaxed.. okey should try it, thanks.
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Post by Admin Kendo on May 28, 2009 9:18:50 GMT 7
Ok people...could you make separate topics for each of your questions? That means, if you have a question about feet, hands, etc, start a new thread... fafifa: I'll show you what I mean next practice. Just remind me.
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Post by 666monster on Oct 23, 2009 7:41:54 GMT 7
I have a question??? How about mae or distance.... I am tall and quite a few senpai suggest me to keep my distance.... But when I do so in jigeiko, I can`t give pressure and get opening from the enemy..... Should I just train it in the basic training.... or try to train it in jigeiko too???
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Post by Admin Kendo on Oct 26, 2009 0:03:40 GMT 7
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Post by Aries Scott on Nov 11, 2009 1:41:55 GMT 7
well to me... Kpn gw baru2 mulai kendo memang agak susah yh latihannya, tpi skrng gara2 latihan setiap hari..badan gw ingat terus ingat dengan latihan yng sensei2 gw berikan. Tapi walau pun gitu, basic training gw ada yng salah2 hehehe
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erhanz
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Post by erhanz on Nov 28, 2009 22:44:13 GMT 7
i still have problem with sayu men.. it's just that i don't get it.. well the sensei's explanation about it makes me confused.. it's just that well they explained it with English..sorry no offense but sometimes it's hard to understand what they were saying.. can someone give me a proper explanation about that? (i was yelled by tsuchiya-sensei for doing to wrong sayu men..but i just don't get about sayu men..so,well i really want to practice it..but before that i need to know the point of sayu men..thank you)
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