Even though I fell down (actually twice), I am going to share this video 🙂
- First of all, you have to strike men properly.
- Second of all, you have to do taiatari properly.
- Third of all, you have to execute hiki waza (technique) properly.
- Lastly, you have to take zanshin properly.
Hiiii the fall was very authentic ,thanks
It was for real. For the first fall, I thought I stepped on my receiver’s hakama. For the second one, I just fell.
I do not have some integuments in my left knees so my knee gives out easily in certain direction.
Well, still I should not fall like that 🙂
Hiiii ,that was my intention ,it was for real ,thanks a lot
Very good! Train, thank you Hiro-san (Don’t know how have to call you here) Well, I like you show humbles and patience for train right. I have a question, -“When we do the first men attack we bump straight the opponent body and move back with a second attack ” is that the mean? Or I misundestand? Thank you.
Bumping straight into your opponent is called taiatari.
Taiatari is probably like a body check in ice skating but not that aggressive.
Well, in the old days, that would be used to tackle your opponent down after you missed your cut or got closer.
In the modern kendo, we don’t do kendo to hurt others so taiatari is used to make your opponent to lose balance so you will have an opportunity to strike.
And the concept is…
You execute your strike and get closer. If you have a momentum like the video, you execute a taiatari.
And if your opponent is strong enough to push you back you execute a strike going backword.
If your opponent bounces back and then you chase your opponent and strike him/her.
Does it make sense?