In these kendo instruction videos, you are learning how to finish up training. Once you learned how to begin, it is much easier.
The main differences are
1. Bowing order is different. This time you bow to sensei first.
2. We say “arigato-gozaimashita” instead of “onegaishimasu”
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In this kendo instruction video, you are putting everything you have learned together. So far we have gone through individual movement/etiquette and now we have to do it smoothly. It is time for “dots to become a line“.
Each dots must be done properly. This is the hard part. We, human, tend to be lazy and do not do things properly after we learn them. Here comes the discipline!
Be patient and do it properly.
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In this kendo instruction video, you learn how to bow in the sitting position (zarei).
If you just lower your head, you might be doing it wrong. There are certain points you should pay attention to.
For example, you should know where your hands should be placed when bowing and its reason will give you an “aha!” moment.
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Once you sit in seiza you will meditate quietly. This meditation is called mokuso.
In mokuso, it is very important to know how you breathe. Many tell you to “empty” your mind but it is not THAT easy. Learn how to breathe first in mokuso.
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We sit in certain way that is called seiza in kendo. In this video, you are going to learn how to sit in seiza in kendo.
By the way, in kendo we sit in certainly way so please learn this properly. We call it Saza Uki (左座右起).
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