Kanagawa Ken Kendo Federation Instruction: Overcome Covid-19: ”Solo Training Video#3”

Kendo lovers and learners are still not able to practice as in the days before the novel coronavirus spread widely.
Kobayashi Hideo Sensei, Hanshi 8th Dan,
President of the Kanagawa Ken Kendo Federation, will provide you with very important points.
Kobayashi Sensei (Profile )
1. Honorary Senior Adviser of Kanagawa Ken Police Special Kendo Squad ( Tokuren )
2. Former Manager of All Japan Men's Team of the 12th World Kendo Championships ( Glasgow, Scotland )
3. Honorary Chief Master of University of Tokyo Kendo Club
( This is the third and the only video yet to be translated into English.)
We wish that this video helps with your solo training (Hitori-Geiko) and study of Kendo.
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Practicing With Training Equipment
a. Should Not Raise the Tip of the Sword When
Practicing Suburi
b. Commonly Seen (Incorrect) Strikes
c. Strike with the Bending of the Shinai
- The Desirable Way
3. “Finishing”, Just After Striking
4. Overview- With Words of Wisdom
a. Stomach Related to Risk (Hara)
b. Let Your Body Move Automatically
c. The Effect of “No Mind” ( Mushin )
Glossary
Suburi- Wielding the shinai in the air without striking; the act of swinging shinai / bokuto up and down vertically or diagonally.
Te-no-uchi- Literally means palm. Work of hands / grasping. Better said: Te- no-uchi is how one grasps the shinai / sword, a) before impact, b) at the moment of impact and c) after the moment of impact.
Hara - the abdomen; Physically speaking, the lower abdomen. The gravitational center of the human body. Ideally speaking, where the vital center is.
Seika Tanden "Seika" means below the navel. Referred to simply as the "Tanden". Meaning is as same as "Hara".
References:
Japanese-English Dictionary of Kendo (by All Japan Kendo Federation)
Acknowledgements:
Thank you to Ando Mamoru Sensei, Kiyoshi, 8th Dan for expert assistance.
Japanese Version: • コロナに負けるな！一人稽古の方法 Part3
Tags: #Kendo #剣道 #SoloTraining