Kanagawa Ken Kendo Federation Instruction: Overcome Covid-19: ”Solo Training Video#2”

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
( 小林 英雄 先生, 範士八段 ),
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 the University of Tokyo Kendo Club
We wish that this video will help your solo-training and Kendo study.
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Correcting The Stance of "Shumoku-ashi"
3. The Level of The Right Hand When Striking
4. The Correct Way of Suburi (Center of Men)
5. The Correct Way of Suburi (Zenshin-Kohtai No Men)
6. Recommendation for Use of Training Equipment
7. To Conclude:
Glossary
Ichi gan, Ni soku, San tan, Shi riki ( 一眼、二足、三胆、四力 ）
Sight (eyes) first, footwork second, guts (stomach/hara) third,
and forth, technique/strength."
Shumoku-ashi ( 撞木足 ) [1]
“This term comes from the T-shaped (wooden) bell hammer (Shumoku)
which is used to ring a bell or gong. It refers to the position of the feet
when toes of both the front and back feet are NOT pointed straight forward,
but are opened up diagonally with the heel of the back foot on the floor.
This position interferes with a quick advance and/or retreat.”
Suburi ( 素振り )
Swinging practice with shinai/bokuto in the air.
San-Sappo ( 三殺法 ) [1]
An important teaching concerning three ways to overwhelm an opponent.
The three ways are: "killing the ki ( spirit 気 ), killing the sword ( 剣 ), and
Killing the waza ( 技 )." Killing ki means that one's ki overwhelms the opponent's
ki, thereby forestalling his/her attack. Killing the sword means that
one controls the movement of the tip of the opponent's sword by restraining
or deflecting the sword. Killing the waza means that one anticipates
the opponent, giving him/her no chance to attack.
The idea: Shinai is the Sword
Think of the shinai as the sword ( Katana: 刀 )
References:
[1] Japanese-English Dictionary of Kendo by the All Japan Kendo Federation
( Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei)全日本剣道連盟
Acknowledgements:
Thank you to Ando Mamoru Sensei, Kyoshi 8th Dan
( 安藤 守 先生, 教士八段 ) for expert assistance.
Japanese Version: • コロナに負けるな！一人稽古の方法 Part2
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