Im 6'3 or 190cm, and i find myself letting the shinai drop below horizontal to make the shinai land on the do-dai. Anyone else dealt with this and have advice to fix this?
I'm 6'5, and have the same issue as well on top of slouching a bit to drop the shinai. Counterintuitivly the slouch makes me more likely to go past horizontal. Only advice I can offer as a beginner myself is to try and make sure you aren't slouching.
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Hello. Thank you for your Kendo channel. It's very well made and very instructive. Best regards from France.
Thank you Andy, this really is a BEAUTIFUL video :-)
And so your wife is a kendo player too :-) :-)
Thanks for the tips cos I’m usually more doh!
Thank you sensei
Thanks, I need to improve do waza
Yes Andy, my Japanese wife used to teach kendo to nursery kids. Pretty cool, though more a bjj/judo guy myself…
Do waza is difficult skill to me..😢
Same. There are some beginners who can do it super naturally but Dou is generally difficult for most!
Im 6'3 or 190cm, and i find myself letting the shinai drop below horizontal to make the shinai land on the do-dai.
Anyone else dealt with this and have advice to fix this?
I'm 6'5, and have the same issue as well on top of slouching a bit to drop the shinai. Counterintuitivly the slouch makes me more likely to go past horizontal. Only advice I can offer as a beginner myself is to try and make sure you aren't slouching.