Tani Katsuhiko has won the All Japan 8th Dan Tournament and attained 2nd place twice. While his time for Keiko has decreased due to being busy at work, he worked on morning runs and Suburi. “I am more aware of the blade angles and Tenouchi” says Tani, who explains what he has learned and focused on during continued practice of suburi.
Contents
1. Aim to clarify your goals for suburi
2. How to train for blade angles and Tenouchi
Tani Katsuhiko Kyoshi 8th Dan
Born in 1957, he is from Gunma prefecture. After graduating from Niijima Gakuen High School to Tsukuba University, he became a high school teacher in Gunma Prefecture. Major achievements include winning the 10th All Japan Invitational 8th Dan Championship and two times runner up, participation in the All Japan Championships, winning the National Teachers Team Championship and participating in the All Japan East-West Tournament. Retired from teaching last year.
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9 Comments
Hello, great article. Could you please explain suburi 3 and 8,9,10?
Kind regards,
Arnaldo Spicacci Minervini
Italy
Thank you for your comment. We will publish rest of this article on January.
Any chance for the rest of the article. It would be very useful to explain the suburis techniques. Kind Regards from Italy!
The suburi are explained by someone who is far more proficient in Kendo than we can ever be.
It would be a mistake for us to try to explain past the article’s content.
3, 7, 8, 9, 10…
Hip rotation… is this hiraki-ashi?
Sinking suburi… forward and reverse lunges?
I wonder if ‘twisting arms’ was the best translation as well.
@bravyooralive-com
Hi Aaron,
Thank you for your suggestions! We have made adjustments.
KJI team.
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Hi ,
Thank you for the article. It is really helpful. I am looking for the bokken using by sensei but could not find it. It seems to be shorter than a shinai so it would be great to practice suburi in house.
Please could you send any links to buy that bokken?
Many thanks
Hi, we asked bogu-shop owners about your question.
The closest option we offer, which is almost the same for length and similar in curvature, would be the Kashima Shin Ryu Bokutou.
Nine Circles’ model does have a ridge for Tsuba and Dome at the termination of the Tsuka, which seems to be the only difference. Nine Circles also offers laser engraving and so Nine Circles could replicate the Kanji if the customer desired that element.
You can see Shirokashi Kashima Shin Ryu Bokutou here – https://www.ninecircles.co.uk/aikido/aikido-wooden-weapons/specialised-bokken/kashima-shin-ryu-daito/