2023.6 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Tsuchiya TomohiroPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Just moving the feet is not the only aspect of footwork in Kendo. Your Ashi-sabaki should be in harmony with your hips, hands and gaze, as…
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2022.9 KENDOJIDAI Everyone probably has been told to relax their upper body and put strength into their lower body, but just thinking about this does not mean that we can relax our upper body. As…
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2021.3 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Jouke van der Woude As the saying goes, “Don’t strike with your hands, strike with your feet, don’t strike with your feet, hit with your waist” in Kendo, it is important to…
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2021.1 KENDOJIDAI The All Japan Kendo Federation has announced the provisional match and referee rules until COVID-19 resides. The most important thing to polish up for competition are, yet again, Men-techniques. A top-tier Kendoka explains…
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8th Dan Kendo lessons of Ijima Akira KENDO TECHNIQUE KENDO TRAINING Solo trainingSolo footwork — Ijima Akira
Ijima Akira lays out 4 different types of footwork and the scenarios in which they are effective. In addition, he explains how the exchange of Maai is connected to these various types of footwork.…
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8th Dan Kendo lessons of Ijima Akira KENDO TECHNIQUEFeatures of combat Suburi: Suburi with a duel in mind
2018.6 KENDOJIDAI Suburi with an actual match in mind Connecting the use of Shinai and body which leads to Ippons Ijima Sensei advocates that Suburi is equally as important as Kirikaeshi and Kakarigeiko. He…