Three acclaimed, young Kenshi reveal their thoughts on the relevance of footwork. Their personal views and what they do for improvement can be found in this article. Notably, Asahina Kazuo who has participated in…
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Kendo lessons of Furusawa Nobuaki KENDO TECHNIQUE KENDO TRAININGFull preparation of the left foot: Be aware of your right knee and master Seme-ashi — Furusawa Nobuaki
Furusawa Nobuaki throws some eye-openers at us on how to get into a state of readiness relative to our opponent after striking. …
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8th Dan Kendo lessons of Kadono Masato KENDO TECHNIQUE KENDO TRAINING Solo trainingConsistent Suburi by Kadono Masato
Kadono Masato (8th Dan) explains the basics of Suburi with a personal touch.…
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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 Yano Hiroshi KENDO TECHNIQUE KENDO TRAINING Solo trainingSolo footwork — Yano Hiroshi
Footwork is the core of Kendo. It is said that Kendo is 40% Shinai handling and 60% footwork, or even 30% Shinai handling and 70% footwork. How long will the restraint on Keiko continue?…
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Kendo lessons of Takahashi Kentaro Solo trainingThe most powerful home training you can do on your own
2020.7 KENDOJIDAI In preparation for the upcoming day of resuming training, here are some tips for a workout you can do at home. Professor Takahashi is a leading sports biomechanics expert and long-time All-Japan strength…
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2019.1 KENDOJIDAI Nabeyama Sensei teaches Kendo at Tsukuba University to students who have no prior Kendo experience. In order to make Kendo more appealing in the limited time available to them, he continues to devise…