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Originally posted by Confound


I still believe waza is slightly more important,

c I think one reason why junior kendokans find hard about performing good waza is at an early stage most junior kendokans are more worried about not getting hit by the opponant because they want to execute their attack as quickly as possible, in which they end up doing some sloppy looking kendo, whereas for a senior hopefully it should be easier for them to execute nice looking waza quickly because of the experience behind them. So with some patience, as they begin to get faster in executing their attacks they will end up doing some nicer looking kendo.

One example is performing a men cut, in which your arms should be brought just above your head, this is taught to most kendokans as the fundamental way of doing that cut. However, because we need to be quick in making our attacks, most people end up rasing their arms half way and then doing the men cut because it feels and is more quicker to do it that way, in which there is a greater chance of doing sloppy looking kendo.