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**Evoncalabbalo** · 04-14-2006, 08:00 AM

One good way to know if you're doing it wrong is to ask your training partner to randomly move their wrist out of the way of the kote cut. If your shinai is hitting/bouncing on the floor, you will know that you're doing it wrong (no tenouchi). If not, then you're obviously just hitting too hard. If you're lacking the tenouchi, you'll find that nidan and sandan waza will be difficult.

A crisp, sharp strike stings, but doesn't really have the same ache/pain of when someone's tried to split you into two.

When I'm motodachi and the wrist pain is getting a bit to much I go on the advice my teacher gave me. Move your shinai slightly to the side and catch the strike on the shiai, just before the tsuba (tsuriagi style). Not to early, as the person practasing will get frustrated as there's no target, and not too late, ouch

As for me, I can occasionally see the pain on the opponents face after a solid hit. Although, I've had a couple of Japanese teacher tell me to hit harder!

I'm at a bit of a lost as to how hard constitutes a good cut.

Any high ranking people out there give their toughts on how hard is hard enough?

04-14-2006, 08:00 AM	#5
Evoncalabbalo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 572 Senior Member	One good way to know if you're doing it wrong is to ask your training partner to randomly move their wrist out of the way of the kote cut. If your shinai is hitting/bouncing on the floor, you will know that you're doing it wrong (no tenouchi). If not, then you're obviously just hitting too hard. If you're lacking the tenouchi, you'll find that nidan and sandan waza will be difficult. A crisp, sharp strike stings, but doesn't really have the same ache/pain of when someone's tried to split you into two. When I'm motodachi and the wrist pain is getting a bit to much I go on the advice my teacher gave me. Move your shinai slightly to the side and catch the strike on the shiai, just before the tsuba (tsuriagi style). Not to early, as the person practasing will get frustrated as there's no target, and not too late, ouch As for me, I can occasionally see the pain on the opponents face after a solid hit. Although, I've had a couple of Japanese teacher tell me to hit harder! I'm at a bit of a lost as to how hard constitutes a good cut. Any high ranking people out there give their toughts on how hard is hard enough?
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