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**Gypejeva** · 09-17-2006, 08:00 AM

The feeling of doing a tenouchi is similar to squeezing the water out of a wet towel (holding the towel like a shinai).

The hand grips should be relatively relax at most of the time (except for tenouchi when executing cuts), and remember to maintain the 2 Vs of the hands in a straight line.

When swinging the shinai up, use your left hand to push it up (don't pull the shinai up with you right hand).

When swinging the shinai down, twist the hands inward to stop the shinai on the target (tenouchi).

Actually, when Chiba sensei was in the UK 2 months ago, he said very specifically that tenouchi is not about twisting in to each cut with your wrists, that this was only for young kids. He said that tenouchi means inside of your hand (which it does!) so you should use the inside of your hands and felxible wrists to achieve a snap with each cut.

Mugu, for me personally (flame time I'm sure...) when I hit and feel like it was a good hit then the shinai does bounce up as a result of the snap. If I hit someone and leave the shinai on their head or hand without any bounce or nspa, then this is usually greeted with a grimace of pain from my partner.

For what its worth.

Gibbo

09-17-2006, 08:00 AM	#18
Gypejeva Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	The feeling of doing a tenouchi is similar to squeezing the water out of a wet towel (holding the towel like a shinai). The hand grips should be relatively relax at most of the time (except for tenouchi when executing cuts), and remember to maintain the 2 Vs of the hands in a straight line. When swinging the shinai up, use your left hand to push it up (don't pull the shinai up with you right hand). When swinging the shinai down, twist the hands inward to stop the shinai on the target (tenouchi). Actually, when Chiba sensei was in the UK 2 months ago, he said very specifically that tenouchi is not about twisting in to each cut with your wrists, that this was only for young kids. He said that tenouchi means inside of your hand (which it does!) so you should use the inside of your hands and felxible wrists to achieve a snap with each cut. Mugu, for me personally (flame time I'm sure...) when I hit and feel like it was a good hit then the shinai does bounce up as a result of the snap. If I hit someone and leave the shinai on their head or hand without any bounce or nspa, then this is usually greeted with a grimace of pain from my partner. For what its worth. Gibbo
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