LOGO
Reply to Thread New Thread
Old 10-31-2005, 08:00 AM   #1
AlexanderPalamayr

Join Date
Oct 2005
Posts
498
Senior Member
Default
zmcnulty "Here's the thing...At my high school in Japan...."

That is the thing...high school kendo is different from the kendo that is instructed in the united states. High school students are suppose to be fast, hell that's because we are, so that's why the kendo instruction at the high school level is different than the kendo instruction you would receive when you're in your forties. They're teaching more of a shiai-type of kendo, which the young body can handle, while here in the states, most instructors insist on teaching more of the traditional fundamental type of kendo with ookiku because that's how good kendo comes to be. Check out my previous post "high school" it may explain the different types of kendo instruction.
AlexanderPalamayr is offline


Old 02-28-2006, 08:00 AM   #2
Fegemiembendy

Join Date
Oct 2005
Posts
395
Senior Member
Default
oh yeah, you'd have to go back a couple months for that post
Fegemiembendy is offline


Old 05-26-2006, 08:00 AM   #3
Lymnempomma

Join Date
Oct 2005
Posts
313
Senior Member
Default
Hello,

In my club we ment to do almost all exercise with big movement, kendokas with dan grade either. Kakari geiko is the only exception if I don't count the special cases (preparing for a tournament...) when we use short wazas.
I 've got shodan and I agree with alexpollijr.
Lymnempomma is offline


Old 06-18-2006, 08:00 AM   #4
bDvYaQfM

Join Date
Oct 2005
Posts
375
Senior Member
Default What's normal for an ikkyuu
Hi,

Me and Hyaku just had a quick discussion over this issue in the 'kumdo' thread in this same forum, please take a look there.

In my point of view, you should do big waza from Issoku ito anywhere, anytime with the only exception of shiai matches, and that includes gradings, as Hyaku mentioned. By practicing large, okiku techniques, the small ones become faster and more polished. I don't see any point in practicing small waza in daily keiko, unless preparing for a tournamento, and so and so.

I also have a japanese sensei, and i'm about the same rank as you and he insists that all of us must use 'okiku' moves with attention to form all the time.

Cheers,

Alex Polli
bDvYaQfM is offline


Old 10-03-2006, 08:00 AM   #5
BGThomasis

Join Date
Oct 2005
Location
United Kingdom
Posts
420
Senior Member
Default
Practice both. During kihon-practice, make them big. During uchikomi, sensei-ji-geiko,etc. it will usually wary, but the teacher will make you aware of that. (So if they tell you to make it big, make it big).
Having said that, the Japanese highschool kendo I've seen, tends to be distinctly small and quick, which may enhance the difference between the kendo you were taught in Japan and what you are being taught now.

Jakob
BGThomasis is offline



Reply to Thread New Thread

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

All times are GMT +1. The time now is 05:14 PM.
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
Design & Developed by Amodity.com
Copyright© Amodity