[PriniMai]

this is third time this year i have my toe black and blue after telling a new beginner to run straight into me instead of running around me. first time, i lost have of my toe nail, last time my toe bent backward, this time my left pinky toe is about as black as color of coal. maybe i need a dance lesson..

pete

[CtEkM8Vq]

or steel toed tabi
owy

[Ambassador]

try cha-cha... hahahahah

[fedelwet]

Sounds to me like you need aikido lessons. They do say its a lot like dancing lol.

Seriously though, the irimi and tenkan entries used in aikido could be a helpful thing to know for this. Also aikido is meant to help your kendo (or so I'm told). Nakakura Kiyoshi (Kendo 9th Dan Hanshi) was at one time the son-in-law and designated successor of Ueshiba Morihei the aikido founder. He was known to say that aikido had been one reason for his success in kendo.

Additionally, my own aikido sensei was taught by a man who was first and foremost a kendoka and discovered that aikido helped his kendo greatly.

Coming from the other direction (aikido to kendo) as I am was confusing at first as I had a lot of body memory from aikido to deal with, for example I had to conciously make efforts to move in straight lines . But it was worth it, I'm really enjoying both kendo and aikido now and they definitely compliment each other. Things like taiatari are very interesting

Best

Mike

[education]

also, ueshiba sensei developed aiki after studying kendo
perhaps he had the same toe stomping experiences?

[larentont]

lol, not quite true but close enough, hehe....

Mike

[Intiltern]

I actually teach social dance classes at my school and I don't know if helps your kendo any but it certainly would make you more popular with the ladies!

[Kayakeenemeds]

mix ayumi-ashi, okuri-ashi, tsugi-ashi, hiraki-ashi, with some fumikomi and Waltz music. (try it)

[Gadarett]

Pete,

Unless you're working specifically on a taiatari drill, you might be able to ward off toe-to-toe contact if you extend your arms a little bit prior to the crash...

I still get some toe-to-toe occasionally (even from 1dan+), but extending my arms a bit tends to make that happen less frequently.

don't know if it'll help for you..

[vdw4Epsi]

and yesterday morning while taking out garbage, i crushed pinky toe on other foot.. damn.. i'm just not having much luck with my toes..

pete

[topbonusescod]

cut'em off now.
save the hassle for later.

[deethythitoth]

cut'em off now.
save the hassle for later.

i used to joke about cutting off my left pinky finger since that finger is not needed for playing bagpipes.. thank god i kept it. it comes very handy when i'm picking snots out of my 2yr old's nose.. lol

pete

[MartZubok]

hahahahahahaha