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**Justlovemy** · 11-07-2005, 07:00 AM

Kendo kata emulates shinken shobu. That's why you simply transfer the weight by sliding as opposed to stomping.

In kendo, we all know that the shinai cannot cut through. So it does become, by the virtue of its pure nature, a hitting exercise although people try to emulate cutting. And in hitting, things like tatotsu and sae comes to be emphasized and as you need to have a precise moment of impact with a shinai, the ki ken tai manifests itself in stomping.

In shinken shobu (or kata) it is not hitting, but real cutting motion that we go through and the moment of impact becomes a prolonged period of impact as the blade actually cuts through. For this a sliding and pushing your foot motion would be better to sustain the cutting force throughout the strike.

As per center of gravity, I think that the center of gravity should always be at tanzen (below the navel), upon stomping, your weight is mostly on the right foot. (This is not conflicting as your tanzen should be in-line (and not behind or before) with the right foot.)

11-07-2005, 07:00 AM	#2
Justlovemy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 431 Senior Member	Kendo kata emulates shinken shobu. That's why you simply transfer the weight by sliding as opposed to stomping. In kendo, we all know that the shinai cannot cut through. So it does become, by the virtue of its pure nature, a hitting exercise although people try to emulate cutting. And in hitting, things like tatotsu and sae comes to be emphasized and as you need to have a precise moment of impact with a shinai, the ki ken tai manifests itself in stomping. In shinken shobu (or kata) it is not hitting, but real cutting motion that we go through and the moment of impact becomes a prolonged period of impact as the blade actually cuts through. For this a sliding and pushing your foot motion would be better to sustain the cutting force throughout the strike. As per center of gravity, I think that the center of gravity should always be at tanzen (below the navel), upon stomping, your weight is mostly on the right foot. (This is not conflicting as your tanzen should be in-line (and not behind or before) with the right foot.)
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