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**Hmntezmb** · 02-10-2009, 01:41 PM

Has anyone sparred against Naginata? Or the weird ninja weapons?
How do you try to overcome the range?
was always curious about these types of sparring

Do a search for isshujiai.

Going up against naginata players is a lot of fun, alternate kamae start to make sense.

The shins are a valid target in isshujiai, if you are fast enough you can "jump" or step over their strike to the sune and strike men. Due to the nature of the weapon, the strikes are slower than in kendo, but that is offset by lack of familiarity of the sune for the kendo player. Also naginata players can use both the front and back of the naginata to compensate for speed.

There is also stuff like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naV3M...eature=related out there too if you want kendo against XXX matchups.

02-10-2009, 01:41 PM	#3
Hmntezmb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 378 Senior Member	Has anyone sparred against Naginata? Or the weird ninja weapons? How do you try to overcome the range? was always curious about these types of sparring Do a search for isshujiai. Going up against naginata players is a lot of fun, alternate kamae start to make sense. The shins are a valid target in isshujiai, if you are fast enough you can "jump" or step over their strike to the sune and strike men. Due to the nature of the weapon, the strikes are slower than in kendo, but that is offset by lack of familiarity of the sune for the kendo player. Also naginata players can use both the front and back of the naginata to compensate for speed. There is also stuff like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naV3M...eature=related out there too if you want kendo against XXX matchups.
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