When talking about the technique it is called "Migi No Harai Tsuki". When issuing the command for the technique it is "Migi wo harae tsuke". Terada sensei performs the kihon (basic) version of the technique at 00:26. Reach forward with the mokuju and rapidly bring it back into kamae knocking the opponents mokuju off the... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 48-50
07.09.2017 Today we’ve welcomed a guest to our training, Simon’s sister, Claudia. I always admire all the people who really want to try something new – even if it involves wearing heavy clothes (and armour) and stabbing people in awful humidity that turns everything damp and stinky. As she was working with Terada sensei, we’ve... Continue Reading →
Kata: Mokuju tai Mokuju 1: Chokutotsu
The person that initiates the kata is called Uchikata The person that performs the technique is called Shikata Mokuju versus Mokuju kata is started 9 steps apart Basic Movements: Starting from Chudan 3 steps each to issoku itto no ma (ten cm overlap of mokuju) Uchikata tenses as if to strike, this makes a... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 44-47
03.09.2017 We went to Nara and we weren’t the only ones that had the idea to go there that day. Japanese Crown Prince (plus his fan club and lots of police) were also there, which influenced our sightseeing plans a lot. Nevertheless, I managed to get voluntarily molested by the famous deer, seen the sixteen-metre... Continue Reading →
Fumikomi Exercise
Fumikomi for jukendo is very important and slightly different to other martial arts I have done. Today’s footwork exercises are lead by Hisatsune sensei. As Hisatsune sensei demonstrates the distance taken for each step is very small and the back foot comes up very quickly. During each step you are in a vulnerable state and... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 41-43
31.08.2017 The last day of the summer holidays in Poland – hard to imagine that while I’m happily stuck at the other end of the world, where, for all this glorious time, I could forget that warm clothes exist. I am totally aware of the fact that I’m going to suffer so much in October,... Continue Reading →
2017 AJYJC: Women’s Individual: Round 1: Match 4. Mirai vs Ayana
Commentary by Simon Larsen I am not a qualified judge in Jukendo. These are just my thoughts. Red applied a lot of pressure from the beginning. She covered 3/4 of the distance to her opponent in the opening charge. There were not enough openings in her kamae as she ran that white could try and... Continue Reading →
A journey in Jukendo – Klara – Days 37-40
27.08.2017 Sunday – training. Yay! Today we went to Gifu to train with a local jukendo club. You read it right, finally there were some more people than sensei and us. Plus I could witness some kiddies doing jukendo, and although they were just beginning, I can easily predict that they will be awesome in... Continue Reading →
Training basics: Kote
A very important aspect of receiving (and striking) Kote is to remember that the target is actually the heart. It is simply that the receiver attempts to cover their heart with their kote which results in the differently named strike. As with Omote, Ura and Shita the striker does very little different to a normal... Continue Reading →