Commentary by Bert Hsu The opponent was supposed to be stronger than my first round. I thought I needed to be more careful… while I was thinking about that, the opponent had jumped into my coverage to strike. In a losing status, there was no choice for me but to attack aggressively. Then my opponent started... Continue Reading →
Kata: Ju tai Tan 1
Mokuju: Take a defensive geidan (aimed more at the opponents back knee rather than their front knee). 3 steps in. See the opponent thinking of doing something. Strike them. Zanshin. Lower the mokuju. Return to centre. 5 steps back. Tanken: Slightly delayed behind the mokuju taking geidan make a small covering of their kamae. 3... Continue Reading →
Match 33: Mens Individual: 17th All Japan Tankendo Championships
Commentary by Simon Larsen I am not a judge, these are just my ideas watching the match. Baptiste is a big fan of Setei and uses a technique where if the initial do strike doesn't succeed he moves into a setei attack. I like this technique a lot (but can't do it) and think if... Continue Reading →
Match 18: Mens Individual: 17th All Japan Tankendo Championships
Commentary by Bert Hsu After my experience last year, I was very focused on the first strike. When the distance (maai) felt right, I just went for it without thinking. Fortunately, I scored. Following the basic strategy, I adopted a conservative status to maintain my advantage and looked for another opportunity. There were several hits... Continue Reading →
Match 09: Mens Individual: 17th All Japan Tankendo Championships
Commentary by Simon Larsen This year Hisatsune sensei had given me the goal of getting out of the first round and I went into this shiai hoping to do well. Recently our training with Hisatsune sensei has been progressing and I felt that my big weakness was slowly being corrected. I started exactly as I... Continue Reading →