The art of the Japanese bayonet
Details are yet to be confirmed by the renmei but I believe the following is substantially correct: Jukendo August 4-6 2018 Tankendo August 7-9 2018 15,000 yen covers meals and accomodation 20 students maximum by invite only 5-10 high grade sensei each day Yokosuka, Kanagawa A Grading will be held at the end of the... Continue Reading →
Note that many exercises do not have formal names and so different sensei may call exercises different things. These are what we call them. We always start (and end) class with Chokutotsu san bon of course 01:57 but there are a bunch of other exercises to do which keep things interesting. For all of the basic... Continue Reading →
Commentary by Simon Larsen I am not a qualified judge in Jukendo. These are just my thoughts. This match to me showed the importance of the basic exercise Toma Tsuki where you start from standing still, run a short distance and strike the motodachi then perform Hiki Nuki zanshin. It also showed me the importance... Continue Reading →
Most of the elements in "Receiving Chokutotsu" apply here: The tiny step and receving of the strike The correct distance Posture while receiving The new things to focus on are how to draw the strike out of the student and how to make the opening correctly. To draw the strike create the opening by raising... Continue Reading →
After a couple of days seminar Sato Sensei said "it is important to have fun". So we did ishu jiai. As far as I am aware there are no official rules for ishu jiai and the important thing is to show your art in a good way. "Sportsmans Rules" in effect. Baptiste has learned many... Continue Reading →
Receiving Dattotsu: Most of the elements in Receiving Chokutotsu apply here: The tiny step and receiving of the strike The correct distance Posture while receiving For dattotsu the motodachi has two extra tricky bits to focus on as well as all of those points. Firstly the motodachi wants the strike to be straight. The striker... Continue Reading →
Most dojos I have trained at have differences in etiquette. Watching others and copying them is probably the best rule of thumb. The examples in this video are ones that are definitely going to get you into trouble even if you see others doing them. And we do see other people doing these things. Probably... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →