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 →
Kata Demonstration
The last day of the Poland seminar happened to be the day Poland’s largest charity, Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy, has its annual fundraising event. The dojo we were training at had an open day and asked us to do a demonstration of Jukendo. When demonstrating kata to people that don't know the art I like... Continue Reading →
Almost Okay…but – Chokutotsu
The group of people in this video were at the Belgium 2018 seminar and for many this was their first day with a mokuju. So this is not a criticism of them but rather these suggestions will hopefully aid the viewer in watching their own videos and deciding what needs to be fixed and maybe... Continue Reading →
1st Unofficial Completely Unrecognised World Championship: Portugal vs Poland [Match 4]
Commentary by Jacek The beginning of this match was a pretty terrible experience for me. The frustration from previous match, during which I was unable to score, was building up and at many occasions it is too visible that I am more than dissatisfied with my performance. My backhand simply didn't work as it should... Continue Reading →
1st Unofficial Completely Unrecognised World Championship: Germany vs Ukraine [Match 3]
Commentary by Oleksii Zelentsov: The fight with Nicol was difficult because of the fatigue after the first fight. The opponent was very mobile. I did not hold the mokuju correctly. Therefore, he was forced to break the rules. Despite the smaller weight, Nicol was very strong in movements. Although I was able to make an... Continue Reading →
1st Unofficial Completely Unrecognised World Championship: Ukraine vs Poland [Match 2]
Commentary by Jacek Lipiński I think a good place to start would be to say that it was my first match with actual referees ever - and it sure shows. Once or twice I had some humble shiai geiko in the past, but a full set of referees was something new. I actually felt very... Continue Reading →