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 →
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 →
Receiving Chokutotsu
We went through the basics of Omote. Now a bit more detail on the motodachi side of things. The Motodachi sets the tone of the exercise. Pay special attention to the footwork used by the motodachi. As the strike lands a tiny step backwards is taken and the upper body receives the impact. The concept... Continue Reading →
Training basics: Katotsu / Shita / Shita wo Tsuke / Shitadou
Katotsu, Shita, Shita wo Tsuke, Shitadou all end up meaning about the same thing but have different contexts. Katotsu (lower thrust): Usually used for the name of an exercise e.g. Katotsu San Bon (3 times) Shita (Down): The strikers mokuju is beneath the hands and the mokuju of the receiver. Shita wo Tsuke (strike): Grammatically... Continue Reading →
Ura / Dattotsu/ Hazusetsuke / Uwadou
Dattotsu, Ura, Hazuse tsuke, Uwadou all end up meaning about the same thing but have different contexts. Dattotsu (evading thrust): Usually used for the name of an exercise e.g. Dattotsu San Bon (3 times) Ura (reverse side): Usually used when describing the path to the target and is in the context of what the receiver... Continue Reading →
Chokutotsu / Omote / Tsuke / Uwadou
Chokutotsu, Omote, Tsuke, Uwadou all end up meaning about the same thing but have different contexts. Chokutotsu (direct thrust): Usually used for the name of an exercise e.g. Chokutotsu San Bon (3 times) Omote (and Ura) describes the relative positions of the two mokuju when striking. Omote means the strikers mokuju is in front of... Continue Reading →
Basic Strike Technique
Starting from kamae ensure that you are not holding the mokuju too tightly. Perform the thrust with the hands moving in the straightest line to their final position. As the thrust concludes ensure that you have "shimeru". This is where everything is locked in position. From kamae to strike there should be no extra movements.... Continue Reading →
Training basics: Kamae & Naore Part 2
Part 1 of "Taking Kamae" can be seen here. Moving into kamae your movements should be sharp and crisp but not jerky. Pay special attention to the timing of the hand movements. The first part of the movement accelerates towards the end of the movement then there is a slight pause before the second part... Continue Reading →
UK Seminar – June 2017
Ouji Waza and traps: As Jukendo has so few targets there are many trapping techniques where you lead the opponent into perform an attack of your choosing and then perform ouji waza (counter techniques) to deliver your own attack. Omote harai omote. Take centre by pushing on the right side of the opponents mokuju... Continue Reading →
2017 AJYJC: Women’s Individual: Round 3: Match 111. Ewa Mienkowska vs Rina Ezure
Commentary by Shinji Terada The third match (opponent: Ezure Rina, 24 years old) The reason why she lost the match by 1 : 2 The opponent practiced budo when she was a university student, so she was good at maai and tricks. She always attacked before Ewa did. Because of that, Ewa seemed to tend... Continue Reading →