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 →
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 →
1st Unofficial Completely Unrecognised World Championship: Germany vs Portugal [Match 1]
Commentary by Nuno Almeida As the internet saying goes…”this escalated quickly!”. After a day and a morning of trying to grasp the very basics of Jukendo – under the watchful and patient eyes of Terada Sensei – it was decided that Berlin would be the host of the very first completely unofficial and totally unrecognized Jukendo... Continue Reading →
2017 AJYJC: Women’s Individual: Round 1: Match 8. Sakika vs Nemoto
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 →
Taipei 2017: Larsen vs Tavernier. Ishu jiai & having fun
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 →
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 →
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 →