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 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 →
Rumoured Jukendo Seminar in Japan August 2018
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 →
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 →