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 →
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 →
Training basics: Drills
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 →
What a ride! A journey in jukendo.
What a ride it had been! I cannot really look at those initial videos. Just the same, I can’t browse through the photos from the first Polish Jukendo seminar . Those clumsy moves, those basic mistakes, and the absolute lack of any clue what I’m doing on my face. Not that I don’t do stupid... 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 →
Training advanced: Receiving Katotsu
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 →
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 →