kendou ha menippon! third chapter (5)

sword man who desire to master neat and orthodox kendo

This book explain the way of thinking that acquire orthodox kendo which fits the sword.

Turn back sword practice is combined movement that performer strike center of partner’s men and the movement that performer strike partner’s right and left men alternatively
and repeatedly while he slant course of sinai and turn back sinai when his sinai hit partner’s sinai. It is training method to acquire fundamental movement in interpersonal relationship comprehensively. Moreover turn back sword practice is effective method to improve bad habit and correct fundamental movement so that it is necessary to develop technique skill of kendo.

• Sword man learn how to posture and stance.
• Sword man learn how to keep distance.
• Sword man learn foot movement.
• Sword man learn how to use upper limbs.
• Sword man learn integrated movement of foot and sinai.
• Sword man learn how to keep correct blade muscle.
• Sword man learn how to add and loosen power.
• Sword man learn how to turn back sinai.
• Sword man learn how to breath.
• Sword man learn how to do zansin.

• Performer should keep correct stance and not break posture until last time.
• Performer should become to move accurately and largely and strongly and rapidly.
• Performer should use joint of shoulder and upper limbs softly. He should hold sinai high over his head while he make his left fist raise above head to acquire how to use upper limbs in the movement of swing up and down and correct blade muscle.
• In the movement that performer strike right and left partner’s men alternatively, he should strike partner with correct blade muscle while he return the wrist and swing down sinai in angle of forty five degree.

• Performer should strike right and left partner’s men alternatively with blade unless he target partner’s sinai or he crash space.
• Performer should make left fist move on center line up and down and fix left fist to solar plexus when he set up crash partner.
• Performer should acquire how to send his foots accurately when he advance and recede.
• Performer should withdraw his left leg largely unless his foot movement become walking foot when he recede.
• Performer should not move his body up and down and beat time to use movement of waist and head.
• Performer should be able to breath after he strike center of partner’s men.

This style aim to develop strike technique of performer and it is used for the situation when partner receive beginner’s strike especially. Partner stand sinai vertically and draw his both fists to right or left from center of his body and receive partner’s sinai drawing to his side
when performer strike partner’s right and left men alternatively.

This style aim to acquire how to tight his hand when performer strike partner and loosen power when he is shoot down his sinai and use his upper limbs and it is used for situation when partner receive strike that well trained expert perform. Partner receive performer’s sinai while he is suppressing impact performer strike right and left men and shooting down performer’s sinai to push sinai out diagonally to right and left. To do that performer acquire how to tight his hands when he strike partner and loosen his power of upper limbs after his strike is shoot down and how to return hand. Partner should keep in mind to make his hands work when he receive performer’s strike in either draw sinai style and shoot sinai style.

• Partner should receive sinai like he promote performer matching his ki with performer’s ki.
• Partner should receive that performer strike center of partner’s men after he space one step one strike distance and a little more.
• Partner should receive that partner strike right and left partner’s men alternatively and repeatedly while he make sure of distance from performer and momentum and timing to use walking foots so that performer can strike right and left partner’s men actually.
• Partner should receive performer’s strike while he stand his sinai vertically and use ridge on the side of a sword blade. In this case partner should fix his left fists to about waist height and not raise his hands.

• Partner should receive that performer do turn back sinai practice while he feel like drawing in partner’s sinai when performer advance and pushing away partner’s sinai when he recede considering level of training.
• To do that performer can develop his technique because the momentum of his foot movement and strike change.
• Partner should not handle his body after performer strike center of partner’s men last time and make performer head straight by partner’s stepping back straight for a few step and then he handle his body to right side.