kendou ha menippon! fourth chapter (2)

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.

Step back type technique is the type of technique that sword man make gap to do body blow or in close fought competition or distance similar to that and then strike opponent while he is stepping back. Therefore sword man have to make gap aggressively for his own. Gap is where opponent’s posture or fists are broken after sword man make gap to do body blow or in close fought competition.

Sword man should break opponent to hit his body on opponent while he fix his fists to lower abdomen at the moment distance was closed and his body touched opponent due to momentum generated after he strike opponent.

Sword man should break opponent to push opponent’s right elbow to right side by his left fist while he is opening his body to left side. Sword man should break opponent to push opponent’s left elbow to left side by his right fist while he is opening his body to right side.

Sword man should break opponent to push opponent’s left fist up by his left fist. Opponent is broken to rebound that and his left fist is pushed down. Sword man should push opponent’s right fist down by his right fist. Opponent is broken to rebound that and his right fist is pushed up. Sword man should push opponent strongly. Opponent is broken to rebound that and his body is pushed back.

Sword man should swing up sinai while he is lowering back his left leg and strike opponent to swing down sinai while he draw his right leg to left leg. To strike opponent by this movement sword man can be face to face opponent and strike him by correct blade muscle while he is keeping a sense of stability systemically.

Carry sinai type technique is type of technique that sword man carry sinai on his left shoulder to tempt opponent’s unpreparedness but when he carry sinai on left shoulder he become unpreparedness conversely.

Roll sinai type technique and sweep sinai type technique are types of technique that sword man break opponent’s stance largely and strike opponent and if that technique have effect sword man can break opponent’s stance almost completely. But rolling or sweeping opponent’s sinai cause opponent sense the his intension of strike clearly. Psychological statue when sword man perform roll sinai type technique is tend to be violent statue of mind.

One hand type technique is type of technique that have nature as projectile which take opponent by surprise so that if sword man perform this technique frequently, he can not take opponent by surprise.