| Foundation: Posture and Feet Position |
2019-03-29 09:12:05-04
In kendo, posture and feet positions are the foundation. If you have a bad posture and bad feet positions, you cannot have a good kamae (chudan, jodan and nito). Depending on your body shape, you might have your feet wider apart and so forth but I am sharing some ideas for adult learners or later starters.
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| Podcast 148: My Thoughts to Pass Shodan Exam |
2019-03-30 05:00:00-04
In this episode of Kendo Podcast, I am sharing my thoughts to pass Shodan exam. I recently had an opportunity to be on a judging panel for shodan exam. I would like to share my thoughts with you.
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| Episode 149: How to Make a Plan for Your Next Step? |
2019-03-31 06:00:00-04
In this episode, I am sharing 1. the mindset you should have in shiai and shinsa (exam) and 2. How to make a plan for your next step.
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| Milestones for Your Kendo Improvement: Starting Points |
2019-04-01 05:00:00-04
Do NOT skip this! You need to understand how everything is connected. Restructure your understanding of kendo IF you need to.
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| Milestones: 1-Dan, 2-Dan and 3-Dan Checklist |
2019-04-02 05:00:00-04
Download the pdf file and print out for you to check what you can do. Work on what you cannot do. Any questions? Ask me anytime here at the post!
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| Kendo Study: 5 Points to Put Pressure (5 seigan) |
2019-04-02 11:00:00-04
You have 5 parts to point the kensen of your shinai at your opponent. Try them and see what happens. There are variations so study this at your training.
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| Hiro's Pick: Ōkido sensei vs Furukawa sensei |
2019-04-03 05:00:00-04
No need to explain who they are probably. They are both well known sensei in Japan. Furukawa sensei is probably well known for his tsuki. So everyone who fights him is probably cautious. But I like how Ōkido sensei executes his strikes without hesitation.
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| Milestones: Destinations and How to Get There |
2019-04-04 05:00:00-04
I have categories dans into 4 categories to we can focus what we need to do during each period. 1 purpose of this video. You have an mp3 file here so you can listen to the lesson too.
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| floor space for home dojo |
2019-04-04 11:15:53-04
For a home dojo, for where I and my instructor can train and practice, how much floor space would be needed to safely train and practice? Thank you. Answer:
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| Joining Dojo but not sure how long I will be a part of it |
2019-04-04 11:22:54-04
I am currently a junior in high school and am wanting to join a dojo soon. However, I will be in college in about a year and a half from now and if I were
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| Episode 150: Why Is It Important to Get Struck in Kendo? |
2019-04-05 05:00:00-04
In this episode, I want to share how and why it is important to get struck in kendo.
If you are a member here, check out "Milestones for Your Kendo Improvement" before the end of March, 2019. Scroll down the page to find the contents.
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| Hiro's Review: Furukawa sensei vs Ōkido sensei |
2019-04-06 06:00:00-04
OK. For this Hiro's Review, I am dong the written one. You can download the PDF file. I thought if you print it out, it might be easier for you to watch the video and read it at the same time.
I can see some patterns in the shiai. Hope you do that too!
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| Hiro's Pick: Okuzono sensei vs Nakamura sensei |
2019-04-07 06:00:00-04
Just 2 strikes in 5 mins. That is the number of strikes that Okuzono sensei (later 9-dan hanshi) on the left executed. I thought I shared this but it doesn't look like it. Hope you enjoy it.
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| Episode 151: Discipline vs Opportunities for Your Promotion Exam |
2019-04-08 05:00:00-04
Tell me your opinion. What do you want your teacher to do before your exam?
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| Milestones: Understanding of Seme |
2019-04-10 05:00:00-04
From 4-dan up, you need to show that you can execute ōji waza. To do so successfully, you need to start understanding how to execute good shikake waza, which you need some seme. Understand why you need seme and you will learn the basic movement for seme next.
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| Hiro's Pick: 3 Hanshi 8-dan Tachiai at Kyoto Taika |
2019-04-11 05:00:00-04
This video has 3 tachiai of hanshi 8-dan sensei. I want to go over each one separately for Hiro's Review.
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| Hiro's Review: Okuzono sensei vs Nakamura sensei |
2019-04-12 05:00:00-04
This is an audio version of Hiro's Review. Please let me know what you like, audio vs written.
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| Kendo Podcast Episode 152: Thoughts after Shiai and Shinsa |
2019-04-15 06:00:00-04
In this episode, I want to share my thoughts after watching shinsa and shiai. Everytime we have shiai and shinsa, some issues always arise. Always the same kinds: shinpan skills and criteria to pass or fail. We just cannot talk about the problems all the time. Let’s talk about solution!
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| Hiro's Review: Sueno sensei vs Hamasaki sensei |
2019-04-16 05:00:00-04
really wondered who the opponent of Hamasaki sensei was because the other person was so good that Hamasaki sensei couldn't really find a way to conquer him. And at the end, when I saw the zekken of the opponent, I went "ohhhh, Sueno sensei.."
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