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This website is created by Coleman Yu. I hope you can find it useful. If there are any problems, please contact me
thru cyuab <AT> connect.ust.hk.
Website addresses:
http://kendo.readthedocs.io
http://kendo.rtfd.io

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1.1 Preface

I have background on computer science, physics and mathematics. For me, kendo is very difficult. I find that the
dependency of different parts in kendo is high. For example, in order to improve a bad habit in kendo, we always need
to improve several minor habits in different components. It is similar to that case that we need to go into different
classes or files in other to fix a single bug. It is a bad programming habit. But it is a intrinsic property of kendo or any
sports.
In addition, I always find that there are undefined terms in kendo such as “Tenouchi” and “ki ken tai ichi”. I know that
they are important components for kendo but I am not crystal clear of what they really are. I find that it is similar to
the case of “inertia”. We use “inertia” to explain things but we do not know what it is.
In conclude, I hope I can improve my kendo by building this website. The things in kendo are scattered but related.
This website serves as a hub to gather these components.
It is very likely that my ideas and opinions on kendo are wrong given that my time on kendo is not long. Please correct
me by reaching me in email.
Coleman YU

29-9-2016
The day after a great Sensei, Chiba Sensei is passed.

Basic:

1.2 Kiai

1.2.1 Video

Sumi sensei lesson on kiai

1. The sound comes from the the tare position.

2. Left hand two fingers grip. Other fingers just grip. Don’t grip too much.
3. Both shoulders down.

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1.3 Footwork

1.3.1 Text

• http://nantanreikan.ca/Glossary/T/tsugi%20ashi/tsugi%20ashi.html

• https://www.facebook.com/180329075320617/photos/a.180727351947456.39311.180329075320617/1270179069668940/?type=

1.3.2 Video

- Tsuduki-ashi.rmvb

17Kendo Basics II: Tsugi ashi

1. Left foot move first. In other words, back foot moves first, front foot goes next.
2. Usually, front foot moves first in kendo.
3. Just gain move distance.
4. The extra distance makes a huge difference.
5. It has a disadvantage. When you move your left foot, you may get hit. Because it is difficult to response when
the left leg (the power leg) is moving.
6. When the left foot passes the right foot, it becomes, ayumi-ashi.

Tip of the Week - Fumikomi

1. ‘fumikomi’ = ‘stamp strike’.

2. Should not lift the right leg too high
3. kendo is trying to move forward instead of upward.
4. Imagine an plane (stealth fighter) flying in a low height to avoid the radar detection.
5. The stamping is generated from the left leg as shown in 02:47
6. If you lean forward, it means you cut by the upper body and you cannot achieve Ki Ken Tai Ichi ().
An intersting exercise
1. Your partner hold you.
2. get attention to your lower body.
3. Relax your upper body
4. Imagine your right foot is a stealth fighter hiding the ground
5. Put pressure on the left leg.
6. Feel the tension on your lower abdomen

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1st stage
1. Kicking the hakama forward (only a little bit upward) while left leg stand still
2. Fumikomi (i.e. stamping). With the whole foot palm stamping.
3. After the Fumikomi, the forward tendency will draw the left leg forward as in 04:45.
2nd stage
1. After the Fumikomi, use the right leg to draw the left leg.
3th stage
1. Launching right leg and raise the hand above the head.
4th stage
1. Launching right leg and raise the hand above the head.
2. Draw your left leg while keeping the hand above. the head.
5th stage
1. When you draw the left leg, swing down the shinai.
2. The back should be straight.
3. The suburi is greater the 45 degree.
Pracitce
1. suriashi + Fumikomi as in 03:30
Two types approach
1. short approach and big stamping.
2. big approach and short stamping.

VIDEO

For the first video, imagine there is a person holding you from the back.
For the second video, it is same as what sumi sensai covered in the first video. The kicking hakama is not that obvious.
For the third video, the left leg of this child seems not that straight.

1. Start at a fixed line.

2. Hit the sensai’s shinai.
3. They jump at very relax manner as shown in 01:25.

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1. Must not stamp with your heel. Must stamp with your first half of your feet.

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1. Stand still left leg.
2. raise the shinai and the after a while move the right leg.
3. Strike and men strike at the same time

2 stage 1
1. Left leg stand still while using left leg as the support to move the right leg
2. Do not move the upper body
stage 2 #. When you move the right leg forward, swing up your hands at the same time
stage 3
1. After you execute the stage 2, your hands are over the head with the right foot is moved forward as in 0:21.
2. Push from the left leg, do fumikomi and swing down the shinai.

Reference
• ()
http://kendo1231.blogspot.hk/2016/09/blog-post_14.html

1.4 Suburi, Cutting

1.4.1 Video

Tip of the Week - Hayasuburi

1.4.2 Text

Sueno sensei and the 45 degree myth

• https://kendoinfo.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/sueno-sensei-and-the-45-degree-myth/
1. Kendo training should be a step-by-step process, based on getting each stage right before you move on to the
next.
2. To reach a good level of men suburi before attempting tobikomi (, means dive, jump, plunge) men
3. We should not bring them back to a point where he have to open our elbows, but that the swing should go back
as far as it can while keeping the arms in correct cutting position.
4. Relax your arms immediately after striking men, so that the shinai could bounce upwards, allowing your forward
motion and following zanshin to continue smoothly.

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5. There are many paths to the top of the mountain.

Big or Small?

• https://kendoinfo.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/big-or-small/
1. Why do you tell me to cut big when you cut small?
2. tenouchi (the holding) is particularly relevant to making small waza (means techniques, skills) work
3. Kote is by definition a small technique
4. Nuki men (escrape from the opponent’s attach and hit his men) is a great example of big technique.
5. kensen = “the tip of a sword or shinai”
6. tobikomi = =”dive, jump, plunge”
7. sutemi = = “throw away the seed”
8. the cutting motion should be elliptical
9. suburi that “bringing the shinai back against your buttocks” is not the way to hit men.
10. The psychology is simple, people were relieved at having to do only 200, but as this was more than the standard
set 20 or 30 they relaxed from the start, saving energy for the last few.
The following are from the comments.
1. adding a rotation (slight) with the focus in the center of the tsuka, between your hands will increase the speed
of the kensen by 30%.
2. a push/pull motion between the left and right hand is also an important part of delivering the strike quickly.
3. At my age I move slowly and see slowly, so when I see an attack it looks slow and I can beat it.
4. learn good debana (You can foresee the motion of your opponent hence you can hit him before he starts his
attack.) timing and it does not matter how fast the other guy is.
5. to push the left hand forward and pull the right hand back as you raise the shinai and then push the right hand
forward and pull the left hand back on the strike.

Timing of one

• https://kendoinfo.wordpress.com/2016/03/07/timing-of-one/

1. the weight of the cut should be in the shinai’s monouchi and that we should aim for maximum extension using
the shoulders, elbows, wrists and tenouchi in that order.

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2. His view was that 45 degrees is the natural extension angle of the shoulder joint and that if we reach back beyond
this point then we have to change our grip.
3. By keeping to the 45 degree rule we are able to lift the shinai and strike in the timing of one (ichibyoshi). If we
go beyond that point, we follow a timing of two, as the movement is broken as we rearrange the positions of our
fingers on the tsuka
The following are from the comments.
1. do a lots of suburi where the shinai comes right back to touch the body before going forward.
2. I still keep the pressure with my left little finger so that the kensen does not drop below the horizontal.
3. I actually prefer the more natural horizontal to strict 45.
4. Nothing new really. Only hard to master. And then practice is often a little different form theory.

• https://www.facebook.com/180329075320617/photos/a.180727351947456.39311.180329075320617/1269813319705515/?type=

1.5 Distance

1.5.1 Text

One step too far

• https://kendoinfo.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/one-step-too-far/
1. No: start outside of striking distance; take a step towards their opponent, take another step whilst raising the
shinai and another one when bringing it down.
2. Yes: to step into range maintaining chudan kamae then raise and lower the shinai in a continuous movement,
simultaneously taking a second step to strike the target.
3. Good start is to practice suburi, concentrating on making the up and down movement in the timing of one
(ichibyoshi).
4. You can also practise men drills stepping into your own uchima distance without lowering or lifting the point
of your shinai and then raise it as you push off from the left foot and bring it sharply down on your opponent’s
men as your right foot hits the floor.

1.6 kirikaeshi

1.6.1 Video

Japan Kendo Promotion Association

• https://www.facebook.com/kendoshinko/videos/1271773936208393/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE
Shikake:

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1.7 Shikake Mixed Techniques Teaching Videos

1.7.1

This video demonstrates Big Men, issokuittou no maai Big Men, far distance Small Men, far distance kote men, small
kote men, big kirikaeshi
Men:
1. Move back to the far distance.
2. Launch right leg while stand still the left leg to approach the opponent. Launch a big step so that the your body
is lowered.
3. Draw the left leg and raise the shinai backward. At 00:26, the shinai is 180 wrt the groud! It is even more than
180 afterward.
4. The actions in step 2 and step 3 are concatenated very smooth.
issokuittou no maai Men:
1. Left leg stand still.
2. Raise the shinai and launch right leg.
3. Cut and “right leg step down and left leg move up” at the same time.
far distance Small Men
1. Launch right leg and left left stand still.
2. Right leg touch the ground and draw the left leg.
3. This sensai raises the shinai quite large.
far distance kote men
1. Step in right leg and stand still left leg.
2. Draw left leg and raise the shinai.
3. Lauch right leg and swing down the shinai.
4. Draw left leg and raise the shinai again.
5. Men
small kote men
1. Step-in in the innner side and stand still left leg.
2. Draw the left leg little bit.
3. Slope increase hence it seems that sensai wants to hit men.
4. Swing the shinai so that the shinai travels from inner to outer and strikes.
5. Launch right leg and strike men.
big kirikaeshi
1. Left hand in the middle while the right hand is allowed to move to left and right.
2. The shinai of the receiver is in the middle to allow sensei to strike his men diagionally.

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1.7.2 hikiwaza

Hiki Small Men

1. tsuba zeriai with right hand at the rib level.
2. The hands should not be closed to the body.
3. Cut small men at outer.
Hiki Do
1. The left hand is always at the center line.
2. The sword is swing from the right to left instead of from the center to the left.
3. After hitting the do, the sword is pointing downward.
4. No stepping on either both legs. Just sliding.
Hiki kote
1. The left hand is not on the center line.
2. The right hand on the left shoulder.
Oji:

1.8 Oji Mixed Techniques Teaching Videos

1.8.1

Quick kirikaeshi
1. Start at the far distance
2. The right hand is at the forehand.
men kaeshi do
1. Start at the far distance.
2. Sensei step in and left leg follows.
3. Student attack men with left leg stands still.
4. Block the men strike and place the left hand in a higher position at the holding.
5. When hit the do, a little bit stepping to the right.
men Suriashi men
1. sensei step in with left leg stand still.
2. While stepping in, the sword is lowered
3. Swing up and block the hit.
4. A little bit moving to the right.
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1.9 Seme Text

1.9.1 [ Seme ] —

• http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2180183471

1.9.2 (seme)???

• http://travelsamurai.blogspot.tw/2013/07/seme.html

1.9.3 seme()

• http://travelsamurai.blogspot.hk/2014/11/seme.html

1.10 Seme Video

1.10.1

Reference

• youtube””.
https://www.facebook.com/732438586874231/videos/742471595870930/
•
http://www.wanwan.com.tw/redirect.php?tid=5106&goto=lastpost

1.10.2 :

Reference

• Facebook post
https://www.facebook.com/732438586874231/videos/738652262919530/
Channel:

1.11 The Kendo Show

1.11.1 Kendo Techniques : Basic Cutting - Men - The Kendo Show

This video demonstrates how to hit men in 3 different ways (levels). They are basic, intermediate and advance.
Besides, there is an interesting advertisement in the middle of the video.
basic:
1. Start at the far distance (i.e. toma), which is a good distance. Use the suriashi footwork to approach your
opponent. The left foot palm should not raise too much.

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2. Kiai
3. Step in to the attacking distance, which is namely as “issokuittou no maai”. It means “one step one cut distance”.
4. At the attacking distance, “raise and push the right leg” and “raise the shinai as big so that you can see your
opponent (i.e. over head)(p.s. opponent refers to an imaginary opponent)”.
5. Draw the left leg and do the men strike. Pay attention to the “tenouchi” (i.e. holding). Cut to the chin.
6. Return to the Kamae.
7. Return to the attacking distance.
advertisement:
They use suriashi and wood sword to practise striking men. In details, launching right leg while raising shinai. Then,
drawing left leg while dropping shinai.
The girl at 04:51 seems doing men in a different way. Her upper arm drops first. Then the lower arm drops.
The kirakashi is different from what I have learnt. The left hand is not in the middle.
At 05:26, the RHS uses the shinai pointing to his right to defence. Then hits men from his inner side. After that, it
seems that he hits the kote from his outer side. Then he launches the right leg (left leg has not been moved) and hits
men from his outer side.
immediate:
1. After arriving the attacking distance, we should not move the left leg to swing the shinai. Just launch the right
leg.
2. Use suriashi to pass through the opponent.
Then, in the demonstration.
At 08:40, the first men is same as what he has taught. At 08:44, the second men employs the “drawing left leg to swing
the shinai”. The 3rd and 4th men are same as the 2nd men.
advance:
1. Use small movement to swing the shinai.
2. From the far distance, step in.
3. As we leap forward, instead of bring the shinai over head, push from left leg, leap forward and strike with small
action without making a huge swing.
4. Raise the shinai so that the tip is above your opponent’s head. Be aware that the shinai should not point back-
ward. Must stay forward as shown at 09:51.
5. As in the large version, we still need to cut to the chin in order to make nice solid strike. When we cut, we time
the hands and feet together.
6. Carrying your body weight with your feet.
7. Moving the feet before hand.
8. Small does not mean fast.
9. The most important is “all together is one”.
Then, in the demonstration.
The 1st and 2 nd men:
Approach and stand still and does not “drawing left leg to swing the shinai”. The 3th and 4th seems to use “drawing
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P.S.:
In the comments, someone mentions other kendo channels namely “ItohisaTakano’s”, “Let’sKendo’s channels” and
“ZNKR ”.

1.12 Paul Shin

1.12.1 Kendo and Iaido Concepts: Omote vs. Ura

1. Omote vs. Ura

2. Which side of the shinai you should use to execute the waze.
3. Your shinai and your opponent’s shinai are usually touching on the omote side.
4. When you look down your shinai, your left side is the omote side while the right side is the ura side.
5. Omote = outside while Ura = inner
6. The blade is facing up when you wear the katana.
7. The name is written in the omote side in the middle of the holding.
8. The disadvantage of displaying the katana in omote side is that you cannot use sword easily at the emergency
condition.
9. Example of using short form in commander: kote suriage men on the omote side
I use my omote side of the shinai to block his kote strike and hit his men.

1.12.2 Kendo Concepts: Hikitate Geiko

1.13 Kwan’s blog

1.13.1

http://kendo1231.blogspot.hk/2011/10/blog-post_14.html

1.13.2

http://kendo2002hk.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=2773509

1.13.3

http://kendo9.com/articalnewpage999.htm

1.13.4

https://www.facebook.com/180329075320617/photos/a.180727351947456.39311.180329075320617/817311031622415/?type=3
Vajra Club and HKUST Kendo Club:

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1.14 HKUST Kendo Club Extra Practice Schedule 2016 Fall

Last updated: 04-11-2016 Maintained by; Coleman YU

1.14.1 Practice advice from Karen senpai

suburi 20 x 2-3set men 20 men 20 x 2-3set (seteg kiai etcremind)

(set) slide
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pair up (menmenmendefencesayomen [Ken]defencesayomen)
pair upsayomen (), remind hitting targetstop
kirikaeshi defenceblock (defence)
okkirikaeshiok
hiyasuburi4ok (without shinai)hiyasuburi()
mensayomen/kirikaeshi
hope this help

Reference

Nero sent this to me on whatapps on 21-10-2016.

1.14.2 26-9-2016 (Mon), 0600pm-0800pm HKUST LG 4204

Welcome, it is the first extra practice in this fall semester. It will be hold by 2 senior members, namely Coleman and
Anthony. Another 3 senior members, namely Nero, Star and Ryan will come to help.
The followings are the content of this extra practice.
1. The basic structure of shinai (It represents a Japanese sword).
What does the rope in the top of shinai represent?
38 inch sword for ladies while 39 inch sword for gentlemen
2. Kamae
Like having a normal walk and just stop.
Like having a wok () in the torso.
One fist between the torso and the shinai. Why? It allows you to escape from your opponent’s
attack.
3. Distances (Maai)
Three distances as stated in reference (1).
1. Tma (T-ma) — long distance
2. Issoku itt-no-maai (Itto-ma) — one-foot-one-sword distance also called chma — middle
distance
3. Chikama — short distance
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suri-ashi (sliding footwork)

imagine an A4 paper between your right foot palm and the ground.
Left leg should never cross right leg.
Weight distribution: 60 (right): 40 (left), 50 (right): 50 (left)
Someone will tell you to have 60% of weight on the right leg while 40% of weight on the left
leg.
Someone will tell you to have 50% of weight on the right leg while 50% of weight on the left
leg.
In my opinion, it depends on the situation. You should try to vary the weight distribution to
find out which one is better in the given circumstance.
5. Suburi
Swing without cutting a specific target.
What is it purpose?
A practice: Two Suburi swing and then One stepping footwork to move forward.
6. The basic men cut in reference (2).
It is our target in October.
It is completely fine/natural that you cannot do it now.

Reference

(1) Maai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maai
(2) Kendo Techniques : Basic Cutting - Men - The Kendo Show.
Please only focus on the basic part. Other parts are too earlier for us at this moment.

1.14.3 29-9-2016 (Thur), 0500pm-0600pm HKUST outside LG 4204, 0600pm-0700pm

HKUST LG 4204

It is the second extra practice in this semester. There should be about 10 freshmen joining this practice. We cannot
book the LG4204 for 2 hours because we submit the application late.
Hence, we will meet outside at the LG4204. Then, we will go to LG3003 for practising the footwork for the first hour.
Then, we will move back to LG 4204 for the later hour.
First, recall what we have done in the last extra practice (26-9-2016) and yesterday regular practice (28-9-2016).
Reminder/Comment of the last extra practice.
1. Kamae (The upper body part)
4 things
1. The arms should be relaxed. As release (c.f. hea in Canotnese) as possible.
2. Positive slope and never negative slope of the shinai. The actual slope depends on the height of
your opponent.
3. One fist between the torso and the holding.
4. Center line. You cannot see the center now. After you practise for a longer time, you can see the
center line more clearly.
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2 things
Never (i.e. You foot should not be placed as a Chinese character shape.) Shoud be parallel (a.k.a.
11).
Cross leg (The left foot palm should always follow the right foot palm.)
3. Holding
10101 for the five fingers for both hands. 1 represents stress while 0 represented less stress.
Counting from the last finger as 1.
The last 3 (or 2) fingers are extremely important.
Never hold the shinai as doraemon.
Reminder/Comment of the last regular practice.
1. Different between the sliding men taught by Ken senpai and the “The basic men cut in reference (1)” in last
extra practice.
2. When we hold the shinai, the left arm should have a little bit bend.
The followings are the content of this extra practice.
1. We will revise the materials of the last extra practice and the last regular practice.
2. We will introduce the inner side and outer side of the shinai. More in Reference (1).
3. We will practice the footwork. More in Reference (2).

Reference

(1) Kendo and Iaido Concepts: Omote vs. Ura.

(2) () .
The section “ ()”

1.14.4 3-10-2016 (Mon), 0500pm-0600pm HKUST outside LG 4204, 0600pm-0700pm

HKUST LG 4204

It is the 3th extra practice. It will be hold by Coleman and Anthony.

To begin with, please be noticed that we have announced the details of the 2016 Fall Mass Purchase.
Details: https://goo.gl/forms/kmmQy6VOpfXebn3R2
The mass purchase will be end at 10-10-2016.
We already have two regular practices on 21-9-2016 (Wed) and 28-9-2016 (Wed). We also have two extra practices on
26-9-2016 (Mon) and 29-9-2016 (Thur).
Reminder/Comment of the last extra practice
1. suri-ashi. We have practised this at the beginning outside the LG 4204.
2. We have practised the 5-stages footwork. The 5th stage is extremely important.
3. Please remember that all the participates with different levels will practice the same thing with slightly different.

For example for the hitting men practice, you may find that some seniors will cut from the top of the head
while the juniors will cut from the back (You are not allowed to cut it small!).
It is because we need to focus on different things when we are at different stages. More in reference (1).

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In addition, people are different. People are good at different things. So please take your own
step/progress/speed during the practice. Simply follow others is not good for you.
4. We have practised men strike with kiai. In each round, only one person (i.e. the commander) will shout
“1,2,3,...”. After the commander has shouted, other shout “men”. More in reference (2).
The followings are the content of this extra practice
Outside LG 4204
1. Explain the relationship of footwork and cutting
1. striking from toma is safe
2. imagine how a knife is used when you cut bread; you cannot cut by pushing down from the top.
2. Kamae (revision)
3. suriashi footwork (revision)
Ayumi-ashi (normal footwork but sliding)
Okuri-ashi (with right foot at front)
Okuri-ashi (with left foot at front)
4. Fumikomi footwork (revision)
5-stages
Inside LG 4204
1. suriashi footwork with partner (new)
2. Fumikomi footwork (revision)
5-stages
3. suriashi+ Fumikomi (revision)
suriashi is used to approach your opponent from “toma” (i.e. far distance) to the “issokuittou no maai”
(i.e. the attacking distance).
fumikomo is used for hitting from the “issokuittou no maai”.
4. Suburi (revision)
5. Suburi-Suburi-Man (revision)
6. Sliding Men (revision)
Without hitting the shinai of the receiver (Motodachi ).
The cut stop at the opponent’s head.
Two versions
1. Raise the shinai during sliding (taught in the extra practice).
2. Raise the shinai first and then do the sliding (taught in the regular practice)
7. Stationary men cut (revision)
2 row practice
Extend your arms, wrist.
Relax shoulder.
Do it as big as possible.
The swing-down motion follows immediately the swing-up motion
Relax your arms immediately after striking men
More in reference (3)

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8. Forward and backward men (new)

Hitting the shinai of the receiver
9. Kukan-datotsu (new)
refers to striking “empty air” as opposed to actually striking a training partner.
1. kamae
2. Move your right foot forward using the power of you left foot without lifting your shinai
3. Raise ypur shinai above your head as you bring left foot up by straightening the right leg.
4. men cut and stamp
5. okuri-ashi
6. kamae
More in reference (4)
10. Kihon-Uchi (basic striking or cutting)(new)
A practice: A senior member holds the shinai at the men level as target.
A advanced practice: Two senior members hold the shinai at the men level as targets. | Hit the first men. |
use the okuri- to move to the Issoku itt-no-maai to the second target. | Hit the second men.
For fun, you can watch them in this weekend
1. You can watch the video in Reference (5) to have an overview of kendo.
The video films the HKU kendo club. You may meet them in the coming winter training camp.
2. You can watch the video in Reference (6) to have an overview of kendo.
The video films the Vajra Club. Recall that our HKUST kendo club belonged to a club called Vajra Club
(a.k.a. ///).
There is a pretty girl as the main character.

Reference

(1) Big or Small?.

(2) Sumi sensei lesson on kiai.
(3) Sueno sensei and the 45 degree myth.
(4) Kendo - Approaches for All Levels.
Chapter 3 Kukan-datotsu And Kihon-Uchi
The book in reference (4) is an extremely good book.
I think you can read it at December.
(5) 3 .
(6) Kendo To let them show.

1.14.5 6-10-2016 (Thur), 0400pm-0700pm HKUST LG 3002

It is the 4th extra practice. The 0400pm-0600pm session will be hold by Anthony while the 0600pm-0700pm session
will be hold by Nero. Besides, Karen senpai , Zero and Alec may go to help.
Reminder/Comment of the last regular practice (Wed)(5-10-2016).
1. I have found that some of the beginners misunderstand the Fumikomi Men taught by Ken senpai.

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Fumikomi (Stamp)
The Fumikomi Men taught by Ken senpai is as follows
1. Raise up the shinai by raising up your body a little bit.
“raising up your body” refers to the motion that you want to take something at the shelf in a high
position but you cannot reach it. So you raise and extend your body to try to take it.
2. At this moment, your shinai has been raised and your body has not moved yet.
3. Launching your left leg to push the right leg while swinging down the shinai.

Some beginners do an advanced version.

They do not do the above 1st and 2nd steps. They simply do the 3th step and try to raise the shinai
when they launch the left leg.
It is very difficult. Some of the senior members will try to do this version as a practice. However,
beginners should follow the version of Ken senpai instead of the others.
The followings are the content of this extra practice
1. Kamae
2. The five stages of footwork as covered in 29-9-2016 (Thur) extra practice.
3. okuri-ashi () with left foot at front
1 beat version, small and frequently, the normal version
2 beat version, large and slowly. 1st beat: push from your left leg. 2nd beat: pull from your right leg.
4. okuri-ashi with right foot at front
Same as above
5. Ayumi-ashi (A type of footwork akin to normal walking)
2 beat version, large and slowly.
1st beat: push from your left leg to launch the right leg

2nd beat: Pull from the right leg and hence the leg leg cross the right leg and then use the right leg (It is at
the behind now.) to push the left leg.
6. Two people stand in the Issoku itt-no-maai.
Feel the connection between you and your partner.
When one side moves forward, other moves backward to keep the distance
7. Swing the shinai with footwork
1. At the normal kamae position. (left leg follows right leg)
2. Raise your shinai stationary.
3. Push from the left leg (the left leg do not move) to move the right leg forward and swing down the
shinai.
4. Use the left leg to draw the right leg while swing up the shinai and place your right leg behind the left
leg.
5. At this moment, the kamae position is reversed. (right leg follows left leg)
8. Fumikomi-ashi practice
Move in Reference (1)
More in Reference (2)
9. Jumping suburi
Teach by Zero

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1. Normal Kamae (With left leg follows the right leg with normal separation)
2. Jumping upward while swinging up the shinai
3. When you fall, swing down the shinai at the men level
4. When you land on the group, your left leg follow the right leg and the separation between them is large.
5. This time, jump upward again while you swing up the shinai and move the left leg from backward to
forward.
6. When you fall, swing down the shinai at men level
7. When you land on the group, your right leg follow the left leg and the separation between them is large.
8. Repeat the procedure for steps 4 to 8 by changing the leading leg using the step 5.
10. Touching the knee
Teach by Karen senpai
You can find that using fumikiri and fumikomo make you easier to touch the opponent’s knee
For fun, you can watch them in this weekend
1. You can watch the video in Reference (3) to feel the excitement of kendo.
2. You can watch the video in Reference (4) to know how other people practise/pursue kendo in other place.

Reference

(1) Tip of the Week - Fumikomi.

(2) () .
The section “”
(3) -KENDO-.
(4) The University of Chicago.

1.14.6 10-10-2016 (Mon), 0600pm-0900pm HKUST LG 4204

It is the 5th extra practice. It will be hold by Coleman. Anthony, Star and Gilbert will come to help. We have booked
the LG 4204 from 0600pm to 1000pm. We will properly end the practice before 0900pm because we want to have
dinner not that late.
Some news
2016 Fall mass purchase
https://goo.gl/forms/kmmQy6VOpfXebn3R2
The deadline is 10 Oct 2016
2016
6-11-2016
https://www.facebook.com/events/1795348890751562/
Reminder/Comment of the last regular practice (Sat)(8-10-2016).
1. You should observe the difference between the the sliding men taught by Ken senpai and the one taught by me.

Ken senpai version

Raise the shinai without moving.
Suri-ashi for one step and swing down the shinai

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Raise the shinai using the launching of the left leg. We push the right leg at the same time.
Swing down the shnai using the pulling from the right leg.
2. Must have a rectangle between two foot palms.
The top right corner is the heel of the right palm.
The bottom left corner is the thumb of the left palm.
The followings are the content of this extra practice
1. Coleman will distribute 10 copies of book stated in Reference (1).
If you want to have the soft copy, you can find it under the session “Reference”.
If there are too many people, I will print more of it and bring it next time.
The book in Reference (1) is a good book. It also serves as a dictionary to understand some terminologies
in kendo.
I do not suggest you to read the whole book at this stage (i.e. learning kendo for 1 month). Just flip it at
your leisure time.
1. We will first revise the footwork taught in last extra practice (6-10-2016).
okuri-ashi () with left foot at front
okuri-ashi with right foot at front
Swing the shinai with footwork
2. Frog jump
3. Explain the mechanism/basic flow of Kihon-Uchi (basic striking or cutting)
To begin with, I will explain some important terms in the footwork part.
1. Fumikiri: push-off or the leap forward using the left foot when in chudan
2. Fumikomi: stamp on the floor with the entire sole of the right
3. Hikitsuke: the act of snapping the rear foot up.
In conclude, we use fumikiri to drive off from your left foor at the Issoku itt-no-maai, moving your
right foot word as a result of shortening the distance.
Perform fumikomi and strike at the same time
Hikitsuke just occur after the strike and stamp (Fumikomi). Without hikitsuke the action ‘cutting’
cannot be completed.
(c.f. You cannot cut a bread by simply pushing down from the top. You have to slice it)
The remainder is when and how to raise the shinai.
1. You can raise the shinai stationary.
2. You can raise the shinai when you execute the Fumikiri.
3. You can move your right foot forward using the power of your left foot without lifting your
shinai.
Then, raise your shinai above your head as you bring your left foot by straightening the right leg
(Hikitsuke).
Reference (2)
4. Tobikomi men (We call Men-Uchi in our club) with an opponent holding the shinai
Do not use too much force.
The partner can suddenly remove the target to see that whether the attack side uses too much force.
Tobikomi means jumping/diving to hit the men.
Start at the “issokuittou no maai”
Two version

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1. The 5th stage of the Fumikomi footwork and then suri-ashi

2. And different version in reference (3) and reference (4)
5. Stationary Men
Gilbert: The cutting of the freshmen is not good.
6. Use the forearm to measure the holding position
Taught by Gilbert
You can also read it in p.14 in reference (1)
7. Forward Men and backward Men
Star: The motodachi move first, the attack side then follow
8. Sliding men with partner, no blocking
Ken senpai version
1. Raise the shinai stationary
2. Push from left leg and swing down the shinai
3. Then pull the left leg by right leg
Coleman version
1. Push from the left leg and raise the shinai at the same time.
2. Pull the left leg from the right leg and swing down the shinai
Star: an mixture of the above two.
1. Push from the left leg and raise the shinai at the same time.
2. The pushing is not stop yet and hence your right leg is still moving.
3. Swing down when your right leg stops moving forward
4. Then pull the left leg by right leg

Reference

(1) Kendo Beginners Guide.

(2) Kendo - Approaches for All Levels.
Chapter 2 Footwork
Chapter 3 Kukan-datotsu And Kihon-Uchi
(3) () .
The section “ 1”
(4) () .
The section “ 2”

1.14.7 13-10-2016 (Thur), 0500pm-0600pm HKUST LG 3002 0600pm-0700pm HKUST

LG 4204

It is the 6th extra practice. It will be hold by Coleman. Anthony, Ryan and Ali will come to help.
We have already learnt many basic skills in kendo. You should have a brief idea of the mechanism of the actions. In
the yesterday regular practice, Ken senpai has taught us about sayu men. He has also illustrated how to do the forward
and backward sayu men.
Understanding the principles is easy while doing/implement them is difficult. So, we need to practice continuously.

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The followings are the content of this extra practice

At LG 3002
1. Footwork (Ashi-sabaki)
suriashi footwork
1. Okuri-ashi (with right foot at front)
2. Okuri-ashi (with left foot at front)
3. Eight Direction
tsugi-ashi ()
Advance footwork
More in reference (1)
hiraki-ashi ()
Advance footwork
Ayumi-ashi
2. Swing the shinai by standing still the left leg and move the right leg
Reference (4) on 10-10-2016 (Mon) practice
3. Fumikomi footwork with hands
5-stages
At LG 4204
1. Suburi
2. Stationary men cut
Both hands
Single hands
3. Stationary sayu men
4. Sliding Men without receiver
Two versions
5. Forward and backward men
The senior will practice the different version.
6. Tobikomi men
7. For the seniors, we will practice with bogu.
jigeiko

Reference

(1) 17Kendo Basics II: Tsugi ashi.

1.14.8 17-10-2016 (Thur), 0500pm-0600pm HKUST LG 1 Lobby (i.e. outside the bad-
minton courts) 0600pm-0700pm HKUST LG 4204

It is the 7th extra practice. It will be hold by Coleman and Anthony. We have booked the LG 1 Lobby today. If the
floor of LG 1 Lobby is not as good as that outside of LG 4204, we will go to the outside of LG 4204.
The followings are the content of this extra practice

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Outside LG 4204
1. Footwork (Ashi-sabaki)
suriashi footwork
1. Okuri-ashi (with right foot at front)
a. forward
b. backward
c. lateral
2. Fumikomi footwork with hands
5-stages
At LG 4204
1. Suburi
2. Stationary men cut
Both hands
Single hands
3. Stationary kote cut
4. Sliding Men without receiver
Two versions
5. Forward and backward men
The senior will practice the different version.
6. Tobikomi men

1.14.9 20-10-2016 (Thur), 0500pm-0700pm HKUST LG 3002

It is the 8th extra practice. It will be hold by Anthony and Nero.

1. Many Footwork

1.14.10 24-10-2016 (Mon), 0500pm-0600pm HKUST outside LG 4204, 0600pm-

0700pm HKUST LG 4204

It is the 9th extra practice. It will be hold by Coleman.

1. Three methods of hitting men.
a. Draw the left leg and raise the shinai at the same time.
b. Push the right leg a little bit and raise the shinai at the same time.
c. Approaching step (Launching the right leg by pushing from the left leg), tsugi-ashi (pulling the left leg
by the right leg) and raise the shinai at the same time.

1.14.11 27-10-2016 (Thur), 0500pm-0700pm HKUST LG 3002 0700pm-0800pm

somewhere

It is the 10th extra practice. It will be hold by Anthony. Anthony will arrive after 0600pm.
1. Many Footwork

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1.14.12 31-10-2016 (Mon), 0600pm-0800pm HKUST LG 4204

It is the 11th extra practice. It will be hold by Anthony. Star and Gilbert will come to help.

1.14.13 03-11-2016 (Thur), 0500pm-0700pm HKUST LG 3002

It is the 12th extra practice. It will be hold by Coleman and Anthony. Star will come to help.
Today, we have 2 new comers. They are Kristy and Tracy.

Practice For the Girls

1. How to hold the shinai. For details, please read the notes for practice “29-9-2016”.
2. How to stand and do the kamae. For details, please read the notes for practice “26-9-2016”.
3. The three distances. For details, please read the notes for practice “26-9-2016”.
4. The reasons why we need to “move and cut” instead of “stand still and cut”. For details, please read the notes for practice

1. Cutting bread
2. Occupy the center line by sliding off the opponent’s shinai
3. Start the attack at the safe distance
5. Suburi
6. Men cut
7. (Pushing the left leg) and (stamping the right leg with downward swing).

Practice For the Boys

1. Kirikaeshi

Practice Together

1. (Pushing the left leg) and (stamping the right leg with downward swing).
2. Sliding men with three beats.
1. (Pushing from your left leg) and (launching the right leg in sliding manner with upward swing such
that the shinai touches the hip)
2. Use the right leg to draw the left leg in sliding manner with downward swing (i.e. cutting).
3. Stand back to restore the original position.

Note: The above content has been polished/rearranged so that the materials stated above are guaranteed to have been
covered by the senior members. I have also added some remarks so that it is easier to follow.

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1.15 Vajra Club Information

1.15.1 Video

Fok senpai 4 dan exam

Reference

• From Fok female senpai facebook

https://www.facebook.com/ainslie.fok/videos/10150117022222335/

Reference

• ()
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=137625296299407&id=180329075320617

Kendo To let them show

It is Vajra Club promotion video.

Reference

•
https://www.facebook.com/to.sum.7/media_set?set=a.409888189530.187151.554944530&type=3
Photo Album from sum senpai about the video

There is an interview of Eva.

Reference

• Eva’s facebook
https://www.facebook.com/naturalsight218/posts/1261428087207039

1.15.2 Text

http://www.uwants.com/viewthread.php?tid=9390380

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http://www.hk01.com/01%E5%BD%B1%E5%83%8F/44711/-%E5%9C%96%E8%BC%AF-
%E5%AE%8F%E5%A4%A7%E7%9A%84%E5%8A%8D%E9%81%93%E7%B2%BE%E7%A5%9E-
%E8%AA%8D%E8%AD%98%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E5%85%A7%E5%BF%83%E7%9A%84%E4%BF%AE%E8%A1
There is one photo that I have been captured.

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=669133841

1.15.3 Websites

http://kendovajra.weebly.com/
Equipment:

1.16 Shops

1.16.1 International

• MUGEN
http://www.kendo-mugen.com/
• All JAPAN BUDOGU
http://www.alljapanbudogu.com
• All JAPAN BUDOGU TW
http://www.alljapanbudogu.tw/default.asp
• E-Mudo
www.e-mudo.com/
•

https://www.facebook.com/%E5%B9%B3%E6%9E%97%E7%99%BD%E9%9C%B2%E6%AD%A6%E9%81%93%E5%8
%E6%9D%BE%E5%8B%98-824402994271462/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

1.16.2 Taobao

•
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.3-c.w1017-5545634711.35.PE9Ycy&id=16280725263&
•
https://bubido.taobao.com/category-719056229.htm?spm=a1z10.5-c.w5842-
11705241836.49.pbElGN&search=y&catName=%B1%A3%BB%A4%D3%C3%C6%B7#bd

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•
https://kendoka.taobao.com/category-341491752.htm?spm=a312a.7700824.w4010-
4850249054.30.p5fToP&search=y&catName=%B7%C0%BB%A4%D3%C3%C6%B7+Accessories#bd
•
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.5-c.w4002-11234038931.19.Yp3vuZ&id=23755108442

1.16.3 Hong Kong

•
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153273265033546&set=o.305524179509692&type=3
•
http://www.budokan.com.hk/chi/frame.htm

1.17 Shinai, Sword

1.17.1 Text

Kendo Trivia : Shinai.

• https://www.facebook.com/andyfisherkendo/photos/a.10153110406814169.1073741825.108250164168/10154013822689169/?ty

• https://fatwil.wordpress.com/kendotools/

• http://kendolee01.pixnet.net/blog/post/11057736-%E8%AA%8D%E8%AD%98%E7%AB%B9%E5%8A%8D

-()?

• https://hk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061211000016KK11084

Database

• http://www.kenshoudo.com/p41.html

• https://www.zhihu.com/question/31386805

• http://www.wanwan.com.tw/redirect.php?tid=1873&goto=lastpost

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1.17.2 Video

Handmade Portraits: The Sword Maker

• https://www.facebook.com/Wattention/posts/1004936976219802

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1.18 Kendogi

1.18.1 Text

• http://travelsamurai.blogspot.hk/2011/08/blog-post_142.html

1.18.2 Video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAjwT4EjJhQ

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1.18.3 Picture

equipment/../images/equipment/Kendogi/washingInstruction.jpg

1.19 Bogu

1.19.1 Text

• https://www.zhihu.com/question/24858517?rf=31395438

1.19.2 Video

• https://www.facebook.com/180329075320617/videos/1055976477755868/
• https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1055885041098345&id=180329075320617

Kendo How-To: Secure Bogu

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvB9cccRbFA

1.20 Kendo Dummy

1.20.1 Text

KENDO DUMMY INSTRUCTIONS

• http://www.bestkendo.com/

1.20.2 Video

Kendo Practice Dummy - How to make at BestKendo.com

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdCJmWbkjkY

Entrenamiento Seishin Ken Dojo y Nihon Kendo Chile Enero 2013

• https://www.facebook.com/seishinkendojo.valparaiso/videos/109933729182048/?hc_location=ufi

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Kendo Practice Dummy - Kote, Men, Do

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx0iDnqI76M&feature=youtu.be
Others:

1.21 Hong Kong Kendo News

1.21.1 Video

Reference

• From Lydia Kwan-yi Chan senpai facebook

https://www.facebook.com/chanliddy/posts/10154553823758653

Reference

• i-Cable News Video Preview

https://www.facebook.com/icablenews/videos/537305273128212/

Reference

• From rthk
http://app1.rthk.org.hk/php/tvarchivecatalog/episode.php?progid=457&tvcat=2

Reference

• Facebook post
https://www.facebook.com/hk.yoshinoya/videos/10153624702388730/
• Photo

https://www.facebook.com/180329075320617/photos/a.180727351947456.39311.180329075320617/1147814135238768/?t

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1.21.2 Text

SAMSUNG59D

http://sportsroad.hk/archives/117018

https://pokfulamherald.com/2016/09/%E6%B8%AF%E5%A4%A7%E5%8A%8D%E9%81%93%E5%87%BA%E6%88%B0%E
%E4%B8%89%E4%BA%BA%E8%B3%BD%E5%8C%85%E6%94%AC%E5%86%A0%E4%BA%9E%E8%BB%8D/

http://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E4%BB%A5%E5%8A%8D%E6%9C%83%E5%8F%8B%20%E8%BF%BD%E6%B1%82%E3%

1.22 Oversea Kendo News

1.22.1 Text

http://udn.com/news/story/7325/1978545

1.23 Promotion

1.23.1 Video

-KENDO-

The University of Chicago

Reference

• Facebook post
https://www.facebook.com/uchicago/videos/10156896518185650/

Ikendenshin - Kendo Pesaro

Reference

• Facebook post
https://www.facebook.com/Ikendenshin/videos/843582635753071/

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Fencing World

Reference

• Facebook post
https://www.facebook.com/fencingworld/videos/1741892566055161/

1.24 Books

1.24.1 English

Kendo - Approaches for All Levels

Reference

• Amaozon page
https://www.amazon.com/Kendo-Approaches-Levels-Sotaro-
Honda/dp/4907009348/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475393483&sr=1-1&keywords=Kendo+-
+Approaches+for+All+Levels

Kendo: Culture of the Sword

Reference

• Amaozon page
https://www.amazon.com/Kendo-Culture-Alexander-C-Bennett/dp/0520284372

Kendo Beginners Guide

• download link 1:
https://kendohku.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/beginners-booklet.pdf
• download link 2:

http://mumeishi.co.uk/Mumeishi%20Publications/beginners%20booklet%202014%20Final%20Copy%20small.pdf

Reference

• The author, Terry Holt-sensei, passed away on 12 January, 2015.

http://www.kendo-world.com/wordpress/?p=1761

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1.25 Links

1.25.1 Other Hong Kong Kendo Club websites

http://www.hongkongkendo.com/tc/index
The link hub to other websites: http://www.hongkongkendo.com/tc/%E7%9B%B8%E9%97%9C%E7%B6%B2%E7%AB%99

http://www.kentokukai.org.hk/
The link hub to other websites: http://www.kentokukai.org.hk/index.php?option=com_weblinks&view=category&id=8%3A2009-
02-10-16-29-16&Itemid=12&lang=en

http://www.seidokanhk.org/
The link hub to other websites: http://www.seidokanhk.org/links

1.26 Culture

1.26.1 Text

• Bamboo Dragonfly
https://plus.google.com/+AlexFungHoSan/posts/Ypw3hKuZSpb
•
http://www.pcstore.com.tw/tokuzo/M00680734.htm

1.26.2 Video

• 1897 Itto Ryu film

https://youtu.be/fCswO3to8Ns

1.26.3 Picture

• 8-Dan keikokai (Museido )

http://kendomonochrome.com/8-dan-keikokai-museido-%E7%84%A1%E5%A3%B0%E5%A0%82/
• @ :: PIXNET ::
http://taiwankendo.pixnet.net/blog/post/29139182

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1.27 Attitude

1.27.1 Text

• @ :: PIXNET ::
http://taiwankendo.pixnet.net/blog/post/22153395

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Indices and tables

• genindex
• modindex
• search

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