Lesson Review - 1
Beginner's Kendo Booklet
Our Shidokan Senior Members have prepared a begginner's guide (reviewed and approved by Santoso Sensei), to help you in this journey. The Shidokan Beginners booklet is quite friendly and will help you understand basic concepts so you can improve your Kendo in the good direction. |
The most important concepts
Kendo Basics : Manners & Etiquette - REI
By Andy Fisher Sensei, Kendo 5th Dan
Kendo Basics : Fighting Stance, or Kamae and Sonkyo
By Andy Fisher Sensei, Kendo 5th Dan
Kendo Basics : Kendo Suburi (Practice Swings)
By Andy Fisher Sensei, Kendo 5th Dan
Reiho and Shinai |
Uniform |
Seiza |
Mokuso |
Proper feet position |
Hold your Shinai |
Stance: Chudan-no-kamae |
Ashi-Sabaki(footwork) |
Suburi(swing) |
Fumikomi |
All Japan Kendo Federation Instructional Videos
Kendo basics : Video I , Parts 1 and 2
Part 1
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Part 2
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More about Tenouchi and Fumikomi :
- Abe Sensei: Te-no-Uchi exercise - hit with Mono-Uchi
- Abe Sensei: Bokuto (木刀). Fumikomi (踏み込み)
- Abe Sensei 阿部先生 - Fumikomi (big step), Okuri Ashi (small steps)
- Abe Sensei 阿部先生 - Continuous Fumikomi - 追い込み 踏み込み足捌き