Welcome to my RU-vid channel !! Let's explore the unique and dynamic world of two-sword Kendo.
This channel provides valuable Kendo insights and tutorials tailored for both beginners and advanced practitioners, not only two-sword but also one-sword, since the principles of the sword are same on both Itto (one-sword) and Nito (two-sword).
Even if you have never tried Nito Kendo before, these videos will help you learn and improve your skills. I present complex techniques and concepts in a simple and entertaining manner, ensuring that beginners can easily follow along.
Although there are many valuable Kendo resources in Japan, such as books and RU-vid videos, they are mostly in Japanese, which can be challenging for international practitioners to understand.
With over 20 years of experience in Kendo, I break down these resources and share my own tips and experiences in English, making them accessible to a global audience.
This is where I am struggling, so thanks for this. Trying to get my kamae, my posture and weight distribution, my kensen pointed well, feet correctly aligned, focusing on the opponent, and they hit me while I am getting all that ready.
I keep saying that I love the waza used in your sen-sen-no-sen example. It's the one from your rokudan exam iirc, isn't it? What did you use for the slides? The result was really beautiful.
After every training my right arm is always likely overloaded. I'm trying to increase my right arm's stamina day by day. Even though sometimes I feel lost in my way of Nito after those years of Nito Training, because I can't see any further improvement in my skill. But your videos are my motivation & inspiration to keep going forward. Tks again! :)
Thanks for your comment. The road of Nito Kendo is not a short-term journey, Rome wasn't built in a day. I've also spent more than a decade reaching and achieving the current status. Hope you can get some idea and hint to make a shortcut from my lessons learned 😁👍
Thanks Sensei for sharing the journey! It is definitely helpful and enlighting! While my journey in Kendo is definitely way shallower than Sensei (only started 6 years ago while doing my PostDoc position in U.S.), I felt too a lot of issues and doubts on myself after not practicing for 1 year (job moved from USA to Australia and recovering from a heavy COVID after while overworking at the same time). I simply can't move the same as before, plus the new dojo across the world looks different. Unfortunately, I just failed my 2 Dan exam today and still on the recovering & learning path ... Thanks again for all the information, Sensei
thanks for your sharing your experiences. Kendo is a life-long martial arts. So if you don't give up, you can achieve what you were thinking before. Let's enjoy Kendo journey together ❤️
I licked this video, I passed yondan using nito in England two years ago. I was very privileged to fence sensei Nakabayashi in his dojo a few years ago on a visit to France. He has amazing Kendo and is such a nice person.
Loved your kaeshi-do. The 1st time I saw it, it felt like you made your opponent to move before they wanted, which allowed you to make the waza. Your 1st harai-men was also beautiful. Congrats on your 5-Dan with Nito!!
Thanks for your comment. Yes, I tried to pull my opponent by Seme and Tame in order to execute waza. Kaeshi-Do is thought as Go-no-sen. But I'm thinking it's Sen-no-go-no-sen which means my Sen initiates the opponent movement. That's why I could do Kaeshi-Do. Still practicing the Riai more... ☺️
Kendo has never aged, whoever they want with any age, we can do Kendo 😁👍 I did keiko with 83years old sensen, still cannot beat him 😅 This is very unique point on Kendo. That's why we can do lifelong Kendo until the day of die 😊👌
Greetings from David,Kampar, Perak, Malaysia.Thank you for this very useful,easy-to-follow video on this basic and important kendo skill. Your gloves, marker lines and step-by-step teaching,made it easy for any beginners to learn,correctly and also to those who had began kendo,but are in need of a good,simple revision. Bravo! You mentioned 23 years kendo experience and THIS,itself,is respected. Looking forward to learn more from you!.
Thanks for the video. Two months ago I started training nito. The reason is a right shoulder injury in weightlifting snatch. Very often I am asked if I will take the 6 dan exam in nito. Kendo colleagues express great fear that in the exam the opponent can do nito. I reply that while I am practising nito they have a good chance to practise :))
Before, If opponents was Jodan or Nito, an additional examination will be held which means total 3 tachiais. Nowadays, opponent's stance (chudan, Jodan or Nito) is not matter, only 2 tachiais for examination. One of 8dan hanshi told me "no additional exam is required for tachiai, since Riai of Kendo is same whichever stance was took." That's the reason you had better to have keiko with all kenshis 😉👍
This video is a hidden gem! This is what I love and looking for more in kendo youtube: narrative sparring. Besides techniques, I really seek to understand what's on the mind of different players, how they set up their games against different opponents, different situations, what they learn from hit and being hit. Please keep it coming and I would love to see another keiko narrative like this of your dojo but with 2 chudan kendokas maybe (I know your channel is about nito but I would love to see your analysis). Again, thank you for this. I love it so much.
Thanks for your input 😊 You can check other keiko videos I've uploaded before, which have the same analysis and angle of views. I'll try to keep you posted updates of keiko analysis 😉👌
