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Hi there, glad you found it helpful! It is not as simple as it seems to explain with mere words nevertheless I’ll try. You hit S-kote when you see your opponent is blocking your wrist movement with the kissaki. You must find that point and imagine leading your tsuka round the 2/3 of the ’S’ curve, so-called wrist-twist (same as C-kote), whereas the rest 1/3 is basically a slap-hit. You should slap it simultaneously sliding your left arm on the left beyond your body position somewhere on kote height or aprox. If simplified it can be imagined as a ‘C’ kote with additional slap-and-slide motion, bearing in mind a body position differs. When you get the picture it will be easy to perform. Don’t forget to do it both hands releasing right before slapping. Hope it will lift a hand.
Hi there! Chiba sensei’s kote is a helicopter style swing, whereas Shodai’s one is in form of number “7”. Unfortunately, same as before the angle is not good enough. Since you’ve just started please feel free to read guides available at our site FAQ and at George’s kenshi247. You’l find a good use of those.
Hey, Joel. Yeah, unfortunately, it is not clear enough due to camera angle, but the key difference is the maai and the angle of the strike, e.g oki-men is somewhere near horizontal position of your arm whereas chisai-men is little bit downward and only then forward. And the right arm triggers the push at different moment. Hope that helps.
