Kendo in Almere: also adjusting our regimen

2012-09-22 21:37:00

Starting this season, Loyer-sensei and Kris-fukushou have indicated that they would like to start using a regimen similar to that used at Museido kendo dojo (which is where Kris originally hails from). Among others, this means that:

• After warming up we will start doing more interval training, like last week's footwork practice. This week, while the beginners practiced in the center, the kendoka in bogu did laps around the hall practicing various strikes, switching halfway. We did many laps practicing men, kote-men, kote-men-do, kirikaeshi, men-taiatari-hikimen-aimen and so forth. 
• We will be doing rounds of jigeiko in the middle of waza practice. This will enable us to immediately put to practical use what we were practicing before. 
• Class will be physically demanding as there will be no breathers for anyone. 

One of the advanced waza that we practiced was maki-tsuki-men, using the spinning shinai from maki waza to open the road for a tsuki. The stab at the throat is not the goal for ippon, but used to push into a strike on men. While we went through our practice, the beginners were led by Bob-sempai in learning kirikaeshi, which we then later practiced with them. I was very impressed by Herman-kouhai's performance, whose kirikaeshi was better than mine! His strikes were very precise!

Loyer-sensei took me aside for two pointers:

• He reminds me that I am still not doing any proper fumikomi. 
• He reminds me that, when moving for a strike, I still slightly swing my right foot backwards before actually moving forwards. All three Miyaharas have been telling me the same in 020 :)

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