2013-02-06 11:10:00
Last night's training was very nice: no lessons or class, just simply training, training and more training. Kihon, waza and jigeiko. Along the way I received pointers from our higher-ranked kendoka Kiwa, Machi, Makoto and Ran. Many of the pointers come down to improving techniques that are basic and important for my ikkyu ranking.
- Kiwa: In tsubazeriai, my shinai should not be straight up but instead angle forwards. Also, my wrists should be behind the tsuka (like in normal kamae) and not splaid wide in a near 180 angle.
- Makoto: When practicing (chisai) kote with beginners you need to open kote, but in all other situations DO NOT OPEN! This throws off your partner's practice!
- Makoto: When practicing chisai kote, make motodachi open up by pressing his shinai to the left and then dropping the pressure. He will open up slightly because of this. You drop the pressure by hopping over his shinai with a minimal movement, powered by the left hand.
- Ran: When practicing chisai kote I still swing my shinai instead of making the proper movement. You need to go forwards and hop over motodachi's shinai, you do NOT need to swing over it.
- Machi: I often end up too close to make proper strikes, instead hitting the mengane or with the part below the kensen. This is not only a matter of maai (as pointed out during my nikyu shinsa), but also because she thinks I'm using ayumi ashi (normal steps) at some point in time.
- In jigeiko with Loek-sempai I also became physically aware of my overuse of the right hand. When trying to make chisai men on him, I felt myself pushing the shinai down with my right hand instead of snapping with the left.
Funny detail: we relied heavily upon our prior seme-to-tame-to-butsu training last night. During our practice of hiki-men I faced against Makoto and against Loek and both gentlemen really succeeded in making me feel the seme building! Because a second or two after their kakegoe, I instinctively felt chills down my neck and found myself thinking "ohcrapohcrap, here it comes!" ( ^_^)
Also, it's interesting how I tense up in jigeiko. During most of practice my breathing was fine, but in jigeiko I got tired really fast, because my arms and shoulders lock up and my breathing goes to heck.
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