忍耐 + 掌握人生
Explosive Feeling
Tonight I had my best keiko since coming back from Japan. Catching up on sleep over the weekend certainly helped get the energy flowing again. I felt explosive tonight.
There were 11 people at Pyrmont training tonight. I had jigeiko with Jayson, Taek, Itakura Sensei, Onodera Sensei, Payne Sensei, Isaac, Toshio, Andrew, and Jayson again in that order. The only person I missed playing because of the rotation was Chris.
Big-Step Fumikomi
Tonight I was concentrating on the launching and fumikomi during my men-cut - right foot takes big step fumikomi; left foot supports the launching (no flying, trailing left leg). By concentrating on these basics, I could feel my body moving forward in a more power fashion and a lot more forward momentum than it used to be. As a result, I could feel my attack become much stronger.
Seme
Itakura Sensei pointed out that I need to build up my seme before an attack. So then I tried using the movements of my kensen, my body and my footwork to get reaction from my opponents and create opportunities for attacking.
Nito
I love playing against Nishimoto-san's nito. Alas, I only had 30 seconds jigeiko with him towards the end of the training session. I am eagerly looking forward to my next jigeiko with him to practice gyaku-doh and, hmmm... tsuki. As I mentioned before, kendoka who plays jodan or nito sends an automatic tsuki invitation to his/her opponent. I am taking this invitation, of course!
Forearm Positioning
Beware of my arm movements and positioning just before an attack. Make sure that I don't lift my hand up or lean my body forward to signal an impending attack. Keep my kamae tall and straight, and my arms relaxed.
There were 11 people at Pyrmont training tonight. I had jigeiko with Jayson, Taek, Itakura Sensei, Onodera Sensei, Payne Sensei, Isaac, Toshio, Andrew, and Jayson again in that order. The only person I missed playing because of the rotation was Chris.
Big-Step Fumikomi
Tonight I was concentrating on the launching and fumikomi during my men-cut - right foot takes big step fumikomi; left foot supports the launching (no flying, trailing left leg). By concentrating on these basics, I could feel my body moving forward in a more power fashion and a lot more forward momentum than it used to be. As a result, I could feel my attack become much stronger.
Seme
Itakura Sensei pointed out that I need to build up my seme before an attack. So then I tried using the movements of my kensen, my body and my footwork to get reaction from my opponents and create opportunities for attacking.
Nito
I love playing against Nishimoto-san's nito. Alas, I only had 30 seconds jigeiko with him towards the end of the training session. I am eagerly looking forward to my next jigeiko with him to practice gyaku-doh and, hmmm... tsuki. As I mentioned before, kendoka who plays jodan or nito sends an automatic tsuki invitation to his/her opponent. I am taking this invitation, of course!
Forearm Positioning
Beware of my arm movements and positioning just before an attack. Make sure that I don't lift my hand up or lean my body forward to signal an impending attack. Keep my kamae tall and straight, and my arms relaxed.
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