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A scorable point (有効打突, yūkō-datotsu) in a kendo competition (tai-kai) is defined as an accurate strike or thrust made onto a datotsu-bui of the opponent's kendo-gu with the shinai making contact at its datotsu-bu, the competitor displaying high spirits, correct posture and followed by zanshin. [37] [clarification needed]
Kendo practice at an agricultural school c.1920. The person at right in the foreground is in chūdan-no-kamae, the person at left is in jōdan-no-kamae.. Chūdan-no-kamae (中段の構え:ちゅうだんのかまえ), sometimes shortened to Chūdan-gamae or simply Chūdan, is a basic weapon stance in many Japanese martial arts.
Practitioners of the Niten Ichi-ryū school of kenjutsu demonstrating a kata.The man on the left is in gedan-no-kamae. Gedan-no-kamae (下段の構え Hiragana: げだんのかまえ), frequently shortened simply to gedan, occasionally shortened to gedan-gamae, is one of the five stances in kendo: jōdan, chūdan, gedan, hassō, and waki.
To popularise iaido and to make it easier for kendo practitioners to learn iaido, an expert committee was established by the AJKF to review the situation. The committee subsequently selected the basic techniques from major iaido schools to form the curriculum of Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei Iaido.
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Taiatari (体当たり, tai-atari, "body strike") is a Kendo movement, literally meaning to hit (ataru) with the body (tai). It is a collision move used to break the kamae and therefore the defense of the opponent. A correct taiatari is executed with the sword held vertically and the fists held firmly in front of the navel or slightly higher ...
Musashi no Ken (六三四の剣, lit. ' Musashi's Sword ') is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami that focuses on kendo.It was serialized by Shogakukan in Weekly Shōnen Sunday between April 1981 and October 1985. [3]