Ichiro Apr 7, 20211 min readKendo during PandemicTPE 2204 Kendo It's is still pandemic after a year and our university Phys. Ed. adapted to Canvas online learning platform. For over a...
Ichiro Mar 10, 20212 min readIkeda SenseiShinichi Ikeda Kendo 7th Dan Born December 17, 1949 in Yoshii Town, Gunma Prefecture (now Takasaki City). I started kendo in club...
Ichiro Mar 9, 20211 min readKendoKendo is to forge the human spirit and character. Kendo practice is an arduous process. A lot of tiring exercises and repetition to...
Ichiro Mar 9, 20212 min readIkeda Sensei - Questions to USC Kendo students⒈ Why did you major in Kendo? The University of San Carlos tertiary level are required to take up local or foreign martial arts for...
Ichiro May 9, 20201 min read Hyakutake SenseiColin Hyakutake Watkin Sensei - Our teacher Sensei started Budo/Kobudo in the UK in 1964 (56 years ago). A karate/jujitsu yudansha....
Ichiro May 8, 20202 min readTameshigiriTo have effective cutting, whether cutting downward, upward, horizontal, shallow or deep - it should be left hand cut, right hand control...
Ichiro Mar 6, 20201 min readKoryū in the UniversityHyoho Niten Ichiryū Kenjutsu is a 400 year old tradition founded by a famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. The martial art Kenjutsu...
Ichiro Dec 20, 20191 min readIppon me Beyond FormLearning the form correctly is not the end for sasen practice. It has to be elevated to the point of deadly accuracy. It should be more...
Ichiro Aug 17, 20191 min readKenjutsu Kata and WazaKata and Kumitachi are set movements of the Ryu. Either preformed in solo or in pair (uchitachi and shitachi). Accurate movements,...
Ichiro Aug 17, 20191 min readA Student Commentary on KendoSo happy to see my students' understanding and observation on Kendo while training under Yeo Sensei and having some training with Cebu...
Ichiro Aug 16, 20191 min readKendo Training for Competition1. Improvement in any competitiive sports requires you to train at 7 times max and least 5 times a week with intervals between high...
Ichiro Aug 13, 20191 min readFall Seven Times, Rise EightFailure in competition or shinsa is unavoidable and we humans want to succeed, a basic instinct to survive. It's a challenge for us to...
Ichiro May 14, 20191 min readNo ShadowThere is no hesitation, there is no time to think. Train to the point of moving without thinking, the movements becomes you - not thought...
Ichiro May 10, 20191 min readMokusōAs we sit in seiza and meditate, we try to focus on our breathing. It should be coming from our hara. Our breathing technique is...
Ichiro May 9, 20191 min readHumilityIs one of meaning of the pleats of the hakama and is one of the seven virtues in budo practice. Many times we operate under the...
Ichiro May 7, 20191 min readMusashiExperience was his Teacher - Musashi engaged on duels both using wooden and real swords. The process for him to hone his skill in deadly...
Ichiro May 7, 20191 min readIs kote katsujinken?In my own opinion and what i learned from my sensei. I do not believe kote is Katsujinken. Getting wounded during those older period can...
Ichiro May 7, 20192 min readItto / Nito Kendo Seminar5/4/19 and 5/5/19 The seminar started after our training in Classical Japanese Swordsmanship practice. This is the 2nd time Sun Tae Chung...
Ichiro May 3, 20191 min readAnna Mae CuadranteAKT team members interview 1. when and how did your kendo journey start? It started by participating some kenjutsu practice since 2012...
Ichiro Apr 29, 20191 min readReadinessThe no mind is always ready. Those actions not dictated by any thoughts and plan. The sword moves by itself is a culmination of constant...
