Andy, you are brilliant mate. I’ve just started Kendo and your videos really got me ready for it. Thank you so much

I'm very excited to hear the philosophical aspects of kamae/sonkyo!

Really like the new video editing with the additional view which are complimentary to the primary actions being discussed/shown as well as the quality is noticeably better. Instructions are very clear, simple and to the point; you can never over-stress the criticality of having 'solid' basics! Thank you.

Yesterday was my first kendo class, I have to admit that it was very difficult for me , since I've been in aikido for years, and everything is very different especially the position that was the most complicated for me, which made me feel frustrated, but with more eager to practice, thanks for making this video so informative, greetings from Argentina :)

@atomicdestroyer8068

8 ай бұрын

Are you still doing kendo now?

すごくキレイでカッコいいです！剣道を高いレベルで理解されてますね！！すごいです！

Thanks for uploading this lecture video.

Thanks for this great video, Andy! I'm extremely glad and grateful for your return.

Great video Andy! Superb production values and quality.

Thanks a lot Andy. These videos are very helpful. Best of luck in your quest.

My best KENDO section!!

Friendly and helpful video, thank You.

This is great! High quality kendo videos from multiple angles~ Thank you guys! Also Kendostar.com looks amazing... o.o

Fantastic Episode Andy. really informative and is going to be hugely helpful for younger students. keep it up looking forward to more

Love this! Thankyou so much for this brilliant information! Just started Kendo as a complete beginner and this video helped me tremendously!!!

Good stuff. The kamae part starts around (9:37)

@Zaellycomz

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

hi Andy you videos are always very instructive whatever our grade is. please keep this up !

thanks for this video, it really helps my understanding of kendo, and let me know my mistake

great video, production is quality and an overall very useful basic to be shared with newlings in due time! Now, soooo looking forward to see what you're cooking up for Kendo Star!!! Come on already! :) good luck with everything! ++

great beginner kendo for respect and posture, tnx

Thank you!

Thank you

Production Value!!!

thanks for all the videos you had made, they are very useful for me. i really want to say thank you. can you talk about how you think of strength training for kendo player ?

@tommylee7218

2 жыл бұрын

i realize it is quite off topic but does anyone know of a good site to stream newly released tv shows online?

@jerrysam2001

2 жыл бұрын

@Tommy Lee I use flixzone. You can find it on google =)

@finneganricardo712

2 жыл бұрын

@Jerry Sam yea, I've been using Flixzone for since march myself :)

@tommylee7218

2 жыл бұрын

@Jerry Sam Thanks, I signed up and it seems to work =) Appreciate it!

@jerrysam2001

2 жыл бұрын

@Tommy Lee glad I could help =)

Welcoming to your opponent's attacks as well　について、本当に感心した。 剣道を高いレベルで理解している、という言葉がよくわかる…。

A lot of blisters you say... If i only knew this a month ago XD

Great video! Thanks Andy! I would really like a lesson about fumikomi ashi, as I have had issues with it as a beginner. I often have serious heel pain after practice due to hitting the floor with my heel during fumikomi. I have heard tips ("stealth glider foot just above floor " and trying to move knee first) which I have tried to adopt. Several other friends have had same issue too :/

@KevinBuckham1

8 жыл бұрын

+TomppaESG Please listen to your sensei first, but make sure your foot lands flat, and not heel first. If you attempt to think about moving your knee first, a beginner has a tendency to lift the knee and foot too high.

Hey Andy, was just wondering. I've been a Kendoka for about 8-9 months and still struggle with regular blisters, my senpai and sensei suggest it will simply toughen out over time. Could it actually be a fault in my footwork? Either way I'm spending a lot more time in the mirror, that's for sure.

I have a question, can you block strikes and parry and counter attack in kendo? thank you

@gomes6875

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes you can. Watch the kendo show video on blocking and winning against blockers

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Hi Andy-sensei. I have a request perhaps if you could do an in depth video on proper fumikomi and fumikiri. I have been struggling with these for some time and maybe there are others like me who could use a thorough explanation on how to perform these correctly and how to practice them. Thanks!

im a meyer longsword fencer. its literally unnatural for me to stand that straight in my fighting stance. you can cover so much ground that way, its insane. anyways, i just wanted to learn what styles there are in kendo. in longsword we have german and italian traditions, most famously the lichtenaur lineage (german) and the fiore de liberi lineage (italian) as well as names like talhoffer, (very early example, german) ringeck (german), and meyer (very late example (15th century), german, part of the lichtenaur lineage). me being a german longsworder, i dont know a whole lot about italian names, but what i know about fiore is because its earlier than most german treatises/systems, they use smaller longswords, think only a couple inches longer than a katana, or shinai length, with shorter hilts than most later longswords. fiore also puts more emphasis on specific parries, and also giving point. they also use a different method of cutting compared to the german tradition. i think this might not be fiore and some other italian master, but i remember italians cutting using wrist rotation. in german longsword, we use our off-hand to power the cut while using our main hand to direct/aim/align the cut. german traditions have this thing called the 'thumb grip', which is typical of every type of germanic swordsmanship, when you place the thumb of your main hand on the flat of the blade and use it as a pivot point while cutting. italian systems tend to both cut and thrust frequently, while theres and overwhelming bias towards cutting in the german systems, still more thrusting than asian systems though. both italian and german traditions also adopted the principle of 'fencing with the whole body' meaning using your core muscles to redirect, cut, thrust, defend... with the sword much more quickly and efficiently, and with the ability to generate more power with less effort. we primarily use passing steps for our footwork, this covers a lot of ground/distance very quickly, and it also makes our fencing non-linear. also, because these are european systems of fencing, there tends to be some sort of emphasis on binding and winding, feeling the opponent, etc. this is called 'fühlen' in lichtenaur and meyer (feeling). feeling out yor oppenent in the bind to wind or disengage appropriately. the only thing i see lacking so far in japanese swordsmanship is a bindwork.

I know nothing of Kendo other that what little I have seen in videos, so if I speak out of line please excuse my ignorance as I am honestly looking for understanding. Why, after scoring a point does the combatant hold their sword into the air and "bunny hop" away from the other combatant. What is the purpose of this action?

I'm right handed, which hand should I place above the other one? Thank you, for this video sir!

@TheKendoShow

3 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t matter if you’re right or left handed 😉 your right hand goes in front, near the Tsuba (hand guard), and the left grips the Shinai at the very bottom 😉

@svp3rn0v47

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKendoShow Alright! Thanks again. 👌

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So I know this is an old video, but what do you do if you're left-handed? Do you have to switch hands and learn to do it right-handed, or can you just reverse everything? Thanks!

@TheKendoShow

6 жыл бұрын

Hi! In Kendo we do not differentiate between left and right handedness. So if you are left handed, you do Kendo the same way you would if you were right handed ;)

@invinciblemode

5 жыл бұрын

I feel like lefties would have an advantage since your dominant (left) hand is stronger anyways

From watching videos about kendo, I get the impression that there's a lot of Japanese terms to be learnt. Is that true?

@TheKendoShow

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that is correct 👍🇯🇵

This gives u such bad habits in training w an actual bladed weapon ,( I do it all the time on my channel in baseball jersey or diccies suit) in kenjutsu the stiff ridged movement not acounting for the fact that even wearing a single katana is always done as if u r wearing both swords plus no scabbard means no blocking u draw right where wakazashi would be aswell not employing"wakazashi triangle" what your doing is like chiburi"shake off blood" its ceremonial if u were to use sword blood would be minimal and would not just flic off aswell if chiburi is not done after every strike then it can be removed , in kenjutsu we do everything in expectation of being attacked so instead of chiburi we sheath in a way im just getting used to but I can do it good enough for youtube , I learned zato ichi "flash cut" and spins off internet not from kenjutsu , but i do a bit u can see in my shorts me doing chiburi then removing it and employing stance you can attack both forward and away, so out of kendo Iaido Iaijutsu kenjutsu, kenjutsu is one that prepares u to fight also my sensei used daisho(pair of katana) in WW2 vs rifles w one shot pistol for suicide even testing on bodies my sensei can cut 2.5 stacced corpses (thats how he knows chiburi is useless) dunno how he survived my japanesse is not great but he is amazing has daisho(uchigatana/edo katana,wakazashi,tanto&tessen) from 1700 worth 50k

why kendo fight always vertical slash and start form above NO horizontal slash or slashg form below. No COOL move like ninja movie or samurai movie That make kendo fight so boring.

@giuseppienad2632

2 жыл бұрын

You're confusing flashy moves for movies versus kendo moves.

@giuseppienad2632

2 жыл бұрын

Besides kendo is a sport, what you will learn is not some martial arts choreography school.