Welcome to Kendo Online WorkshopIn kendo online workshop, we are looking at some points many people are doing wrong or not explained in detail. These are not something we can ignore and keep learning kendo without knowing. In this kendo online workshop, I try to show you these details by articles, videos and/or pictures. Hope you learn something out of this. Hiro Imafuji www.Kendo-Guide.Com Shinai Adjustment- Sometimes we have to adjust shinai length. So in this article, how toadjust the length of your shinai is shown. There is a video to show exactlyhow you make your shinai shorter. Shinai Maintenance- Shinai maintenance is important. If we do not take a good care of shinai,we may end up with hurting others. If you do not want to hurt or kill yourtraining partners, you should know how to maintain your shinai.How to Start Training in Kendo- We tend to focus on how to strike or hit our opponents. But more importantthing is etiquette. So we should really know how to start training.How to Strike Small Kote- Small Kote looks easy but many people find it hard because if they doit too small they cannot hit properly and if they do it too quickly theycannot even hit kote. Here is the secret.How to Strike Small Men- Small men cut in kendo is misunderstood for some reasons. People thinkit is to avoid getting hit. It is not true. It is a small version of thebasic men cut.Kendo is Easy: If you can walk, you can do kendo :)- Kendo is easy...if we do not make it too difficult. It is us, learners,who make kendo difficult to learn. But you know what if you can walk, youcan do kendo!The Way We Walk and Kendo- Many people have problems with kendo movements. But it is easy to fixif we fix how we walk. If you want to improve your kendo, you may haveto change how you walk...In kendo, Left Heel is Always up. Why?- In kendo we are told to have our left heel up all the time. But beginnershave the left heel too high. In this workshop, we are going to know whywe should have our left heel up.Fumikomi Mechanism- In this section, you will see how actually fumikomi works. It is mucheasier to perform fumikomi once you know how it should be done. Analogyused in the video is quite popular. :) How to Sit in Seiza- In this section, you will learn how to sit in seiza in order. Also youwill learn why we sit in seiza in that order. This is helpful to teachbeginners too. Return to Kendo Guide from Kendo Online Workshop
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