In this episode, I would like to share my thoughts on the reasons behind kendo etiquette. It is easy to say we don’t do certain things because they are rude in Japanese culture. Yeah. That is correct. But we should think about what we do at the dojo because where kendo comes from…
In this episode, I would like to read and go over the definition of yūkō datotsu. We all talk about what ippon is but then have we talked about what yūkō datotsu is? I wanted to analyse what it is using the definition of yūkōd datotsu from the shiai regulations.
The Regulations of Kendo Shiai and Shinpan The subsidiary Rules of Kendo Shiai and Shinpan Revised September 2, 2017
Regulations:
Section 2: Yuko-datotsu (Yuko-datotsu) Article 12: Yuko-datotsu is defined as an accurate strike or thrust made onto a datotsu-bui on the opponent’s kendo-gu with the shinai’s datotsu-bu in high spirits and with correct posture, being followed by zanshin.
(Datotsu-bu of Shinai) Article 13: Datotsu-bu of shinai shall be jin-bu of monouchi and its neighbouring part.
(Datotsu-bui) Article 14: The datosu-bui are as follows: 1. Men-bu (shomen and sayu-men) 2. Kote-bu (migi-kote and hidari-kote 3. Do-bu (migi-do and hidari-do) 4. Tsuki-bu (tsuki-dare)
The Subsidiary Rules
Article 10: The “accurate” strike prescribed in Article 12 of the “Regulations” mean a strike made in the same direction as the jin-bu of the shinai.
Article 13: The datosu-bui prescribed in Article 14 of the “Regulations” are shown in Figure 3. The target areas of men and kote are as follows: 1. Right and left men shall be above the temples. 2. The target area for kote shall be the right forearm in the case of chudan-no-kamae (the left forearm if the opponent holds his or her shinai with the left hand forward), or the left hand right forearms in the case of other kamae.
In this episode, I would like to share my experience at the 12th Nito Seminar in Idaho! It was a great experience as usual but one regret was that I didn’t take photos with patrons I saw at the event! I should develop a habit of taking photos!!
