19 Kendo Basics II: Okuri Ashi Practice

[@azurebass24]

Sifu, first and foremost: thank you so much for putting all of this on KZbin. You've given thousands of strangers such a gift. If you don't mind me asking, what is the range of movement we're looking for with our steps? Do I want to go as far as I can while still maintaining balance?

[@tartarart4922]

Thank very you very much sensei Hiro Imafuji!

[@KendoGuide]

Thanks for your comment and you're welcome, TarTar ART!

[@RonaldVeiga]

I'm from Brazil and don't speaking english very well, but I did understand your lesson. Thanks!

[@KendoGuide]

You're welcome! Glad to hear that!

[@razaanalfaruq7663]

Hi shinshe, in my place not any Kendo accosiation but I learn from your video and just buy a sweet katana when vacation Will hard basic practice. If you any advise to improve advance skill please....

[@GorgBasil]

Hello, Hiro sensei. Can you please tell me how would you give a command to your students to execute an exercise where shomen uchi and sayu-men uchi are executed along with shiho-ashi-sabaki (footwork)? Shomen uchi on mae-ato, and sayu-men uchi on migi-hidari. How would you call such a routine? Thank you very much for your work!

[@KendoGuide]

Thank you for your comment and question! Wording is very hard because even in Japan we use different terms on the same things such as haya-suburi (chōyaku shōmen uchi). And shomen uchi and sayu men uchi with shiho ashisabaki would be just like I wrote. "Shomen uchi (sayū men uchi) with shihō ashisabaki" or you probably can say "Shihō ashisabaki shōmen uchi (sayū men uchi)". I am sure there are some other ways to call such drills. I like the way English sounds :)

[@GorgBasil]

@@KendoGuide Thank you so much, Hiro sensei! I couldn't hope for a better answer and in sunch short amount of time. I appreciate it! I wish you the best!

[@KendoGuide]

You're very welcome!

[@bellevie2236]

Thanks for amazing videos, although it is difficult to memorize foreign language..... Mae, Ato, Migi, Hidari....

[@KendoGuide]

You're welcome! You got the terms right!