I know nothing of kendo. And this morning I’ve learnt something
@1337hacks6 жыл бұрын
5:45 RIP headphone users
@Ollieblitzberg98413 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that completely caught me off guard XD
@Druid_Ignacy5 жыл бұрын
This is totally what occurs in fencing all over the world :3 I love to see such similarities
@tramarthomas6105 Жыл бұрын
Does fencing have a specific name for this concept also?
@ContradictoryNature6 жыл бұрын
Perfectly clear explanation, I've always wondered about this aspect and as I learn in a non-native language it's something I've struggled with a lot. Cheers for keeping it short, sweet and to the point without losing nuance!
@steves82362 жыл бұрын
Interesting topic and video. But I think a top down camera angle might better demonstrate your hand positioning on some of those counter strikes.
@jpettymd4 жыл бұрын
Even though I am a beginner I like watching these level videos just to get a big picture of what’s to come
@funking5564 жыл бұрын
You are very good sensei. Actually I am going to join 4th Dan exam soon. This video is helpful a lot to me. Thank you so much !!
@Not-so-cool-name5 ай бұрын
Thank you, your videos are great, even seme you can simplify. Great even for us kendo beginners
@MrImportantPants12345 жыл бұрын
Great video. I had to stop practicing Kendo several years back due to a variety of circumstances, (relocating to a place with no nearby dojo, and a major back injury), but I'm now in a position to start to be able to think about coming back into the fold so to speak in the near future. I've been watching a lot of your videos to just start to get my head in the right place, and just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate having high quality content like this available for kendoka. Seme is a tough concept to understand and apply, and you lay out the essential points in a very cogent fashion here. Thank you and please keep up the great work!
@Interisti25065 жыл бұрын
Looking at joining a Kendo club the nearest to me is Bedford, watching your videos has given me a lot of inspiration to give it a go
@Howleebra3 жыл бұрын
I had a chance to do a little Kendo in Hawaii as a child and was supprised how much it hurts, many years later a Tai Jitsu Club showed up to my MMA gym and brought their weapons with them so I finally had a chance to get back to weapons combat albeit in a much less formal way, after growing up in what amounts to rural Asia and being involved in all types of martial arts it's clear that kendo has become overburdened with rules much like Judo Certainly is a shame that all Kendo doesn't use more sweeps trips and throws plus strikes to the legs... I guess old school Kendo and Judo will always be wildly Superior in my worldview
@rcjdpt5 жыл бұрын
Great description of seme. I like the breakdown of seme into the 3 components. The first 2 are trainable, but the third (spirit) comes over time with experience and is hard to verbalize. Like you said, when you face an 8th dan or similarly trained practitioner, there is an immediate feeling of pressure, confidence, calm.. what ever you want to call it. That's when you understand what that feels like. Thanks for the great demo/info.
@anthonygalvez87445 жыл бұрын
This is very good illustration and explanation of "seme". I've keiko for quite awhile and I did not understand it much while practicing in Japan.
@jinden335 жыл бұрын
This was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!! We have a club in Wisconsin and I am the highest ranked student (with no Sensei) at 3rd Dan. I will be showing this to my students and I am sure this will help me pass my yon dan test. Thank you so much and I will be shopping at your store shortly.
@TheKendoShow5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joel! Best of luck with your 4dan test - Andy
@jinden335 жыл бұрын
The Kendo Show thank you! By the way, your Kendo is obviously at a higher level than mine, what rank are you current at?
@TheKendoShow5 жыл бұрын
@@jinden33 I am currently 6th Dan :)
@jinden335 жыл бұрын
The Kendo Show congratulations! Thank you again. I look forward to your next video and I will be going over your channel to watch even more.
@kronoscamron74123 жыл бұрын
I tried this in shiai and it worked well, I could push his buttons well, but I could not anticipate the exact moment he strike so I missed the follow-up strike.
@GovertKrook3 жыл бұрын
I am probably not gonna practice kendo, yet this is informative for me. Cause it could be applied to other duels. Or in my case lightsaber duelling with friends.
@herrlogi5 ай бұрын
very nice information thank you and more kendo thanks to kendostar of course :)
@arnoburkholderdelarosa36384 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks Andy!
@nothingnewhere65512 ай бұрын
Wish I had the confidence to kiai like that when I trained karate. That shit is legitimately terrifying.
@chamiltonart3319 Жыл бұрын
very helpful instruction!
@ChuShinTani4 жыл бұрын
Great resource!
@Ehren115 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video, cool to see you take something from the basics to the advanced. Will help practice but also my own video analysis! Cheers Andy
@monicalima57864 жыл бұрын
I loved It!!!! Your videos help me a Lot!!!!
@aero13music6 жыл бұрын
Could you please make a video on oji waza? Especially kaeshi techniques.
@antoniosanchezcantallops94602 ай бұрын
Thank you so much
@MisterDantastic4 жыл бұрын
Good video. Really helpful.
@masterlesstheband6 жыл бұрын
Great video as always Andy.
@Carolus50508 ай бұрын
Wow... your kiai actually left me frightened. Good video sensei!
@lamhiep846 жыл бұрын
Great one! Very usefull for all kendoka. Thanks Andy!
@demonseedlongboarder Жыл бұрын
thank you for the video
@Not-so-cool-name2 жыл бұрын
Great thanks
@eleazarguzmanrn69456 жыл бұрын
Great, learning a lot.
@freemanfly29866 жыл бұрын
Great Lesson !! Thanks Sensei.
@simonkuijpers50456 жыл бұрын
Dear Andy, I love your video's and was wondering how you feel about making a video about dealing with sustained kendo practice in a mental or motivational sense. I feel like a challenge which is especially prominent in kendo is keeping yourself motivated for weekly or even daily practice. On the one hand, things can go 'well' and you may feel elevated only to crash down harder when things all seem to 'fail' again. On the other, things may not go well at all and you wonder whether your are practicing correctly or improving at all. For me personally, this struggle in kendo is unlike I have seen anywhere else due to the unique combination of high pressure yet also very technical and emotional or perhaps even 'spiritual' demands. After keiko, I feel not only physically exhausted (as I would with my previous love, boxing) but also mentally exhausted. My discipline has as a result been waivering, coming in and out of practice (this is not an excuse, of course!). And I was wondering to what extent other people experience similar issues, and if so, how they succesfully deal with it. In any case, thank you very much for your time and attention!
@debapriyachakraborty71463 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@AdriDelPino6 жыл бұрын
Great video as always!!
@UchihaTakaSasuke6 жыл бұрын
Your videos are great, I would like to contribute with subtitles but I do not know how to do it. :c
@alejandrogonzalez71296 жыл бұрын
Great video as allways Andy! thank you very much! I just got a quick question, how does shinai seme aply in Jodan no kamae? thank you!
@user-qf4mt1dy3x6 жыл бұрын
thank u I was looking for
@dan666dan6 жыл бұрын
I have a question. Im studying Kendo afew days now, im a left handed and i wounder if inthe case of the foot and the hand on the sword always have to be the same way as a righthand person or i have the freedom to use my own side?
@TheKendoShow6 жыл бұрын
Hi! I have made a video about this subject here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nV7UcmqFlK6HpsU Hope that helps!
@guicouture6 жыл бұрын
Hello Andy. Thanks for this great video. I've been experimenting with the right foot seme-ashi for a few months now and I found some very helpful pointers in your explanations. I feel however that there might still be something missing. Isn't there a kind of correct opportunity to use this "moving-in" the opponent's space to apply seme ? I've experienced in keiko that if the other is ready and set to pounce, if I move in at that point for a debana-waza, he will attack with is own debana-men and beat me to count, no matter how small my step with the right foot, because he is attacking while I'm moving forward. I may still be able to use oji-waza, but that's not easy. I'd like to know your thoughts on this.
@amintrabelsi67836 жыл бұрын
Perhaps making sure that you took the center before moving the right foot would be helpful
@nicholasusui-crook61576 жыл бұрын
good for us beginner's like me.
@Razer_6 жыл бұрын
Hello Andy, Nice vid as always! I was wondering how do you deal with blisters? I train on 3 different floors a week (wood and 2 gym hall floors) so some times my feet have a bit of a difficulty to get used to the floor. Do you tape it, let it dry out, stick a clean needle in it to let the liquid out? Whats your thoughs about it? With kind Regards René
@pedropestana79816 жыл бұрын
René Bloemheuvel I use a needle to blow... and then some ice.
@JAPCUP236 жыл бұрын
ANDY!かっこいいぞー!
@kronoscamron74122 жыл бұрын
The ancient art of (come at me bro).
@yeeeessssssssss4 жыл бұрын
How to block a tsucki? I have been struck countless times there and tsucki tare can't resist the force of the sword and I often fall back when people hit my tsucki. Are there any vids about blocking? Or do I just prepare to doge a tsucki?
@yeeeessssssssss4 жыл бұрын
Oh yea hand plus when I try to doge the opponent's sword will always be stuck inside my men by the opening between the tsucki tares
@xxClampFanxx6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :D
@longnguyen32346 жыл бұрын
can i have vietsub ?
@KoRNeRd6 жыл бұрын
Your dynamic text intro moves too fast for my taste. Please make it slower.
@jugainkabarnard1156 жыл бұрын
Using the Japanese words along with the English words confuse the crap out of this.