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1 Murdoch Kendo Guide

2 Content Content Language Equipments Etiquette Grades Commands Motion Stance & Distance Partner Work Fighting Techniques Principles Remember This booklet was written to serve as a small guide for beginners, containing translations of basic terms and commands for Kendo. Keep in mind that this book might not be completely correct. Each dojo has their own sets of rules and etiquettes, so make sure you always follow whatever you are taught in your dojo. - Bernard Yehuda

3 Language Equipments Japanese language is phonetic; meaning that vowels are pronounced in a specific way, and does not change. In English, the letter a can be pronounced in different ways, for example cat and car sound different. However in Japanese, a is pronounced like ah, as in the a in armour. a ah car, camera, us, run i ee bee, big, in, if u oo book, foot, blue e eh get, let, fetch, end o oh door, corn, on, off g in Japanese is always the hard g found in words like get, gorilla and ghost, and never the soft g found in words like giraffe, gentleman, and gym. Examples of pronunciation: kirikaeshi kee-ree-kah-eh-she chudan-no-kamae choo-dan no kah-mah-eh tsubazeriai tsoo-bah zeh-ree eye 1 ichi 2 ni 3 san 4 shi/yon 5 go 6 roku 7 shichi/nana 8 hachi 9 kyu/ku 10 jyu/ju (keiko) gi hakama shinai bokken/bokuto bogu tenugui men kote do tare men-gane himo obi zekken kensen monouchi tsuba tsuka (practise) jacket pants/trousers bamboo sword wooden sword armour towel used as head wrap helmet gloves chest protector waist protector railings on the men string (e.g. men-himo ) belt (e.g. tare-obi ) name sack worn on the middle flap of the tare tip of the sword cutting area of the sword hilt guard hilt

4 Etiquette Grades ritsu rei za rei shomen sensei senpai kohai otagai shinpan standing bow sitting bow front of the dojo teacher senior junior each other judge Shallow bow Bend 15º, keep eye contact. Do this when bowing to an opponent or partner during training. Deep bow Bend 30º, look down to the floor. Do this when bowing in or out of the dojo, or to the teacher/judges. Sonkyo Squat down from chudan-no-kamae with your sword out. Do this at the beginning and end of training with your first and last partner, and at the beginning and end of fighting (e.g. jigeiko, ippon, shiai). Kendo has two types of grades: kyu and dan. The grade starts at the 6 th kyu, and goes up to 1 st. After 1 st kyu will be 1 st dan, and currently it s only possible to grade up to 8 th dan. You will have to train for at least six months between each kyu grading. From 1 st dan to 2 nd dan you will require at least a year, 2 nd dan to 3 rd dan two years, 3 rd dan to 4 th dan three years, and so on. 6 th kyu rokkyu 5 th kyu gokyu 4 th kyu yonkyu 3 rd kyu sankyu 2 nd kyu nikkyu 1 st kyu ikkyu 1 st dan shodan 2 nd dan nidan 3 rd dan sandan 4 th dan yondan 5 th dan godan 6 th dan rokudan 7 th dan nanadan 8 th dan hachidan 9 th dan kyudan 10 th dan jyudan

5 Commands Motion mae atto migi hidari forward backward right left ashi-sabaki suri-ashi okuri-ashi ayumi-ashi fumikomi footwork sliding motion right foot leading normal walking stomping hajime start/begin yame stop ki o tsuke attention/get ready seiza sit down rei bow shomen ni rei bow to the front sensei ni rei bow to the teacher otagai ni rei bow to each other hai yes onegaishimasu please allow me arigatou gozaimashita thank you shinai omote grab your sword kamae-to draw your sword kamae-te ready your stance mou-ikkai one more time sonkyo squat down osame-to put away your sword uchi suburi keiko strike exercise practise jogei-buri Swing the sword all the way to the back until it touches the posterior, and forward all the way until about knee-level. naname-buri Like jogei-buri, except with a small twist so the sword strikes at an angle. shomen-suburi sayumen-suburi kote-suburi do-suburi normal men cuts diagonal men cuts kote cuts do cuts Note that for naname-buri, sayumen-suburi and do-suburi, you should be cutting from the right when walking forward, and cutting from the left when walking backward.

6 Stance & Distance Partner Work kamae stance chudan-no-kamae Normal stance with the sword pointing to the opponent s throat. jodan-no-kamae Stance where sword is raised above the head. hidari-no-jodan Jodan stance with the left foot leading. migi-no-jodan Jodan stance with the right foot leading. maai distance kakarite motodachi/aite taiatari attacker defender/receiver pushing in tsubazeriai uchikomi-geiko Exercise where motodachi makes an opening for the attacker. kakari-geiko Exercise where the attacker has to make their own opening. Variants include one where the motodachi is allowed to do counter-attacks, or one where both players can attack each other. issoku-itto-no-maai One-step one-cut distance, kensen crossing. chikama Cutting distance, swords crossing. touma Long distance, swords not touching. tsubazeriai Close distance kirikaeshi Assume chudan-no-kamae. Start from touma. Step into issoku-itto-no-maai. Attack men, and taiatari. Four sayu-men going forward. Five sayu-men going backward. Go back to touma. Repeat step 3 to 7. Attack men and zanshin through.

7 Fighting Techniques ji-geiko Free sparring, designed to let players test each other and utilise the techniques they have learnt. ippon Like ji-geiko, except it ends when someone scores a point. sanpon A three-point match where you need to score twice to win. shiai Tournament/competition fight. men-ari kote-ari do-ari tsuki-ari hansoku gogi nihonme shobu enchou shobu-ari score with a men hit score with a kote hit score with a do hit score with a tsuki hit penalty referee conference second round final round extension fight has ended waza technique shikake-waza Attacking/opening technique. oji-waza Counter-attacking technique. hiki-waza Techniques from tsubazeriai. ni-dan waza Two-step technique, e.g. kote then men. harai-waza Flicking the opponent s shinai away. nuki-waza Dodging the opponent s attack. suriage-waza Parrying the opponent s attack and attacking from the same side. kaeshi-waza Parrying the opponent s attack and attacking from the opposite side

8 Principles Remember kiai Yelling to exert your spirit when cutting. zanshin remaining spirit Showing that you are ready for the next attack right after you make your cut, usually shown by moving away from the opponent swiftly. seme assault Both physical and mental pressure on the opponent, usually refers to having control of the centre while you move. ki-ken-tai-no-icchi Spirit, sword, and body as one. sutemi no care for your life To completely commit to your attack without fear nor hesitation. san-satsu-no-ho / san sappo Three methods of killing: to kill the shinai, to kill the technique, to kill the spirit. Always bow when entering and exiting the dojo. Remove your shoes to keep the floor clean as we practise with barefoot. Treat your shinai respectfully like a sword. Do not lean on them, do not swing them around, do not drop them, do not step over them. Take care of your appearance. Wear your uniform neatly. Take care of your hakama s pleats by folding them properly. Hang your uniform after each training and let them dry. Wash them regularly. Check your shinai constantly. Retie the string and nakayui if needed, and sand the splinters off. Oil the bamboo sleats every few weeks. Etiquette is important. Say onegaishimasu and arigatou gozaimashita loudly. Let your partner know that you appreciate their help and thank them for training with you. When answering, yell a strong hai. Do not show your weakness. Stand up tall and proudly, no matter how tired you are. Start strong and finish strong

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