The shinpan issue in our country was just as you said, but I think now it has changed (actually is still changing) just because younger generation become able to do shinpan. Then, it would be much better with more kendo population (specifically ppl with more updated kihon and shiai experienced shinpan) but I believe trainning toghether (ppl of different ages, levels & from different dojos) also provides the opportunity to understand/update yukodatotsu knowledge, and elders in spite of being our senpai or senseis they should be open to continue their never ending learning process that is Kendo. So the best contribution that one can give to others in kendo is to carry on practicing and learning and updating our own kendo. Thanks for the video Andy! いつもの動画を楽しみにしております。
Hi Andy, thanks very much for your answer about refereeing. Kendo is continuously evolving indeed. For example, I think today we see much more hiki-waza than 30 years ago. You quite got the point: the kendo environment in Italy is not the same of Japan indeed. I've been competing at national level for almost a decade, and in this period I always found the same 20 referees in every tournament. Only once I witnessed the ceremony of "awarding" a new referee with his flags. Probably this is due to the fact that to be referee one has to hold minimum yondan, and be willing to travel a lot across the country, so there are not a lot of people. However, the problem is that at some point, having always the same referees, you are able to tell what waza each of them is more likely to award ippon. For example, some of them will never raise their flag for an hiki-do, others won't for a katate-men. You can overcome this, but to do so you have to "adapt" your kendo to the referee's, thus ceasing to be yourself and becoming an extension of what they want to see instead. I don't know if this makes any sense to you. To me the choice was always between don't "betray" your own self, or having a considerable advantage in winning the shiai: I always chose the first.
@@lolaandjoe123 hiki is a prefix used to indicate waza executed going backwards, usually starting from tsubazeriai. In this case, hiki-do is referred to the torso strike, but going backwards. In the same way you can strike hiki-men (men backwards) and hiki-kote (kote backwards). Katate is a prefix used to indicate waza executed with one hand (usually the left hand). In the same fashion, morote is a prefix used to indicate wasa executed with both hands. Hope that helps!
@@lolaandjoe123 I don't think I got your question, but if you're asking why referees decide whether a strike is valid or not, it's simply because this is how shiai (tournament fight) works.
Oh sorry, you said that some will never raise their flag for a hiki-do and some won't for a katate-men. I was wondering why they wouldn't award a point for those?
HI Andy. Could you possibly briefly explain the concept of 'yu kota dotsu'? Sorry, i'm sure my english spelling version is incorrect. Or perhaps you already have a video on the concept. Thanks again for all the fantastic videos! I try to watch every one.
Just my opinion - we tend to give the important refereeing positions (like head referees or referees for important shiai or for final matches or so) kinda automatically to persons with highest grades (or oldest ) available. But this just does not mean, that they are also the best available referees (with the best referee education and observation skill etc.). I think, that things will get better if we take into account more the people's refereeing skills rather than just grades or age.
I decided to try Kendo, unfortunately I'm in England and the nearest place only holds beginner lessons every two months (The last one was held two hours before I decided to try kendo so, that was a little unlucky.) I'm really skinny and I was wondering what I could do in the two months I have before lessons to train to make a better first impression? Do any specific exercises benefit kendo fundamentals more than others?
Hi Ross, it's really wonderful that you started your journey in kendo and I hope you will like it very much! It's a shame the place only holds practices once every two months (seems totally absurd to me!). Kendo is mostly about practicing, re-practicing, and over-practicing. For a beginner I would suggest practicing once or twice every week. Don't worry for your body type: kendo is suitable for skinny people as well as is for bulky ones! All stands in your body (and mind) flexibility. Where are you based in England? Perhaps we can find another dojo where you can practice more often :)
I think he means that there are only beginner courses held every couple of months - not the actual practices ;) But in any case, Ross, you should contact the club and ask if you can join the beginner course that just started, or if you have to wait until the next one. I will answer your question about what to do in the meantime in my next KENDO RANT video ;)
Oh no sorry! I believe it practices much more regularly than every two months, but to join in the regular practice you need to take the beginner course which they hold only once every two months. And I got rather unlucky in that the latest one was yesterday, so I have two months to prepare so that I don't embarrass myself!
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Yes! Kata! I would be interested in seeing this
The shinpan issue in our country was just as you said, but I think now it has changed (actually is still changing) just because younger generation become able to do shinpan. Then, it would be much better with more kendo population (specifically ppl with more updated kihon and shiai experienced shinpan) but I believe trainning toghether (ppl of different ages, levels & from different dojos) also provides the opportunity to understand/update yukodatotsu knowledge, and elders in spite of being our senpai or senseis they should be open to continue their never ending learning process that is Kendo.
So the best contribution that one can give to others in kendo is to carry on practicing and learning and updating our own kendo.
Thanks for the video Andy!
いつもの動画を楽しみにしております。
Hi Andy, thanks very much for your answer about refereeing. Kendo is continuously evolving indeed. For example, I think today we see much more hiki-waza than 30 years ago. You quite got the point: the kendo environment in Italy is not the same of Japan indeed. I've been competing at national level for almost a decade, and in this period I always found the same 20 referees in every tournament. Only once I witnessed the ceremony of "awarding" a new referee with his flags. Probably this is due to the fact that to be referee one has to hold minimum yondan, and be willing to travel a lot across the country, so there are not a lot of people.
However, the problem is that at some point, having always the same referees, you are able to tell what waza each of them is more likely to award ippon. For example, some of them will never raise their flag for an hiki-do, others won't for a katate-men. You can overcome this, but to do so you have to "adapt" your kendo to the referee's, thus ceasing to be yourself and becoming an extension of what they want to see instead.
I don't know if this makes any sense to you. To me the choice was always between don't "betray" your own self, or having a considerable advantage in winning the shiai: I always chose the first.
Sorry I'm brand new, what do katate-men and hiki-do mean? I know do and men are torso and head respectively but google isn't helping with the others
@@lolaandjoe123 hiki is a prefix used to indicate waza executed going backwards, usually starting from tsubazeriai. In this case, hiki-do is referred to the torso strike, but going backwards. In the same way you can strike hiki-men (men backwards) and hiki-kote (kote backwards).
Katate is a prefix used to indicate waza executed with one hand (usually the left hand). In the same fashion, morote is a prefix used to indicate wasa executed with both hands.
Hope that helps!
Thanks so much! Could I ask why that's up to the referees? Is there some ongoing debate about points scored by them counting?
@@lolaandjoe123 I don't think I got your question, but if you're asking why referees decide whether a strike is valid or not, it's simply because this is how shiai (tournament fight) works.
Oh sorry, you said that some will never raise their flag for a hiki-do and some won't for a katate-men. I was wondering why they wouldn't award a point for those?
HI Andy. Could you possibly briefly explain the concept of 'yu kota dotsu'? Sorry, i'm sure my english spelling version is incorrect. Or perhaps you already have a video on the concept.
Thanks again for all the fantastic videos! I try to watch every one.
Just my opinion - we tend to give the important refereeing positions (like head referees or referees for important shiai or for final matches or so) kinda automatically to persons with highest grades (or oldest ) available. But this just does not mean, that they are also the best available referees (with the best referee education and observation skill etc.). I think, that things will get better if we take into account more the people's refereeing skills rather than just grades or age.
I decided to try Kendo, unfortunately I'm in England and the nearest place only holds beginner lessons every two months (The last one was held two hours before I decided to try kendo so, that was a little unlucky.) I'm really skinny and I was wondering what I could do in the two months I have before lessons to train to make a better first impression? Do any specific exercises benefit kendo fundamentals more than others?
Hi Ross, it's really wonderful that you started your journey in kendo and I hope you will like it very much!
It's a shame the place only holds practices once every two months (seems totally absurd to me!). Kendo is mostly about practicing, re-practicing, and over-practicing. For a beginner I would suggest practicing once or twice every week.
Don't worry for your body type: kendo is suitable for skinny people as well as is for bulky ones! All stands in your body (and mind) flexibility.
Where are you based in England? Perhaps we can find another dojo where you can practice more often :)
I think he means that there are only beginner courses held every couple of months - not the actual practices ;) But in any case, Ross, you should contact the club and ask if you can join the beginner course that just started, or if you have to wait until the next one. I will answer your question about what to do in the meantime in my next KENDO RANT video ;)
Oh no sorry! I believe it practices much more regularly than every two months, but to join in the regular practice you need to take the beginner course which they hold only once every two months. And I got rather unlucky in that the latest one was yesterday, so I have two months to prepare so that I don't embarrass myself!
@The Kendo Show thanks so much! I can't wait! :D I've been going through all your videos for a solid hour now and I'm finding them really informative!