Hidekatsu Inoue – Kendo Collection – Japanese Swordsmanship

Kendo Collection by Hidekatsu Inoue – Japanese Swordsmanship [4 DVD ISO | Japanese or English] Kendo: /kendo/ Noun – A Japanese type of fencing using two-handed bamboo swords, designed primarily as a safe method of sword training for samurai. Kendo, which translates as “Way of the Sword,” is a modern Japanese sword-fighting martial art based on ancient swordsmanship (kenjutsu) that started with medieval Japan’s samurai class. Kendo is a physically and intellectually demanding exercise that blends martial arts techniques and beliefs with severe physical activity akin to a sport. This is a four-set video featuring a full menu and different language narration options for English or Japanese, as well as multiple language subtitles. Truly a high-quality Japanese production, and by far one of the best and most comprehensive educational sets ever produced on the subject. Put on your dark jammies for this one! I especially appreciated the ferocious yelling and quick whacking of the opponent’s protective headgear with the bamboo stick. Male and female practitioners participate in the exercises, which is just AMAZING!!! Images from the video:
VOLUME 1: THE ART OF KENDO Part 1 of a very extensive series on the art of Kendo. Included are the following items:EquipmentKendo-gi -Kendo-gi Structure and Names Hakama -The Hakama’s Structure and Names Men (Mask) -Men’s Structure and Names (Mask) Kote (Glove) (Glove) -Structure and Names of the Kote (Glove)Tare and Do (Hip and Chest Protectors) -Structure and Names of the Tare (Hip Protector) and Do (Hip and Chest Protectors) (Chest Protector) Shinai (Bamboo Sword) -Shinai Structure and Names (Bamboo Sword) Bokuto (Wooden Sword) -Bokuto Structure and Names (Wooden Sword) How to Wear the Kendo-gi with the Hakama How to Put on the Tare and Do How to Put on the Tenugui How to Dress Men How to Put on and Remove the Kote Taking the Men Away How to correctly place and remove the Tare The Kendo-gi is folded. Making the Hakama Putting the Shinai Together Shinai Etiquette Maintenance Body Movement Footwork -Balance Bowing While Standing Three movements of sitting and standing Sitting and standing in unison Formal sitting posture seated bow Mokuso’s Meditation Idea and Method (Meditation) Chu-dan (Basic Posture) -Basic foot posture How to Use a Shinai Arm position and form in three movements Kamae and Osame in unison Osame and Kamae are standing. Fundamental method 1Natural stance -Continuous footwork -Steps on the sideway -Sliding stairs with a turn Variations in sliding steps -Step by step -A short (joint) step and a measurement step -Stomping feet-Sliding steps and Stomping feet Kukan-datotsu (striking an imaginary opponent) (striking an imaginary opponent) -Jo-ge (up-and-down) (up-and-down) Suburi (swing) (swing) Men, Kote, Do, and Tsuki attack in three different ways. -Men, Kote, Do, and Tsuki strike twice-Men, Kote, Do, and Tsuki strike once -Both left and right Men strikes in three and one movements. Repeating Kukan-datotsu -Combination Strike: Kote-Men-Combination Strike: Kote-Do-Combination Strike: Kote-Men-Do-Combination Strike: Kote-Men-Do-Combination Strike: Kote-Men -Repetitive Repetitive men’s strikes both left and right Men go on strike Suburi (Practice swings with the shinai) (Practice swings with the shinai) -Swing up and down -Naname (diagonal) (diagonal) Suburi-Men takes a step ahead. -Both left and right Men strikes with a forward and backward stride. -Both the left and right men hit with sideways steps. -Squat suburi with alternating feet-Squat suburi with alternating feet -Choyaku (jumping) (jumping) Haya (fast) (fast) -Choyaku haya-suburi with alternate feet -suburi with back-and-forth and left-and-right footwork -Haya-suburi with back-and-forth leaping Kukan-datotsu with stomping feet -Men in the center, right Right and Kote Men-Men, Do-Kote-Men, and Kote-Men-Men Short-range footwork with basic strikes – Center Men, right Kote, left and right Do, and left and right Men Center Men, right: basic strikes with stomping feet Right and Kote Do Men-Men, Kote-Men, and Kote-Men-Men
VOLUME TWO Part 2 in a lengthy series on the art of Kendo. Among the contents are: Part 2 of the Fundamental Techniques Far touch, Issoku-Itto contact, Medium contact, -Chikama (Close) contact, Tsubazeriai (close at hand) contact Basic Kirikaeshi Kirikaeshi (repetitive left-and-right strikes)-Men on the left and right Kirikaeshi (left) and Men (right) Kirikaeshi: Received with the Shinai on both the left and right sides. Perform Kirikaeshi with three hitting zones. -Jumping left-and-right Men Kirikaeshi in the same location Jumping to the left and right Men and the left and right Do repetitive Kirikaeshi pursuing a Moto-dachi who is walking back swiftly. Strike drills: single strike – Center Men Kote-Right Strike-Right Do: Go via Moto-dachi to the right, then through Moto-dachi-Gyaku to the left (opposite side) -Do (left Do) (left Do) -Tsuki Strike Practice: Strike repetition -Kote-Men Kote-Do-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-M Tsuki-Men-Kote-Men-Men-Kote-Men-Do-Men-Men-Men-Kote-Men-Kote-Men-Kote-Men-Do-Men Hiki-Waza Strike Practice (Strike stepping backwards) -From close contact, stomping footwork for Hiki-Waza (strike stepping backwards)-Hiki-Men-Hiki-Kote-Hiki-Do (right Do) Do Hiki-Gyaku (left Do) Strike Training: Repetition Men-Men-Men-Do-Men-Gyaku Hiki-Waza Do-Men-Kote-Do-Men Gyaku Do-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men-Men- Basics Colliding Front center Tai-atari (Colliding) Tai-atari Kote, Tai-atari-Kote, Tai-atari-Kote, Tai-atari-Kote, Tai-atari, Hiki-Men-Men, Tai-atari, Hiki-Do-Men, Tai-atari. Tai-atari. Men, Gyaku Do. Hiki-Kote, Tai-atari Spinning Moves (Mawari-Waza) – What exactly is Mawari-Waza? -Men Mawari-Men-Men Mawari-Do-Men Mawari-Kote

VOLUME 3-Techniques Used 1— 1. The Shinai’s attack and mobility The strategy for assaulting Omote-zeme (attack from the Omote) Ura-zeme (assault from the Ura) (attack from the Ura) Gedan-zeme (lower assault) (lower attack) 2. Harai and the Shinai movement Omote-barai (the Harai utilizing the Omote) (the Harai using the Omote) Ura-barai (the Harai utilizing the Ura) (the Harai using the Ura) 3. Maki (twisting) and Shinai movement Omote-maki-age, Omote-maki-osae, Omote-maki-otoshi Ura-maki-age, Ura-maki-osae, Ura-maki-otoshi 4. Dodging and the Shinai Omote-movement yoke’s (dodge using the Omote) Ura-yoke (dodge using the Ura) (dodge using the Ura) 5. Kaeshi and the Shinai’s Movement Omote-oji-gaeshi, Omote-suri-age Ura-oji-gaeshi, Ura-suri-age Ura-maki-osae, Omote-maki-osae Uchi-otoshi (strike down) (strike down) 6. Tsubazeriai Kuzushi (breaking) Omote-kuzushi (the Kuzushi utilizing the Omote) (the Kuzushi using the Omote) Ura-kuzushi (the Kuzushi utilizing the Ura) (the Kuzushi using the Ura) Shita-kuzushi (lower Kuzushi) (lower Kuzushi) Omote-kuzushi from Ura, Ura-kuzushi from Ura — Technique used 2— 7. Shikake-waza, Men Men from the Omote-osae Men after the Harai at the Omote Men after the Maki-osae at the Omote Men after the Harai at the Ura Kote-men from the Ura-osae Kote-men after the Harai at the Ura Men after the Harai at the Ura Men after the Harai at the Ura (the Men in a letter form “Shi”) Shinoji-men should be reversed. Katate-hanmen Katsugi-Men 8. Shikake-waza, Kote Kote from the Omote-osae Kote from the Ura-osae Kote from the Gedan-zeme Kote after the Harai at the Ura Kote after the Harai at the Omote Kote after the Maki-age from the Ura Kote after the Maki-age from the Ura Kote after the Tsuki Katsugi-gote Shikake-waza, 9. The Omote-Do osae’s Do (Rignt-sabaki) Do from the Omote-osae (Left-sabaki) Do from the Ura-osae (Right-sabaki) Do from the Ura-osae (Right-sabaki) Do from the Ura-osae (Left-sabaki) Men feint Do (Left-sabaki), Kote feint Do (Rignt-sabaki) Do after the Maki-age from the Omote-zeme, Kote feint Do (Rignt-sabaki) Do after the Maki-age from the Ura-zeme (Left-sabaki), Do following the Ura’s Maki-age (Rignt-sabaki) Gyaku-do is named after the Ura Harai-age. Gyaku-do after the Omote’s Maki-osae Men play Gyaku-do. Gyaku-do feint by Kote Tsuki Morote-tsuki from the Omote-zeme Shikake-waza Tsuki after feinting the kote Tsuki after the Maki-otoshi from the Omote Tsuki after the Maki-otoshi from the Ura Tsuki after the Maki-otoshi from the Ura Katate-tsuki (Tsuki with one hand) Shikake-waza from Tsuba-zeri-ai 11 (close guards) Omote-kuzushi-hiki-men, Omote-kuzushi-hiki-men at Ura, Omote-kuzushi-hiki-men at Ura Omote-kuzushi-hiki-do, Omote-kuzushi-hiki-kote Ura-kuzushi-hiki-men, Ura-kuzushi-hiki-kote Ura-kuzushi-hiki-do, Ura-kuzushi-hiki-gyaku-do, Ura-kuzushi-hiki-gyaku-do Hikido from Ura-kosa, and Hiki-men (Omote) from Ura-kosa Shita-kuzushi-hiki-kote, Shita-kuzushi-hiki-men Shita-kuzushi-hiki-do, Shita-kuzushi-hiki-gyaku-do, Shita-kuzushi-hiki-gyaku-do Men feint Hiki-do, whereas women feint Hiki-men. Katsugi-hiki-gote, Katsugi-hiki-men Katsugi-hiki-do, Katsugi-hiki-do -hiki-gyaku-do

VOLUME 4-Applied technique 3- 1. Kaeshi-waza against the Men Lure into the Men Debana-men Debana-kote Men-nuki-do Men-ojigaeshi-do (Left-sabaki), Men-ojigaeshi-do (Right-sabaki) Men-suriage-men (Ura), Men-suriage-men (Omote) Men-ojigaeshi-mem, Men-barai-(Hari)-men Men-barai-men, Men-nuki-hiki-gote Men-suriage-gote(Ura), Men-kaeshi-gote Men-nuki-gyaku-do, Men-ojigaeshi-gyaku-do 2. Kaeshi-waza against the Kote Lure into the Kote Kote-nuki-men Kote-suriage-men (Ura) Kote-suriage-men (Omote) Kote-suriage-kote, Kote-ojigaeshi-kote Kote-ojigaeshi-men Ai-gote-men 3. Kaeshi-waza against the Do Do-uchi-otoshi-men Gyaku-do-uchi-otoshi-men Do-maki-kaeshi-men 4. Kaeshi-waza against the Tsuki Tsuki-omote-osae-men, Tsuki-hari-men Tsuki-maki-osae-men (Ura), Tauki-maki-osae-men (Omote) Tsuki-nuki-hiki-men, Tsuki-nuki-hiki-hanmen 5. Kaeshi-waza from the Tsuba-zeriai Things to consider at the Tsuba-zeriai Hiki-men at the Hiki-bana of the Men Hiki-gote at the Hiki-bana of the Men, Hiki-do at the Hiki-bana of the Men Hiki-men at the Hiki-bana of the Do, Hiki-gote at the Hiki-bana of the Do Oi-men after doing the Suri-age to the Hiki-men Oi-men after striking down the Hiki-do, Oi-gote-men after striking down the Hiki-gote -Applied technique 4- 6. Hit against the opponent who dodges The basics for the Dodge Men feint Rignt Han-men against the Omote-yoke, Men feint Kote Men feint Do against the Omote-yoke, Tsuki after showing the Iro (pretending) Left Han-men, Tobikomi-do (left sabaki), Morote-tsuki against the Ura-yoke Gyaku-do, Tsuki, and Age-gote against the Mitokoroyoke Tsuki feint Men, Kote feint Kote against the Mitokoryoke Tobikomi-do (left-sabaki), Tsuki, and Tsuki feint Men against the Banzai-yoke 7. Hit after dodging and the Sabaki (moving away) Hiki-men and Hiki-do after moving away from the Omote-yoke, Hiki-gote after moving away from the Ura-yoke Men after the right-Sabaki from the Omote-yoke, Men after the left-Sabaki from the Ura-yoke 8. Oi-uchi from the Tsuba-zeriai Age-gote after dodging the Hiki-men, Tsuki after dodging the Hiki-men Kote-men and Men feint Kote after dodging the Hiki-do 9. Nori-kaeshi from the Tsuba-zeriai The basics of the Nori-kaeshi Hiki-men Nori-kaeshi Men (2step-style and 1-step style) Hiki-men Nori-kaeshi Kote (2-step style, 1-step style) Hiki-do Nori-kaeshi Men (2-step style, 1-step style) Hiki-men Nori-kaeshi De-gote, Hiki-men Nori-kaeshi Ai-men Hiki-do Nori-kaeshi De-gote, Hiki-do Nori-kaeshi Migi-sabaki Ai-men