[Kenjutsu Training] Tybone
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Strength: Delivers a powerful and faster blow then other stances due to the strength added by it being a downward strike.
Weakness: It'll be more difficult to defend from attacks as it's a purely offensive stance.
Weakness: It'll be more difficult to defend from attacks as it's a purely offensive stance.
Well, for one, you are right, this stance is meant for offensive purposes. If the enemy is knowledgeable of kenjutsu though, he would try to make a faint in order for you to attack first. Though you need to remember that you don't need to stay still when an opponent is attacking, you are able to use your body to move depending on the circumstances. Stances aren't low of mobility as you think they should, which I would teach you later.
Any questions? We shall move to the next stance if none.
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I hold my bokken in my right hand which is hanging down as I straighten my body out and slide my left foot forward while slightly sliding my right foot backwards, titlting the heel and then slightly bend my knees and twist my upper body, making sure my shoulders and knees are alligned to eachother.
I then slide my right hand to the bottom of my bokken's hilt while grabbing the top of the hilt with my left hand and raise up the bokken towards my head until the bottom of the hilt is alligned to my forehead.
I then turn my bokken about 45 degrees inward so that the tip points to the sky behind me while simultanously turning the tip 45 degrees to the right.
Strength:
Although the position of the sword in this stance keeps the entire body unguarded, the strength of this stance makes up for it. due to the sword's position the wielder would be able to put his full strength in one slash due to the downward motion.
Weakness:
You basicly said it yourself already o.o a skilled swordsman could try and take advantage of the unguarded area by throwing a faint slash in order to lure you to strike with your sword, wasting the stance and being left wide open
Description of le stance:
I hold my bokken in my right hand which is hanging down as I straighten my body out and slide my left foot forward while slightly sliding my right foot backwards, titlting the heel and then slightly bend my knees and twist my upper body, making sure my shoulders and knees are alligned to eachother.
I then slide my right hand to the bottom of my bokken's hilt while grabbing the top of the hilt with my left hand and raise up the bokken towards my head until the bottom of the hilt is alligned to my forehead.
I then turn my bokken about 45 degrees inward so that the tip points to the sky behind me while simultanously turning the tip 45 degrees to the right.
Strength:
Although the position of the sword in this stance keeps the entire body unguarded, the strength of this stance makes up for it. due to the sword's position the wielder would be able to put his full strength in one slash due to the downward motion.
Weakness:
You basicly said it yourself already o.o a skilled swordsman could try and take advantage of the unguarded area by throwing a faint slash in order to lure you to strike with your sword, wasting the stance and being left wide open
Good Tybone, well said and done ^^
If there are no questions, we will move to the next stance, Hasso.
Hasso
Your body:
Your back must be straight, showing no weakness to your opponent. Left foot slightly in front of the right foot; left knee bend forward, right knee “locked” straight. Shoulders and feet must be parallel. Your body will seem to be rotated toward your right (the chest and overall body), though your left foot and head direction will be facing the opponent.
Your sword position:
The hands are positioned near the face, with tsuba of the sword near and level with the mouth. The sword will be pointing upwards, 90 degree if possible. Right hand close to the guard, left hand close at the end of the handle.
Hasso kamae is not comonly used in kendo matches, it is deceptively open to attack. The opponent is likely see this kamae as an invitation to attack which is just what a person in hasso kamae wants, who instantly strikes men or kote.
I have explained you the theory, now please put it into practice.
If there are no questions, we will move to the next stance, Hasso.
Hasso
Your body:
Your back must be straight, showing no weakness to your opponent. Left foot slightly in front of the right foot; left knee bend forward, right knee “locked” straight. Shoulders and feet must be parallel. Your body will seem to be rotated toward your right (the chest and overall body), though your left foot and head direction will be facing the opponent.
Your sword position:
The hands are positioned near the face, with tsuba of the sword near and level with the mouth. The sword will be pointing upwards, 90 degree if possible. Right hand close to the guard, left hand close at the end of the handle.
Hasso kamae is not comonly used in kendo matches, it is deceptively open to attack. The opponent is likely see this kamae as an invitation to attack which is just what a person in hasso kamae wants, who instantly strikes men or kote.
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I have explained you the theory, now please put it into practice.
I start off by standing straight with my bokken in my right hand. I slide my left foot forward while slightly bending the knee, followed by rotating my right foot clockwise for about 45 degrees. Then I rotate my upper body clockwise for about 45 degrees aswell while making sure my shoulders end up alligned to my feet. I then raise my bokken straight upwards until the tsuba is alligned to both my mouth and right shoulder, I then slide my right hand towards the guard while grabbing onto the lower part of the handle with my left hand.
Well as you said, an opponent unexperienced with this stance may attack carelessly as it looks as though you're open, but actually this stance allows you to effectively strike the opponent from any direction, that said.. I can't think of an actual weakness. :shrug:
Well the stance itself is almost a "perfect" defense and counterattack mechanism. It doesn't actually allow you to strike your opponent from any angle, but to defend from any angle. While being in this stance, you have a strong defense, and you are capable of counterattacking depending on the defense maneuver your performed. The weakness is that, because of the positioning of your sword, your attacks do not carry as much power. The main trick of this stance is to use your opponent's own momentum and power to shift it and overcome their attack, leaving them open.
Okay, let's proceed with the Gedan no Kamae Stance.
Your body: The position is exactly the same as Chudan.
Your right foot most be in slightly front of your left foot. Your left foot will work as your base support, as you will be standing with the front area of it. Your legs must be parallel to your shoulders, this means your right knee most be in the same Y-axis as your right shoulder, and your left shoulder in the same Y-axis as your right shoulder.
Your back most be straight, the leverage of the sword will help you maintain it.
Sword position: Right hand close to the tsuba, left hand directly behind it. Your sword most be pointing at "the opponent's knees". Your arms stretched, though having your elbows bent a little in order to manuever easier. The sword will be inclined in a lower Axis than your waist.
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Perform the stance.
Your body: The position is exactly the same as Chudan.
Your right foot most be in slightly front of your left foot. Your left foot will work as your base support, as you will be standing with the front area of it. Your legs must be parallel to your shoulders, this means your right knee most be in the same Y-axis as your right shoulder, and your left shoulder in the same Y-axis as your right shoulder.
Your back most be straight, the leverage of the sword will help you maintain it.
Sword position: Right hand close to the tsuba, left hand directly behind it. Your sword most be pointing at "the opponent's knees". Your arms stretched, though having your elbows bent a little in order to manuever easier. The sword will be inclined in a lower Axis than your waist.
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Perform the stance.
I start off by straightening my body as I slide my right foot forward while slightly rotating it towards the right and as I do so I rotate my left foot about 45 degrees towards the left, having created the same body stance as used for the Chudan stance. I then my position right hand near the tsuba of my bokken, gripping onto it and position my left hand right behind it, near the end of the tsuka. Then I allign the tsuka to my belt as I turn the tip of the bokken downwards for about 45 degrees.
Well, it's very similair to the chudan stance yet the sword is lower, to me this would seem that it is more difficult to attack while in this stance, although somehow it does look as though it'll be more effective than Chudan when defending from attacks from above due to the strength put it moving the sword upward.
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This stance is mostly a much more defensive stance. Because your blade points downward, it actually allows you to have much more easier maneuver to dodge attacks and counterattack.
This stance allows you to also block frontal and side attacks, but you need to describe in much more detail how to. This stance is one of the less used in kendo.
Questions?
Now for the last stance:
Waki No Kamae
Your body: The position is almost the same as Chudan, though with some modifications.
Your right foot most be in behind your left foot, leaving a gap between both legs of approximately the distance between one shoulder from the other. Your right foot will be facing the direction of your body, that is, outside; your left foot will be facing toward your opponent.
Your back most be straight, the leverage of the sword will help you maintain it.
Sword position: Right hand close to the tsuba, left hand directly behind it. Your sword most be pointing at the opposite direction you are facing, with the sharp side away from your body. Your arms shouldn't be so stretched, as you would use a whip-kind motion to slash and gain momentum. The sword will be inclined in a lower Axis than your waist.
Waki kamae is not used in kendo matches, the kamae places the sword to rear opposite from the opponent effectively hiding the sword. Hiding the sword makes it difficult for the opponent to judge the distance for a strike. Appearing defenseless, or inviting the opponent to make a careless attack creates doubt and even fear in the opponent.
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Try out, please.