news
11.17.09
Remember to RSVP for dim sum sunday on the forums
11.9.09
No practice this Wednesday!
11.4.09
Red Robins this saturday on 11/7 at 7 PM after the Kent taikai. Be there or learn the tournament stories on your own from facebook stalking.
11.4.09
Congrats to the Tacoma Taikai team for taking home 1st place for the 3rd year in a row!
10.2.09
Tournament dates you should remember: Kent Takai- Nov 7th, PNKF Taikai- Nov. 21st.
Kendo Club at the University of Washington Basic Vocabulary
Beginning of Class
Ki o tsuke (attention)
Mokuso {meditation- set goal for practice)
Yame (stop)
Shoman ni. ..rei (to the place of honor.)
Sensei ni.. .rei (to the teachers...bow)
End of Class
Ki o tsuke
Mokuso (meditation evaluate practice)
Yame (stop)
Sensei ni...rei
Shomen ni..rei
During a rei to sensei or partner before a practice session it is customary to express your appreciation for the opportunity to practice saying please teach me or practice with me: .onegai shimasu. and to say thank you at the end of a practice session .domo arigato gozaimashita.
Foremost Principle: Ki Ken Tai ichi (Spirit Sword Body One)
Body Positions
Seiza - formal kneeling position
Sageto - standing position with sword held at arms length
Taito - (Sword-to-body) the sword is held as if worn
Sonkyo - squatted position with upright body
Nuketo - command to draw sword and go into Sonkyo
Osameto - command to go into Sonkyo and put away the sword.
Kamae or Kamaete - command to go to Chudan no Kamae
Kamae (Sword Positions)
Gedan no Kamae - lower sword position, point of sword at roughly knee level
Chudan no Kamae - middle sword position, sword in front at level of throat
Jodan no Kamae - upper sword position, sword held above head back at 45 degrees.
Uchi (strikes)
Kote -a strike to the wrist
Men -a strike to the head
Shomen -a strike to the center of the forehead
Sayu men -a strike to the either side of the top of the forehead
Do -a strike to the body
Counting
I) Ichi 2) Ni 3) San 4) Shi 5) Go 6) Roku 7) Shichi 8) Hachi 9) Ku 10) Ju
Additional Terms
Kiai - Spirited yell
Renzoku - continuous
Waza - techniques
Bokken or bokuto - wooden sword
Shinai - bamboo sword
Tsuba - the hand-guard on the sword
Tsuka - the sword handle
Kissaki - the sword tip
Beginning of Class
Ki o tsuke (attention)
Mokuso {meditation- set goal for practice)
Yame (stop)
Shoman ni. ..rei (to the place of honor.)
Sensei ni.. .rei (to the teachers...bow)
End of Class
Ki o tsuke
Mokuso (meditation evaluate practice)
Yame (stop)
Sensei ni...rei
Shomen ni..rei
During a rei to sensei or partner before a practice session it is customary to express your appreciation for the opportunity to practice saying please teach me or practice with me: .onegai shimasu. and to say thank you at the end of a practice session .domo arigato gozaimashita.
Foremost Principle: Ki Ken Tai ichi (Spirit Sword Body One)
Body Positions
Seiza - formal kneeling position
Sageto - standing position with sword held at arms length
Taito - (Sword-to-body) the sword is held as if worn
Sonkyo - squatted position with upright body
Nuketo - command to draw sword and go into Sonkyo
Osameto - command to go into Sonkyo and put away the sword.
Kamae or Kamaete - command to go to Chudan no Kamae
Kamae (Sword Positions)
Gedan no Kamae - lower sword position, point of sword at roughly knee level
Chudan no Kamae - middle sword position, sword in front at level of throat
Jodan no Kamae - upper sword position, sword held above head back at 45 degrees.
Uchi (strikes)
Kote -a strike to the wrist
Men -a strike to the head
Shomen -a strike to the center of the forehead
Sayu men -a strike to the either side of the top of the forehead
Do -a strike to the body
Counting
I) Ichi 2) Ni 3) San 4) Shi 5) Go 6) Roku 7) Shichi 8) Hachi 9) Ku 10) Ju
Additional Terms
Kiai - Spirited yell
Renzoku - continuous
Waza - techniques
Bokken or bokuto - wooden sword
Shinai - bamboo sword
Tsuba - the hand-guard on the sword
Tsuka - the sword handle
Kissaki - the sword tip