These are challenging times. While we all look forward to moving back to in-person Kendo training in a safe environment Obukan Kendo Club is offering an 8-week on-line Introduction to Kendo course.
Schedule
This class is offered from 5:50-6:50p.m. over 8-weeks on Friday evenings with a tentative start date of March 5, 2021.
Kendo Equipment
For class you will need a shinai or bokuto. If you need some, we have some advice on buying a shinai
Communication Equipment
To participate you’ll need a computer, phone or tablet that can run the Zoom software and a network connection. We recommend having a device with a camera that you can point at yourself so the sensei can provide feedback and a screen large enough to be seen at a distance longer than the reach of your arms and the shinai. Kendo involves swinging the shinai and we don’t want you hitting your electronic devices.
Sign-up
Cost
- $20 for the full 8-week course
Curriculum outline
- Introduction, orientation and greetings. Intro to standing bow, targets and holding shinai or bokuto.
- Basic footwork, swinging for men target.
- Review of basic swinging and footwork. Introduce kote target. Distance work.
- Fumi komi (foot stomping) and “ki-ken-tai-ichi” with okuri ashi (sliding footwork).
- Review basics. Add do hit.
- Review basics. Sayu-men.
- Review basics. Tai-atari and hiki-men
- Intro to hitting practice. Review basic footwork.
- Uchi komi review (coordinating target hitting and footwork).
- Kirikaeshi. Graduation.