Kendo Kata are fixed patterns that teach kendoka (kendo practitioners) the basic elements of swordsmanship. There are two roles, uchidachi (打太刀), the teacher, and shidachi (仕太刀), the student.
What techniques are used in kendo?
As ashi-barai is translated as “foot sweep”, you sweep your opponent’s shinai. In harai waza, you sweep your opponent’s shinai away from the center with your shinai. It is commonly used to make an opening and strike. Harai-men and harai kote are popular kendo techniques.
What is nanihon Kendo Kata?
Nihon Kendo Kata was created by integrating many kata (forms) from different kenjutsu schools in 1912. The purpose of this action was, I heard, to keep the traditional kenjutsu forms in kendo to remember where kendo came from . Kata consists of 7 kata with tachi (long sword) and 3 kata with kodachi (short sword).
How many kata are there in Kendo Kata?
Kata consists of 7 kata with tachi (long sword) and 3 kata with kodachi (short sword). We can see some stances that we don’t use in the modern kendo anymore. For example, we do not use a kodachi in kendo unless we have two swords.
What is the use of kata in karate?
Kata helps us to learn: Correct directions for the Datotsu (strikes and thrusts) 1. We all know that we use a shinai as a sword, so the direction of the blade (hasuji) is very important. Kata gives us a good sense of hasuji and helps use to use our shinai as a sword. 2. We can learn a distance and timing to strike.
What is the role of shitachi in kendo?
We need two people to practice Kendo kata and they have their own role. One is called uchitachi (some people call it uchidachi) and shitachi (some call it shidachi). Uchitachi is a role of a higher grade people since it is a ” teaching” position. Uchitachi initiates movements and controls all the distances.
