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emitbrownne
28th July 2003, 06:57 PM
Hi, Y'all..
Nito ... is short sword and longsword.

Is there a form in Kendo where you utilise two shortswords?

or maybe just a single short sword?

Just wondering... :)

Paulo
emitbrownne
28th July 2003, 07:01 PM
just to make my thought process a little clearer..
The thought came to me when watching Kata at a grading yesterday.
If in Kata we learn how to use a shortsword... why does no one use it in fencing?
and if we do not use it in fencing... why must we learn it in Kata??

(I am not Kata bashing nor saying there should be a direct correlation between Kata and fencing)

Paulo
Nishi
28th July 2003, 07:08 PM
Tankendo, i believe is the bayonet blade when taken off the rifle(jukendo). if im not mistaken i believe they use shoto for this style of training and also utilise kodachi foer training, but i cant be sure on the targets or techniques etc....i know there is a sensei in Leistershire who is 4-5thdan in both jukendo and tankendo.
hamish
28th July 2003, 07:29 PM
Effectively, we learn it in kata now to give you more of an appreciation of ma-ai, and obviously it reflects kendo's origins from the various ryu-ha that contained any number of weapons that you would need to master.


Hamish
taiwnezboi
29th July 2003, 12:49 AM
At our dojang, Sabumnim (Master) often uses only a shoto when he does sparring against us.
nollaig
29th July 2003, 02:01 AM
It must be really crushing when he beats the tar out of you with only a short sword!!
I mean a full shinai in your hands and he is still able to beat your maai!
taiwnezboi
29th July 2003, 02:18 AM
YEAH! He beat 4 people at the same time using just the shoto...
sminki
29th July 2003, 03:03 AM
Yeah, I've heard that about master Chang. Quite impressive, that guy...
emitbrownne
5th August 2003, 06:53 PM
So is there a form of Kendo which uses two shortswords?
? ? ?
lucian
5th August 2003, 11:39 PM
doh missread your post :sleeping:
hamish
6th August 2003, 02:57 PM
Some koryu use 2 short swords, Tendo-ryu for example. Can't think of any other examples right now, though.

Hamish
PhilMcLaughlin
6th August 2003, 05:03 PM
So is there a form of Kendo which uses two shortswords?
? ? ?

two guys with a short sword each ? ;-)

John Shaw who founded Kendo in Stoke used to fence with a single shoto. I always wondered how the hell it was that me with a long sword would find myself being given a hiding and getting backed into a corner of the dojo by an old guy with 2 artifical hips and a short sword

(its not just because im crap at kendo - he really understood how to take distance and command the fight with ki)
emitbrownne
6th August 2003, 06:01 PM
two guys with a short sword each ? ;-)


Thats a good point... does anyone know of anyone who have fenced this way?

the plot thickens :confused: