Whirring shinai

[TylerY]

If, during suburi, my shinai makes air-whirring sounds, does that mean I'm swinging right, wrong, or theres something wrong with my shinai? I don't remember hearing it before, although that might be tributed to loud kiai-ing during practice lol.

[StormTyrant]

In my experience its not right or wrong, it sounded like that when i first started and it still does, thats just the sound certain objects make when they move fast through the air =)

[Matt Molloy]

If, during suburi, my shinai makes air-whirring sounds, does that mean I'm swinging right, wrong, or theres something wrong with my shinai?
Hmmm. It could mean that you should put the lightsabre down and back away slowly.

Vrmmmm... Vrmmmmmm. *Breathing effects.* :D

Cheers,

Matt.

[Pan-Chan]

If, during suburi, my shinai makes air-whirring sounds, does that mean I'm swinging right, wrong, or theres something wrong with my shinai? I don't remember hearing it before, although that might be tributed to loud kiai-ing during practice lol.

It kind of depends...

If you are cutting straight, which is good, it will make the sound. But it will also make the sound if you are muscling(bad) it through the air to go fast. But if you don't feel tensed up, and your form isn't shifting around it is probably that you are cutting straight.

[TylerY]

It kind of depends...

If you are cutting straight, which is good, it will make the sound. But it will also make the sound if you are muscling(bad) it through the air to go fast. But if you don't feel tensed up, and your form isn't shifting around it is probably that you are cutting straight.
Oh okay that's good. Thanks

[Hai_hai]

If, during suburi, my shinai makes air-whirring sounds, does that mean I'm swinging right, wrong, or theres something wrong with my shinai? I don't remember hearing it before, although that might be tributed to loud kiai-ing during practice lol.
Have you talked to your sensei about this? Sounds serious.

[misterkurukuru]

stop getting nerf scream shinai
and sammy sosa shinai
oh yea thats just your suburi to, you would never use it in shiai.
people like seeing homeruns during BP...

just buy a new shinai, buy a couple you never know when they will bust.

[TylerY]

lol its not THAT bad. I was just wondering if if I was swinging right or not

[Pokie]

hey hey, there could be a blood groove in your shinai somewhere..might be a leaked prototype of an iato shinai :D

[Louis X]

Or maybe it's just air going through your shinai coz' it isn't tight ?

[TylerY]

Or maybe it's just air going through your shinai coz' it isn't tight ?
Hm. I think it's this reason lol. Time for maitenence hurrah

[nalogg]

I heard the whirring sound is common.. more like a "woosh"

But i only get it sometimes. Usually on that rare lucky strike where everything comes together for me.

I would probably hear it more if the dojo wasn't so loud with kiai and fumikomi. and the aikidoka on the opposite side of the divider curtains OOSing their hearts out and slapping the mats.