Hello everyone
I know that this is quite a stupid question, but I am confuse.
My sempai told me that the string side is the blade side, but the
sensei said that the bamboo side is the blade side. Now I can remember
which side is which. Can anyone please help correct me please...
the more I think about it the more I get confuse...
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You're sempai is on crack (assuming he said such a thing)... The "blade side" is the opposite of the string side: You don't hit people with the string you hit them with the side opposite to the string.
The string represents the BACK of the blade.
Alexander Monteil
McGill University Kendo Club
In other words, when you hold the shinai in chudan no kamae, the string should be staring up at you with its beady little eyes.Originally Posted by AlexM
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The excersise I do is using the shinai to cut you arm. If it is bleeding, that is the blade. It works verywell for shinai and including testing knives or any sharp objects.
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yeah, the string should be towards you in chudan. That's one of the first things I was thaught. So your sempai was either drunk or making fun of you that day
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Err... just use a real nihonto, you won't have that problem!
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I tried that with my cat. He's got a few blade sides.The excersise I do is using the shinai to cut you arm. If it is bleeding, that is the blade. It works verywell for shinai and including testing knives or any sharp objects.
of course,the string side is the back of the shinai and the other side is edge.
I know this doofus who maintains that he lived in Japan. And yet says he was instructed by his Kendo sensei to (get this) "chaulk the string and use it to see where your blow lands". It seems stupid to me at the time... but oh well.
Later, I take up Kendo and am promptly instructed in the correct use of the Shinai, as I assumed it would be used. String up.
Yet, I run into this fellow again and he insists that the "proper way" is string down.
Most peculiar.
Yes, you are complete idiot. But let me help you.
The side with the string is the back of the blade. You do not want to wear down the string, or yakanui, so you would want that on the opposite side.
The side that is opposite the side with the string is the cutting edge of the blade.
The back of the shinai is the "mine" ( 峰・嶺 ). The string is "mine-zuru" ( 峰弦 ) . The "zuru" here is form "tsuru" which means string.
If you can remember this you will be able to remember that the string goes at the back.
The opposite side of the shinai to the "mine-zuru" is the "jin-bu" ( 刃部 ) . This literally means the "blade area".
The point of the shinai is the kensen.
The leather at the point of the shinai is the sakigawa.
The striking area of the shinai is the monouchi
The guard is the tsuba
The hilt is the tsuka
The leather of the hilt is the tsukagawa
The very back tip of the shinai is the tsukagashira
When you are holding the shinai in chudan-no-kamae the left of the shinai is the omote side and the right is the ura.
Come on!? What kind of question is this? "Which Side is the blade side?" Are you Serious? This is one of the most basic things they teach you at practice.
Even this idiot above has been taught or knows which side is on top...
Consult your Sensei about these things or listen more carefully at practice.
Orayakab, U.
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