Showa era sensei Haga Junichi.
Near the end of the footage we can see some pre-war kendo (it reminds me of modern MMA)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7cGx...eature=related
Showa era sensei Haga Junichi.
Near the end of the footage we can see some pre-war kendo (it reminds me of modern MMA)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7cGx...eature=related
"Time is the best teacher, it's a shame that in the end he kills all his students.."
http://muganokai.forumattivo.com/forum.htm
Haga Junichi impressive keiko. Still we can see some "old kendo" waza like the kneeling do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk_kH...layer_embedded
"Time is the best teacher, it's a shame that in the end he kills all his students.."
http://muganokai.forumattivo.com/forum.htm
The grappling in the first video is so weird to watch. Can you imagine if this was still part of Kendo today!
Thanks for sharing.
Maybe slow but may be getting there....
Wowy woo.
I was told this style was shunned and somewhat of a brute-ish, bad-boy Kendo. I could see this expressed in the Youtube comments. It doesn't seem like anyone is shunning it here though. Does anyone go to a dojo for Pre-War Kendo?
My only experience with Kendo so far was with this style. I only had 1 "real" session where there was grappling involved, but the body checking and full swing, rapid fire strikes were a part of every practice. The practice and fighting was very intense.
Personally, I felt very confident and fulfilled after practice. Even after a rigorous Aikido class, I don't feel that same sense of calm as did after Haga Kendo. It's very hard on your shinai and bogu though!
Very Impressive, thank you for sharing, grazie
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