one hand cuts

[kuranosuke75]

Hi everybody !
I was wondering about the use of one hand cuts in kendo
can anybody enlighten me on the subject ?
Thnx

[Shiro]

These are called katate waza, I think. I remember they are threads about it on this forum. I can't help you more :/.

[Anjin-san]

I asked about this a few weeks ago...

http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2607

thats the thread

good luck!

<rei>

[Catherine]

I notice that there is no mention in the other thread about katate-tsuki. This is a very important katate cut. It is also difficult given the small size of the target.

If you are going to perform tsuki against jodan - a one handed tsuki is likely to be more successful than a two handed tsuki.

Catherine