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    Tsuki

    Hi All,

    I am still a beginner but I think Tsuki is very cool technic. How long should I wait to practice Tsuki ???

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    First chance you get..especially if you are just doing men hits on a motodachi. Just imagin the surprised look they will have: then everyone will laugh and laugh.....

    No seriously, it is an advanced skill only to be attempted when Sensai says so.

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    i think at about shodan you should start..

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    forget being shodan, only when your sensei says so...there are a lot of bad shodans out there that shouldn't be doing tsuki....

    and even then, you need to use your judgment of when to practice tsuki. btw, just b/c your sensei has the class practice tsuki, it doesn't mean he wants you to do it.
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    i guess.. but no matter how good i wouldnt say it is safe to try before shodan, i guess sensei knows best

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    Quote Originally Posted by Will
    forget being shodan, only when your sensei says so...there are a lot of bad shodans out there that shouldn't be doing tsuki....

    and even then, you need to use your judgment of when to practice tsuki. btw, just b/c your sensei has the class practice tsuki, it doesn't mean he wants you to do it.
    I agree with Will, sexy member. Shodan is not a level that permits you to do advanced techniques. You should really concentrate on getting good men. It's the most fundamental and, in my opinion, the hardest.

    For tsuki, it's cool, yes. We practice it occasionally but only the higher ranking students (3rd dan and above) actually use it during keiko. And even this is rare. I would never think about using it myself. Kind of a hands-off feeling. I'll wait for the sensei to say when...

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    i wouldnt mind using it, since its a two pointer and all, but its dangerous/painful for the person ur using it on, if you miss... so i've never used it in jigeiko/shiai...

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    thanks guys !!!

    I got the point !!! I should practice more Men !!! Great to have such great advise from around the world !!!

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    Ok I am very new to kendo too, and I didn't know there were some "order" concerning the technics you are taught. I thought that all the men, do, kote, tsuki technics were basic ones.

    Now you say first you leanr Men, then.. what ? I'd like to know the usual order, please.
    Thanks

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    ther are usually taught at the same time, its just different ways to execute them that you are taught at different times...

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    Ah ok thanks mystic_kendoka...

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    Normally you learn men, then you learn men some more, then after that you practice men for a while. Later on you learn kote and doh. If you can do men properly, kote and doh aren't too hard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mystic_kendoka
    i wouldnt mind using it, since its a two pointer and all, but its dangerous/painful for the person ur using it on, if you miss... so i've never used it in jigeiko/shiai...

    What do you mean by "two pointer"?

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    its worth 2 points, in a judged match, who ever wins 2 points wins, so to win, you need to score men/kote/do two times, but if u score tsuki once you have won the match, it is worth 2 points...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mystic_kendoka
    its worth 2 points, in a judged match, who ever wins 2 points wins, so to win, you need to score men/kote/do two times, but if u score tsuki once you have won the match, it is worth 2 points...
    No, it's worth one point, same as any other target.
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