The unification of direction of the Shinai and body
To hit a powerful Ippon while paying attention
to the position of the left hand
Iwakiri Sensei is currently the men’ s and women’ s coach of the international budo universities’
kendo club. He emphasizes the importance of confirming the position of the left hand in order to
strike a powerful Ippon. He introduces a part of the Uchikomi-keiko he teaches at the
international budo university.
Profile
Iwakiri Kimiharu, Kyōshi Eighth Dan
Iwakiri Kimiharu, Born Showa 41st in Miyazaki prefecture, 51 years old. Moved form Kōchi … ? highschool to the international budo university, and became a teacher at international budo university after graduating. Participated in the All Japan east-west tournament, Kokutai, national teachers tournament, and the inter-prefectural main … ? tournament among other tournaments. Currently professor and coach of the international universities’ kendo club.
Introduction
I became the coach for my old schools’ men’s’ and women’s team last year. The late Komori …? Sensei who was the main professor at our school endorsed and taught us kendo by which you pressure your opponent with the seme-foot, thus the right foot.
There is a chain of ordering in Kendo by which you pressure, break your opponents posture, and strike your opponent and from there a valid strike is secured. First there is a mutual Kamae, so there are no openings. To connect this to a valid strike, one must break the equilibrium of the kamae, put themselves in a favourable position, and detect an opportunity to strike.