I received a question from a student who studied Kendo during his school days. “What is the difference between Kendo and Kenjutsu?” Rather than me telling the students “about the differences,” I hoped that the students themselves would be able to touch the sword and have the sword speak to them. I have considered that Sword Defense No. 2, Knife Defense No. 1, and Basic Kumite No. 3 have techniques that can be applied to each other. and used them in free kumite.
After the Kanagawa Prefecture tournament of the Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Renmei held 5 days ago, the next event is the 2nd Four-Dojo exchange competition hosted by me at the end of this month.
In this competition, there will be four divisions: Kumite, Kata, tug-of-war and sumo division.
I hope children to know the joy of touching their own traditions and culture and interacting with each other.
The Kanagawa Prefecture tournament of the Wado-ryu Karatedo Federation was held on June 9. 16 students from my dojo participated. Their result is, ・Gold medal on over 40 years old Men’s Kumite division (without Black Belt) ・Gold medal on 12 years old Girl’s Kumite division ・Silver medal on over 40 years old Black Belt Women’s Kata division ・Silver medal on 8 years old Girl’s Kata division ・Bronze medal on 10 years old Girl’s Kata division ・Bronze medal on 9 years old Boy’s Kata division ・Bronze medal on 8 years old Boy’s Kata division ・Fighting spirit award on 13〜15 years old Boy’s Kata division ・Fighting spirit award on 12 years old Boy’s Kata division ・Fighting spirit award on 7 years old Boy’s Kata & Kumite division I’m proud of my students regardless of whether they won or not. Because they had aim, made an effort, and challenged.
The Kanagawa Prefecture tournament of Wado-ryu Karate-Do Renmei will be held in 7 days. My students participating in this tournament gathered and trained every Sunday early in the morning for a month. No one knows the outcome of the match, but I want to praise the children’s efforts.I believe they can do their best.
Yesterday, the first typhoon of the year came to Tokyo and was hit by strong winds and strong rain. It was such a weather, but I wanted my students to experience a tug-of-war, so I headed to two dojos with an umbrella in one hand and a 7kg training rope in the other. They learned about the differences in how to stand, posture, and center of gravity in the Step Punch Stance, Four Legs Stance, Side Cat Stance, and Tobikomi Nagashi Stance. They also learned how to grip their fingers, tighten theri armpits, extend their arms, and pull their arms, which they learned were connected to Tsuki techniques. I’m happy because the children enjoyed exercising and practiced seriously. On the road to Dojo, my whole body was covered with rain and mud, but I thought it was right to bring a rope. Because I connected my hearts with my students with a rope. It’s sunny today ! My kimono and Do-Gi are washed and beautiful ♪
