Improve Your Men Strikes in 3 Simple Steps | Kendo Lesson
Improve Your Men Strikes in 3 Simple Steps
In this episode of Kendo Lesson, we work through three simple practice exercises to help improve your Men strikes, with a particular focus on Ken Tai no Itchi, bringing the sword and body together in one coordinated action.
The exercises are designed to be practised calmly and in a relaxed manner, giving you time to understand the movement and build the foundations of an effective, valid strike.
Rather than rushing to strike faster or harder, we look at how to connect the movements of the sword and body so that your Men becomes a cohesive action. Each exercise builds on the previous one, helping you bring everything together step by step.
This lesson is aimed at beginners, but it is also useful for instructors looking for ways to teach these fundamentals, and for anyone wanting to revisit the basics of their own Men strike.
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