Today, I also introduce serial team match
2009 all Japan Student Kendo championship. It is 7 to 7 matches. From Senpo to
Sansho (first 5 matches), red team victory decided. But, this Fukusho match
(6/7) was also interesting.
The player of red was Ejima from Miyaki
high school, and the player of white was Fukumori from Saidaiji.
Following is the video of the match.
At 0:15 red player tried “debana-Men” at
good timing. debana-Men is a skill reacting to hit opponent’s Men at the timing
just opponent player was about to try or move something.
He added another stroke after Men at 0:17,
this combination was also good to make more chance to get ippon. Some players
become unguarded after contact.
White player had very powerful stroke like
0:21 Kote. So, he also had chances for ippon in my opinion.
0:43 hiki-Do (backward) to debana-Men was
again a good combination. He had advantage in terms of numbers and variations
of stroke. 1:09- two consecutive Men was also.
Before 2:18 white player’ Men, he rounded
shinai so as to confuse opponent player. It was effective a bit and red player
had to avoid bending back his position. If their distance was a bit closer, this
stroke might be an ippon.
Red player was still cool-headed and
smoothly shifted combination hit; Kote to Men at 2:24.
3:11 white player’s Tsuki was a good aim
because it was when red player unguarded his throat Tsuki place.
The last Men (and also 2:24), it was when
white player stopped his footwork and delayed reaction at the distance red
player could effectively hit.
On the other hand, although I found some
unguarded moments of red player, it was difficult distance or outside of white player’s
reach. So, red player placed himself relatively safer position in this match.
And that I think was the main cause of his win in the match.
(Psychological condition also might be influenced,
which red team decided victory already and played with joy.)
Personally, I like this red player’s kendo
the best among all in this final match. He is very elusive and strategic
sometimes.
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