Strong Kendo players tend to have several
strong skills from Men to Do, but that not mean players just having Men cannot
win matches. Today, I introduce interesting match (at least it interested me a
lot.).
This is a video of match 2014 national
athletic meet preliminary (Kendo high school male).
In this match, white player is very
interesting because almost he did was forward Men. Of course he mixed feint or
changed timing sometimes to deceive opponent. However, it is rather unique
tactics.
White player is Tagaya from Tochigi
prefecture located a little north from Tokyo.
First, 0:16 he tried brushing off shinai
and hit Men. This time, his attempt failed.
Next, 0:44 he tried hit Men to swing
upward. Because of red players defense, it was prevented.
At 1:22, he stroke close to Kote and swung
shinai two sides and confused opponent and hit Men from left side of shinai.
This time, although it didn't become ippon, but he successfully stroked Men and
it was close to ippon.
At 2:40, he tried another same Men but it
was distant and couldn’t reach to the site.
One characteristics of white player’s Kendo
is holding shinai with his left hand making enough space from body. You can see
his regular position like 4:01. It might have positive aspect to handle shinai
like his style, but I don't say definitely because I haven’t tried this style
previouly.
Soon after start at 4:31, his serial
movement made it possible to reach Men. This time he immediately react to hit
forward Men after backward Men, and that made opponent be careless at a moment.
He is very talent player, and I have no
confident to fight with almost only Men as him. I think many players are worried
to be hit Kote or Do as a counter with this kendo style. So he is genius.
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