Jyodan is one of the posture in Kendo.
Player set shinai over the head and stroke opponent. The closer position for
Jyodan player is Men, so if players Jyodan and Chudan (normal position) try Men
at the same time, usually Jyodan hit faster than Chudan player.
On the other hand, Jyodan has several weak
point such as Tsuki or Do is open in regular position.
From my experience, it is depend on
individual whether he or she is good at or bad at Jyodan. In my case, I know
how to battle against Jyodan. So basically I like to match Jyodan player and
percentage of victory had been high. (But in case of Kusano, whom I am
introducing is so strong and I don't think I have a chance to beat him if I
match.)
This is a video from all Japan University
team Kendo championship 2016. Red team is Sensyu University and white is
Kanoya. Kusano who is Jyodan player is white side Senpo.
Senpo is a first player to appear in team
match and to make momentum of the match, so he was the best person for that.
Player matching Jyodan has to choose some
specific skills. One of them is like red 2:14 Kote, which is left hand Kote and
it is not normally a target, but a target of Jyodan or Nitoryu (Double sords)
player.
At 2:36, typical Jyodan’s Men decided. For
Jyodan player, it is more common to hit Men with just left hand. When I
practiced Jyodan, I tried both hand Men and left hand only Men, and it was
easier for me to use just left hand.
As I explained first in the article, both
players tried Men together, and white player won Men competition (3:05).
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