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Added on December 31st, 2010 by Puulaahi | Report Post
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Korinthian (#3174)

14 years ago

Shoulda aimed for his feet.

ian356094 (#3738)

14 years ago

I used to do this. You don’t do leg shots.

The available places to hit are:

Men – the head
Do – the stomach
Kote – the hands/gloves
Tsuki – thrust to the throat

A good solid hit usually ends in a continuous motion as your opponent’s Men runs along the length of the sword and you should end up behind the opponent. It emphasizes the slicing of the sword, instead of a chopping motion.

PatientZed (#48741)

Reply to ian356094

14 years ago

So if I ever have to face off against a katana-wielding dude, I’ll aim for the legs so he won’t expect it. Got it.

sambo78 (#8210)

Reply to PatientZed

14 years ago

FYI there is a difference between a someone who does Kendo and a “katana-wielding dude”.

Kendo differs from the specific training samurai went through, which had no restriction about hitting anywhere.

PatientZed (#48741)

Reply to sambo78

14 years ago

If I find a katana-wielding dude today, what’s he more likely to be: kendo practicioner or samurai?

sambo78 (#8210)

Reply to PatientZed

14 years ago

Samurai don’t exist anymore. The Japanese feudal system was dissolved over a hundred years ago.

If you meet a “Katana wielding dude”, he will most likely practice Kenjutsu or Kendo. But it’s more likely to be a Kenjutau guy.

It’s more likely to be a Kenjutsu person, since most of the Kendo people I know stick to the sporting aspect of their art and don’t even own a Katana, while the Kenjutsu people I have met are trying to train like an actual Samurai, and therefore are more likely to own an actual Katana.

Ref.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenjutsu

Korinthian (#3174)

Reply to sambo78

14 years ago

Let’s get back to reality here: if you meet a guy with a sword it’s likely some dumb/drunk/high teenager that bought his sword in a store because it looked cool.