Schedule of Practises at UCL Kendo Club

Listed below are the activities that we will generally be doing on each corresponding day of the week, so that you can get an idea of what an average practise at UCL will contain.

Note that the first wednesday of every month will have the first hour or so put aside for the shiai league.

For definitions and descriptions look towards the bottom of the page.

Wednesdays and Fridays - 2 hours

4 x kirikaeshi 4 x Uchikomi geiko 2 x kihon geiko 1 2 x kihon geiko 2 2 x kihon geiko 3 2 x shikakewaza geiko 2 x oji waza geiko 2 x free waza geiko (if we have time!) 4 x Oikomi geiko 4 x kakarigeiko

Note

These are provisional at the moment because we don't totally know how the timings for them work out. If it turns out that 2 hours is more than enough for this lot on wednesdays and fridays, then we can think about adding more waza geiko.

Definitions

Below you will find a rudimentary description of any of the activities above that you may be unsure of.

Kirikaeshi, Uchikomigeiko, Kakarigeiko, Jigeiko

If you need these explaining to you, and you use armour, don't come to practise. Find a nice book, curl up in front of the fire, and don't bother us.

Dou Kirikaeshi

Same as normal kirikaeshi, other than you hit both sides of your opponents dou alternately instead of yokomen.

Kihon Set 1

Men, Kote, Kote-men, Dou. These are done alternately, with 2 of each cut. So, first you do two men-uchi, then your partner. Then you do two kote uchi, then your partner. And so on. The main point here is that you only have 2 of each cut to do, so you should be concentrating as best as possible to produce good cuts, and not just going through the motions.

Kihon Set 2

All from tsubazeriai. Hiki-men, hiki-kote, hiki-dou, hiki-gyaku dou. Beginners (you know who you are!) should do hiki-dou sets twice instead of hiki-gyaku dou. The same alternation sequence as set 1 applies.

Kihon Set 3

Morotezuki, katatezuki, gyaku dou. Beginners should do men, kote and kote-men. As there is only 3 in this set, each technique should be done 3 times between swapping, not 2.

Oji waza (counter techniques) geiko

Free practise to go over what ever oji waza you wish. But only oji waza!

Shikake waza (attacking techniques) geiko

As above, but for shikake waza, dur!

New Technique Practise

Mainly for the benefit of the new-ish noobs. We will be going over techniques that you haven't been shown yet, for instance tsuki.

Butsukarigeiko

A set exercise using the 4 main hiki-waza and tai-atari. The pattern is Men-tai atari-hiki men, men-tai atari-hiki kote, men-tai atari-hiki dou, men-tai atari-hiki gyaku dou (again, beginners do dou here until you have learnt gyaku dou), kote-men to finish.

Oikomi geiko 1

Starting from issoku-ittou, kakarite makes a full on attack in an attempt for ippon (this can be kote, men, or tsuki). In response, motodachi takes a large step back so that kakarite's attack misses. Kakarite will immediately attack again and motodachi will then recieve as normal.

Oikomi geiko 2

Starting from tsubazeriai, motodachi will perform a hiki-waza (any is fine) and go directly back. In response, after motodachi has taken just ONE STEP BACK of their zanshin, kakarite follows in with their own attack (usually men, but kote-men is also acceptable).

Debana waza, Harai waza, Osae waza, Katsugi waza, Kaeshi waza, Nuki waza, Ai-uchi Waza practise

Simply an opportunity to practise one of the types of the above techniques. For instance, when the sempai shouts "Debana waza" talk to your partner about which debana waza you wish to do.