Hi Everyone
For all of us older folk the Masters games are on in Perth
Please find attached a poster for the promotion of the Kendo Event at Australian Masters Games 2021 and a draft schedule.
Please note that at this point since the organisers do not know how many people will be coming to the AMG, the schedule remains a draft and may be modified closer to the date.
Masters Games Kendo Competition Schedule
DRAFT
Saturday 9th of October
Time
Event
8.00 - 9.00am
Shinai check, competitor warm-up, Shinpan and volunteer meeting
9.00 - 9.30am
Opening Ceremony
9.30 - 10.00am
Women's 30-39 Individual event
10.00 - 10.30am
Men's 30-39 Individual event
10.30 - 11.30am
Women's 40-49 Individual event
11.30 - 12.00
Men's 40-49 Individual event
12.00 - 1.00pm
Lunch
1.00 - 1.30pm
Women's 50-59 Individual event
1.30 - 2.00pm
Men's 50-59 Individual event
2.00 - 2.30pm
Women's 60+ Individual event
2.30 - 3.00pm
Men's 60+ Individual event
3.00 - 4.00pm
Goodwill Keiko
4.00 - 5.00pm
Packup and leave
Dinner to be decided / Opening ceremony for games at Optus stadium
Sunday 10th of October
Time
Event
8.00 - 9.00am
Competitor warm-up, Shinpan and volunteer meeting
9.00 - 10.00am
Women's team event
10.00 - 12.00
Men's team event
12.00 - 1.00pm
Lunch
1.00 - 2.30pm
Mixed team event
2.30 - 3.00pm
Medals and Closing Ceremony
3.00 - 4.00pm
Goodwill Keiko
4.00 - 5.00pm
Packup and leave
Dinner for all at local pub
Kind regards,
Sioh-Yang Tan
Secretary
Australian Kendo Renmei
E: akrsecretary@kendoaustralia.asn.au
W: www.kendoaustralia.asn.au
Koryu that are not like Kendo at all
In the previous post I listed the various branches of Itto Ryu and asked you to consider the similarities between their use of the sword and Kendo. Sometimes when one becomes used to a certain way of doing things, one can fall into the trap of thinking that is the only, or maybe the best, way of doing things. In learning iai kata of Tatsumi Ryu, we are trying to break out of that thinking by exposing ourselves to a system devised long before even the Itto Ryu was founded. This means that there are some fundamental differences in how the sword is used. In these posts I am mostly interested in the differences in how to swing the sword. In Kendo, and indeed in most of the styles of iaido practiced today, the fundamental cutting action is a straight up-and-down action often referred to as kirioroshi , cutting through or cutting down. In Tatsumi Ryu, the characteristic action where the sword first goes through a circular backswing before cutting downwards is called kowauchi , or 'power...
Comments
Post a Comment