There are three videos included in this playlist:
Another video during practice:
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Showing posts with label VIDEOS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VIDEOS. Show all posts
Friday, January 23, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Videos: Practices on Jan. 6th, 2009
Kendo man:
Kakari geiko: Eric, Peter, David C., Andrew, Joe, Anthony, Mike L., Yuko, Steve's performances.
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Kakari Geiko Videos and Holiday Pictures at our Dojo's last class of the year 2008
Dojo Holiday Puctures Slides Show:
2008-12-18 Merry Christmas: Official Last Class of the Year
Kakari-geiko (掛-稽古, かかり-げいこ): short, intense, attack practice which teaches continuous alertness and readiness to attack, as well as building spirit and stamina.
Here are 12 videos/students' "Kakari Geiko" in the following playlist. Enjoy!
2008-12-18 Merry Christmas: Official Last Class of the Year
Kakari-geiko (掛-稽古, かかり-げいこ): short, intense, attack practice which teaches continuous alertness and readiness to attack, as well as building spirit and stamina.
Here are 12 videos/students' "Kakari Geiko" in the following playlist. Enjoy!
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Friday, June 06, 2008
Repost of the video
Sorry, it seems that the video is unable to be linked directly. Here is the URL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4SHWXQBVL4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4SHWXQBVL4
Kendo in High Speed Camera(Slow Motion)
During shiai, points are scored in the blink of an eye but it takes more than being the faster competitor to score a clean hit. The shimpan look for how well a kenshi sets up the opportunity to score and how they react to the situation as this video illustrates. I'm working on a more detailed translation of what the narrator says but the subtitles convey most of the pertinent information. This video is from the most recent All Japan Kendo Championships and the winner, Shoji Teramoto, is a graduate of the International Budo University and the first IBU alumni to win the title.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Kindergarten kids doing Kendo 幼稚園の剣道
Check this out...it's fun watching!
Kindergarten kids doing Kendo
http://videocast.yahoo.co.jp/video/detail/?vid=288230376151770603
Kindergarten kids doing Kendo
http://videocast.yahoo.co.jp/video/detail/?vid=288230376151770603
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Friday, February 08, 2008
Interesting Kendo Video
Hi, everyone,
David shares with us a very interesting and educational video. Here is his message:
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Hi Sensei,
I came across this video that shows how a hand-made shinai is made and it's produced by the same people who made the video detailing how a set of bogu is made. Below is a rough translation of each of the subtitles as they appear.
http://sc-smn.jst.go.jp/8/bangumi.asp?i_series_code=B070601&i_renban_code=237
On the right you'll see three options to play the video. One for Windows Media Player and two for Real Player.
0:20 How A Shinai is Made
0:27 The shinai, used in kendo, is made of bamboo and part of the equipment developed towards the end of the Edo period (1603 - 1868).
0:37 A shinai is made of 4 slats of shaped bamboo.
0:49 A shinai is generally 3 shaku and 9 sun long, which is equal to 118 centimeters. (Handle, center/balance point, and tip)
1:03 These are bamboo trees that will be used to make a shinai.
1:13 This is a prepared section of two-year-old bamboo.
1:25 One bamboo section is split into 6-8 slats.
1:35 The rough shape of the slat is cut using a small cleaver-like knife.
1:57 Width shaping.
2:05 Using a hand plane, the sides of all four slats are smoothed.
2:27 Straightening
2:32 The bamboo is placed over a gas flame.
2:40 The heat from the flames make the bamboo fibers soft.
2:51 "Straightening" is the bending and twisting of the bamboo to give the correct shinai shape.
3:03 A "straightening block" is used to shape the slats.
3:25 Before straightening.
3:30 After straightening.
3:35 It is clear how straight the slats are now that the bends and twists have been corrected.
3:48 Molding.
3:58 The edges on the outer side of the slats are cut to a rounded shape.
4:19 The same is done on the inner sides.
4:50 A plane is used to shave the inner sides to a 45 degree angle.
5:11 Each pass towards the tip makes very thin shaves.
5:26 The 45 degree angle of the inner sides allows all for slats to stay securely together.
5:43 (left) After molding (right) before molding.
6:19 Surface Correcting
6:27 Both sides of each slat are shaved to center the outer skin.
6:45 A file is used on the node of the slat.
7:17 A tool called a kaki is used to smooth the edges of the slats after shaving.
8:00 An electric sander is used to smooth the entire slat.
8:16 A hard shark skin is used to further polish and smooth the slats.
8:39 All four slats are secured and bound with string.
9:28 A steel plate is placed inside the tsuka (gripping end) to ensure that the slats do not move.
10:01 The slats are then placed on top of of a "shakudai" (measuring board) and any extra length is cut off the tsuka.
10:19 A rotating sander smooths and rounds the tsuka.
10:52 The tsuka area is shaved down.
11:25 A round plane is used to smooth down the entire tsuka.
11:46 Sandpaper is used to futher smooth the tsuka.
12:04 A hot brand is used to label the shinai.
12:26 The shinai is then fitted with a tsukagawa made of cow leather and a plastic stopper underneath the tip cover, also made of cow leather.
12:35 The sakigawa (tip cover) and the tsuka are secured to each other with a string (tsuru).
12:48 And this is what we receive as the finished product.
The end.
David
David shares with us a very interesting and educational video. Here is his message:
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Hi Sensei,
I came across this video that shows how a hand-made shinai is made and it's produced by the same people who made the video detailing how a set of bogu is made. Below is a rough translation of each of the subtitles as they appear.
http://sc-smn.jst.go.jp/8/bangumi.asp?i_series_code=B070601&i_renban_code=237
On the right you'll see three options to play the video. One for Windows Media Player and two for Real Player.
0:20 How A Shinai is Made
0:27 The shinai, used in kendo, is made of bamboo and part of the equipment developed towards the end of the Edo period (1603 - 1868).
0:37 A shinai is made of 4 slats of shaped bamboo.
0:49 A shinai is generally 3 shaku and 9 sun long, which is equal to 118 centimeters. (Handle, center/balance point, and tip)
1:03 These are bamboo trees that will be used to make a shinai.
1:13 This is a prepared section of two-year-old bamboo.
1:25 One bamboo section is split into 6-8 slats.
1:35 The rough shape of the slat is cut using a small cleaver-like knife.
1:57 Width shaping.
2:05 Using a hand plane, the sides of all four slats are smoothed.
2:27 Straightening
2:32 The bamboo is placed over a gas flame.
2:40 The heat from the flames make the bamboo fibers soft.
2:51 "Straightening" is the bending and twisting of the bamboo to give the correct shinai shape.
3:03 A "straightening block" is used to shape the slats.
3:25 Before straightening.
3:30 After straightening.
3:35 It is clear how straight the slats are now that the bends and twists have been corrected.
3:48 Molding.
3:58 The edges on the outer side of the slats are cut to a rounded shape.
4:19 The same is done on the inner sides.
4:50 A plane is used to shave the inner sides to a 45 degree angle.
5:11 Each pass towards the tip makes very thin shaves.
5:26 The 45 degree angle of the inner sides allows all for slats to stay securely together.
5:43 (left) After molding (right) before molding.
6:19 Surface Correcting
6:27 Both sides of each slat are shaved to center the outer skin.
6:45 A file is used on the node of the slat.
7:17 A tool called a kaki is used to smooth the edges of the slats after shaving.
8:00 An electric sander is used to smooth the entire slat.
8:16 A hard shark skin is used to further polish and smooth the slats.
8:39 All four slats are secured and bound with string.
9:28 A steel plate is placed inside the tsuka (gripping end) to ensure that the slats do not move.
10:01 The slats are then placed on top of of a "shakudai" (measuring board) and any extra length is cut off the tsuka.
10:19 A rotating sander smooths and rounds the tsuka.
10:52 The tsuka area is shaved down.
11:25 A round plane is used to smooth down the entire tsuka.
11:46 Sandpaper is used to futher smooth the tsuka.
12:04 A hot brand is used to label the shinai.
12:26 The shinai is then fitted with a tsukagawa made of cow leather and a plastic stopper underneath the tip cover, also made of cow leather.
12:35 The sakigawa (tip cover) and the tsuka are secured to each other with a string (tsuru).
12:48 And this is what we receive as the finished product.
The end.
David
Friday, January 04, 2008
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Videos: 2007-12-18 Keiko: 3 clips; 2007-12-20 Kendo Man Strikes & Hikido: 4 clips
Videos: 2007-12-18 Keiko: 3 clips
1: Peter VS. Jason. 2: MaryEllen VS. Andrew. 3: David VS. Peter.
Videos: 2007-12-20 Kendo Man Strikes & Hikido: 4 clips
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Videos of Visiting New Orleans Kendo Club
There are 9 new video clips available on Youtube. Check it out. They are taken during Vincent's revisit New Orleans Kendo Club.
http://youtube.com/twkendopa
http://youtube.com/twkendopa
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
We are on Youtube
We are on Youtube.
Click the following link to watch our video clips.
http://www.youtube.com/twkendopa
Click the following link to watch our video clips.
http://www.youtube.com/twkendopa
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
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