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Glasgow seminar and grading 2006 report Timetable Friday 10th March, Open Keiko 2000-2100 Kelvinhall international sports arena Opening keiko The seminar traditionally starts with an opening keiko at the kelvinhall for those of us who can make the trip to Glasgow Friday evening. The format of the keiko is mawari keiko for the first 40 minutes followed by an open keiko to pick up any fights on the dance card not covered by the normal rotation. In other words fight whoever ends up in front of you then fight who you want to. Numbers were up this year with 30 at the opening keiko and 70 inc sensei at the seminar The venue for this practice is always the Kelvinhall because of it's proximity to the west end of Glasgow and the many excellent bars/restaurants and nightclubs as Kendoka on an away trip we are bound by constitution to go for High grade practice Prior to the main seminar is the High Grade practice led this year by Malcolm Goodwin and on his arrival fresh from the Games Sotaro Honda sensei. The theme of the practice was similar to the main seminar and followed logically on from last year's theme of EN (maintenance of mental contact with the opponent) Seminar The key theme as described by Honda sensei was Ken-tai-ichi Honda sensei emphasised that this feeling or attitude does not just happen but is a result of extending the understanding of EN through continuous practice and constant application of these principals. Ken meaning to attack or strike the opponent Tai meaning to wait while calmly observing the opponents movement Ken-tai-ichi was the key metaphor for the seminar which was broken down as follows; 1. Bokuto ni yoru Kendo Kihon waza keiko ho and Kendo Kata Put an importance not only on learning patterns of movement but also the meanings contained in the movements Tackle these by recognising that they build up the foundation of Shinai Kendo Try to maintain physical and mental states so that you can attack and react to your partners attack anytime 2. Basic cutting, Uchikomi geiko and Kirikaeshi Use Ukuri ashi and turn properly after striking and quickly take kamae that enables you to be ready for anything Smoothly move on to Tai-atari after striking, execute correct tai-atari, shinai handling 3. Waza geiko - the best moments to strike When the opponent finishes a strike when the opponent blocks a strike When the opponent begins a strike 4. Shiai and refereeing practice Competitors - show correct step in, maintatin EN throughout, Learn what Ippon is Referees - Learn correct instructions, What to look for and where, Maintainthe basic traingle between shushin and fukushin 5. Ji-Geiko Try what you have learned! Not being able to do is not a shame - not trying to do is As ever with Honda sensei the content was carefully thought through and presented in a way understandable to everyone in attendance. This was clearly demonstrated at the shodan shinsa on the Sunday Grading Due to freak weather conditions everyone was awarded snowdan. On awakening at 0630 there was 12 inches of snow in the drive To the great credit of everyone involved from the grading panels to the participants of about 50 registered only about 5 could not make it At the panel briefing we took the decision to put all who made it through their registered grade even if it meant changeing the sequence. To accommodate this. Two shiaijo were in operation with one panel daeling with Ikkyu and the other grading Shodan to Sandan. Despite the weather the grading was completed on time. From the view of the organisers it was a successful event with high numbers both for the seminar and the grading. The content was accessible to everyone and was understood at the appropriate level of the individual. Thanks to all who participated and hope to see you next year Gerry Kincaid Taisedokai |
