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Bokken instruction
Have you really got the best out of your Happo Giri Training
If your Bokken Sensei has a good teaching attitued you will find this will improve your training, also feeling safe is a big advantage in Bokken Training, as their are plenty of moments when you will feel unsafe in training with your bokken.
Always remember that no two bokken's are the same, some bokken's are longer. Some are heavier. So when using a stranger's bokken, be prepared to adapt as your timing will be out.
The attacks of a bokken are Shomen attack, Yokomen attack and Shomen-tsuki attack. Shomen is downward to-ward the top of the head, Yokomen is an attack to the side of the head at aprox 45 degrees, Shomen-tsuki is another attack a straight thrust to the chest or face. These are the main attacks of the bokken, some have variations and so on but these are the core techniques.
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Every other cut or strike begins with one of the main attacks then branching out, this is why your sensei will make you cut over and over again. Bokken's in aikido are used primarily to understand distance timing and awareness to techniques
Bokken training will also improve coordination and concentration Using your bokken for understanding how in Aikido we learn to throw the students, and is also a great aid to knowing where the techinque originated from.
Remember each person training with a bokken is a different individual, and will train differently from the last person. So always be prepared to adapt to your new opponent as they might not be as proficient with their bokken as the last person.
Train Hard Train Focused Train Safe.
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