Thread: Jodan Waza Where to Start?

Quote: Originally Posted by hyuna I don't know. But, if so, but are sensei like him the exception or the rule? There is no such rule

Bokushingu, yeah! One needs to understand (when/if ever that happens...in my case). Yes, train the Jodan but don't neglect the Chudan: possible case in point was when watching a young (female) Kendoka doing Jodan, I asked her Sensei where she learned it since he, a (Japanese-) Police Kendo Instructor, only uses Chudan. He said he taught her, and that from Chudan can come Jodan. (FWIW)

Quote: Originally Posted by hyuna I'm not being facetious. It really has been my experience that sensei have said that if you are going to change, you need to commit fully to it, do all kihon (e.g. kirikaeshi) from the new kamae, and you should test in it. I've heard all of the above said except that last line.

Unworthy thank you for your advise and I respect your opinion. Since I have difficulty finding kenshi who can teach me jodan waza I will practice chudan. Even when I am learning Jodan I have no intention of lacking my Chudan kihon. I would like to learn Jodan since I believe it will be useful in some situation. Till I get really good at Jodan I will have Chudan to be my every stance. When I do get good in Jodan and if I do enjoy doing it then...

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Quote: Originally Posted by JSchmidt So, at shodan, you fully grasps the concept of maai,seme & zanshin? No, that's why I keep doing Chudan (which was my original point on not leaving chudan aside because you want to do Jodan, as a result of someone saying that it was BS to say that to do Jodan you must have a better Chudan)

Quote: Originally Posted by Tort-Speed Sorry to fumikomi in here, but isn't Chiba Sensei said to have spent much time still with Chudan, also Dan-testing using it, despite successes with Jodan? I remember reading that. I think it is true. I did not feel as strong taking my Ni-Dan exam as I did taking my Shodan exam. I trained pretty hard primarily Jodan through-out the first year of Jodan, but switch back to mainly Chudan 4 months b4 the...

Quote: Originally Posted by skilled There is no such rule Sorry for being unclear: I was using the word in the idiomatic sense, as in "as a rule." It was a play on words on the (nonsensical) phrase "the exception that proves the rule," but maybe I should have been more clear and less clever in a forum with so many non-native English speakers. My question is if such behavior is typical of high ranking jodan...

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