kendo journal
“ It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop. ” - Wisdom of Confucius
REISHIKI
bowing to shrine, in and out of the dojo, 30 degree, eyes down(?)
bowing between people, 15 degrees, eye to eye
sitting - left leg first, hands never touch ground, men’s legs are 2 fists apart,
when sitting, sit at read position, not butt on heals
rising - right leg first,
shinai (with tsuba on same level then knees) on the left side, AFAIK in “old days” while visting a samurai, u put it on the right side, as a sign of peace (cause as a righthander u couldnt be fast enough to strike the person who invited u - damm not sure if i got this right, need to ask again, know that shimzu-sensei does it)
keep your head level, means not up and down while movin.
press your ass together and use your stomach/center while breathing in to push “seme”
if i neeed to move fast, i should use smaller steeps.
