I hope the list of Senseis I know making to the hachidan will increase soon...
Monday, May 05, 2008
Hakamada Sensei 8th Dan
I just saw from the ZNKR website that Daizoh Hakamada Sensei, with whom I had the privilege to practise in Nittaidai last year passed the Hachidan test, at age 59. Congratulations to him! The most distinctive impression that I have of him is his kamae. His kensen is aimed at the opponent's left-eye. Which was the first time I noticed this style. (This is rarely heard of in Europe, but quite common in Japan, Taiwan and Korea. There are in fact five different chudan no kamae, aimed at throat, centre of face, left-eye, left-hand of jodanka, and right-hand of jodanka. I recommend everyone try them out.)
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Hallo Ivan,
vielleicht freut es Dich zu hören, das Prof. Hakamada im September für 14 Tage nach Deutschland kommt.
Ich organsiere 2 Lehrgänge mit Ihm (u.a.) in Eschweiler.
Für mehr Informationen bitte mail schicken. trainer@kendo-krefeld.de.
Grüße, Jörg Klinkenberg.
I've used the aimed-at-the-left-kote-chudan as a defense against jodan. It's very effective.
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