Six Kamae
Chudon no kamae
Jodan no kamae
Gedan no kamae
Wakigamae
Hasso no kamae
Mugamae
Valid datosu-bui (striking points)
Shomen
Soku-men (left & right)
Do (left & right)
Throat
Inside & Outside Sune (left & right)
Kote (left & right)
Parts of the Naginata
Extra Questions
Chudan no Kamae
- fundamental of all kamaes
- body is turned to the side
- kissaki covers the center of the body and is aimed at the misouchi of the opponent
- arms extended
- distance between arms = distance between feet
- distance between feet = 1.5 - 2x length of foot
- rear hand should grasp teh naginata about at forearms length from the ishizuki
- rare hand must lightly touch the inner thigh of rear leg
- spirit filled with energy
Two types of competition
1. Shiai competition
- bogu is worn
- try to hit your opponent on a valid datosu-bui
- while avoiding being hit
- competition continues until someone meets the victory conditions (e.g., two valid strikes) or time runs out
2. Engi competition
- Movements are pre-arranged
- Either shikaki-oji competition or Zen Nihon kata competition
- Winner is pair that is judged to have the best skill
Names of the footwork
Okuri-ashi
Ayumi-ashi
Hiraki-ashi
Famikae-ashi
Tsugi-ashi
Ma-ai ga Chigai (close distance)
- Mai-ai is the distance betweem you and your opponent
- correct distance = 1 step forward to hit your opponent & 1 step backward to avoid being hit
- ma-ai ga chigai is a mai-ai that is closer than the correct ma-ai
- if you can't keep ma-ai and you get too close, you are easier to hit
Distance between starting lines in Engi and Shiai
4m in both Engi and Shiai