SEJSCC Camp Hanabi Kendo Demonstration 7/11/12
Norwalk Kendo Dojo has been asked to put on a kendo demonstration
and basic kendo lesson
at Camp Hanabi, the Southeast Japanese School and Community Center's
week-long camp for 5- to 10-year-olds.
If anyone has shinai they no longer use, especially size 36
or 37, please bring them to the dojo. We can cut them down
if they're larger, or even fix "lightly broken" ones - just
so we have something for the camp kids to swing.
Kendo Demonstration Notes
Volunteers
- yudansha:
Kodama Jean (JK),
Kariya Yoshijiro (YK),
Chang Jeffrey (JC),
Nakagawa Takeshi (TN),
Yoon Brian (BY)
- kyu:
Yoon Courtney (CY),
Ji Daniel (DJ),
Kim Jun Bae (JBK)
- everyone please arrive at the dojo between 12:30-12:45pm
to set up and change
- set up:
sweep gym,
iaito,
shinpanki, mejirushi, stopwatch,
25 NOR tenugui to pass out,
camp shinai (33, 36, 37),
cones
Demonstration outline
[ ] indicates parallel activity
1 line up mens (yudansha north side, kenshi south side)
2 JK "seiretsu", all line up facing audience, JK "rei"
3 line up behind mens; BY "chakuza, mokuso, naore, rei"
[JK greetings, remarks (no introductions)]
4 JK direct kihondosa by all minus YK
M, K, D, suburi, hayasuburi 30x
[YK put on men]
5 JK slow motion demo of points on YK
[everyone else put on men]
6 uchikomi demo: YK and JC, directed by JK
basic: (YK) big M,K,D (JC) fast M,K,D,M
renzoku: (YK) KM, KMD (JC) KMDM, KMDMM
M ni taisuru: (YK) debana K (JC) kaeshi D
K ni taisuru: (YK) kaeshi M (JC) nuki M
7 uchikomi by kyu w/yudansha motodachi
kirikaeshi (rotate)
3M (rotate), 3KM (rotate), 3KD (rotate)
kakari geiko (rotate)
keiko
[JK direct each part]
8 JK iaido demo
[yudansha remove men to be shinpan, kyu put on tasuki]
9 shiai demo
DJ vs CY
[JK commentary, TN timekeeper]
a JK conclusion
[all seiza, remove men; BY "mokuso, naore, rei"]
b JK "seiretsu", all line up facing audience, JK "rei"
c take mens back to walls
Kendo Lesson Notes
1 pass out tenugui
2a seiza, mokuso, naore, rei
[all NOR line up facing kids]
2b fold tenugui, put on
[NOR kyu demonstrate, dan help kids]
3 men uchi sankyodo
just footwork, then add pressed hands (ph)
4a tobikomi men/ph (to cone); men/ph back
(all at same time)
4b relay race (add NOR kyu to groups?)
[yudansha+CY+JK put on men; motodachi]
5 men uchi sankyodo/ph on motodachi
[ichi=raise, ni="men", san=back]
[get shinai (sh)]
6 men uchi sankyodo/sh on motodachi
[ichi=raise, ni="men", san=back]
7a tobikomi men/sh (to cone); men/sh back
7b relay race (hand off sh)
8 seiza, mokuso, naore, rei
9 closing remarks, rei
Camp Hanabi general notes
This year, the Southeast Japanese School and Community Center will present its
first ever Japanese cultural camp for kids. Dubbed
Camp Hanabi, it will be held
July 9-13 (Monday-Friday) from 9am-3pm at the Center.
The camp is for kids aged 5-10.
$150 includes five days of language, culture, crafts, and sports
activities plus a camp tshirt.
See flyer and
application,
and please pass this along to friends and family (deadline to register is
6/25).
Preliminary details
- camp schedule
- three groups by age, with seven or eight kids per group
5 yr (2),
6 yr (5),
7 yr (3),
8 yr (4),
9 yr (5),
10 yr (3)
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