Word Version

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