足さばき
みなさんこんにちは
今回は剣道の基本の一つ、足さばきについてお話しします。
剣道では足さばきという足の動かし方がとても大事です。
「手に二分 足八分」といわれ、熟練者になると竹刀で打つのではなく足で打つといわれます。
いくつかありますが、いつも練習しているのは「送り足」と「開き足」といわれる動きです。
☆送り足
足さばきの中で最も基本となるのは「送り足」です。これは前後左右ななめとあらゆる方向に移動するときに使われます。
この時の足はすり足です。
すり足は、床の上をバタバタと動くのではなく、床からあまり足を上げず氷の上を滑るように、体を上下させないでスムーズに移動します。すり足は早く進んだり、打ったり、またすぐにさがったりと、忙しい動きをする剣道には最適の動きです。たとえば、駆け足だと早く進むことはできますが急には止まれせん。
この時、どのような動きであっても体勢を崩さず竹刀の位置を一定に保つことが必要です。
そのためには、いつも竹刀を持つ手の左こぶしの位置が、移動に伴ってふらふらと動かないように注意しましょう。
☆開き足
身体を左右にさばく（相手を制しながら巧みにからだを移動させる）時に使います。足だけでなく腰でまわる事が大切です。
強い剣士を見ると、構えがきれいで、竹刀の振り方や足さばきにも無駄がありません。
これは剣道の基本を体で覚えているからです。
体が覚えるまで基本をしっかり練習しましょう。
Hello, everyone!
Today, we will look into one of the Kendo basics, Ashi-sabaki (Kando footwork).
Footwork patterns called "Ashi-sabaki" are crucial for good Kendo movements.
As the saying goes, "the ratio of handwork to footwork is 2 to 8." It is said that a master kenshi strikes not with one's shinai but with one's feet.
There are several patterns to be mastered, but the two major patterns we commonly practice are "Okuri-ashi" and "Hiraki-ashi."
* Okuri-ashi [Following/sliding footwork]
Okuri-ashi is the most basic of all Kendo footwork.
You use this step when you move forward or backward, to the right or to the left, ... in any direction.
Suri-ashi (sliding your feet) must be used for this footwork. Therefore, you are not supposed to run noisily with your feet tapping or flapping against the floor. Your feet should smoothly slide, as if you slide on the ice, with your feet being always close to the floor and your body not going up and down.
Suri-ashi is the footwork most suitable for Kendo, which requires busy and quick movements such as going forward quickly, striking and then moving backward immediately. If you just run, you may move forward quickly, but you won't be able to stop abruptly.
When you do this footwork, or any footwork, it is very important that you keep your posture stable and hold your shinai at proper hight and in stable condition.
Always be careful not to make your left fist (that holds shinai) loose when you move.
* Hiraki-ashi [Swinging sidestep]
Hiraki-ashi is used when you swiftly sidestep to avoid and counter an attack. It's important to turn to one side using not only your foot but also your hip.
When you watch an excellent kenshi's movement, you'll notice how neat his posture is. Such a kenshi shows no useless movement in his or her footwork and swing of a shinai.
This is possible because such a kenshi masters the basics of Kendo through his/her bodily experience.
Let's practice the basics until your body memorizes the movement.
今回は剣道の基本の一つ、足さばきについてお話しします。
剣道では足さばきという足の動かし方がとても大事です。
「手に二分 足八分」といわれ、熟練者になると竹刀で打つのではなく足で打つといわれます。
いくつかありますが、いつも練習しているのは「送り足」と「開き足」といわれる動きです。
☆送り足
足さばきの中で最も基本となるのは「送り足」です。これは前後左右ななめとあらゆる方向に移動するときに使われます。
この時の足はすり足です。
すり足は、床の上をバタバタと動くのではなく、床からあまり足を上げず氷の上を滑るように、体を上下させないでスムーズに移動します。すり足は早く進んだり、打ったり、またすぐにさがったりと、忙しい動きをする剣道には最適の動きです。たとえば、駆け足だと早く進むことはできますが急には止まれせん。
この時、どのような動きであっても体勢を崩さず竹刀の位置を一定に保つことが必要です。
そのためには、いつも竹刀を持つ手の左こぶしの位置が、移動に伴ってふらふらと動かないように注意しましょう。
☆開き足
身体を左右にさばく（相手を制しながら巧みにからだを移動させる）時に使います。足だけでなく腰でまわる事が大切です。
強い剣士を見ると、構えがきれいで、竹刀の振り方や足さばきにも無駄がありません。
これは剣道の基本を体で覚えているからです。
体が覚えるまで基本をしっかり練習しましょう。
Hello, everyone!
Today, we will look into one of the Kendo basics, Ashi-sabaki (Kando footwork).
Footwork patterns called "Ashi-sabaki" are crucial for good Kendo movements.
As the saying goes, "the ratio of handwork to footwork is 2 to 8." It is said that a master kenshi strikes not with one's shinai but with one's feet.
There are several patterns to be mastered, but the two major patterns we commonly practice are "Okuri-ashi" and "Hiraki-ashi."
* Okuri-ashi [Following/sliding footwork]
Okuri-ashi is the most basic of all Kendo footwork.
You use this step when you move forward or backward, to the right or to the left, ... in any direction.
Suri-ashi (sliding your feet) must be used for this footwork. Therefore, you are not supposed to run noisily with your feet tapping or flapping against the floor. Your feet should smoothly slide, as if you slide on the ice, with your feet being always close to the floor and your body not going up and down.
Suri-ashi is the footwork most suitable for Kendo, which requires busy and quick movements such as going forward quickly, striking and then moving backward immediately. If you just run, you may move forward quickly, but you won't be able to stop abruptly.
When you do this footwork, or any footwork, it is very important that you keep your posture stable and hold your shinai at proper hight and in stable condition.
Always be careful not to make your left fist (that holds shinai) loose when you move.
* Hiraki-ashi [Swinging sidestep]
Hiraki-ashi is used when you swiftly sidestep to avoid and counter an attack. It's important to turn to one side using not only your foot but also your hip.
When you watch an excellent kenshi's movement, you'll notice how neat his posture is. Such a kenshi shows no useless movement in his or her footwork and swing of a shinai.
This is possible because such a kenshi masters the basics of Kendo through his/her bodily experience.
Let's practice the basics until your body memorizes the movement.
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