Yuma Uchida soon changed his clothes and protective gear and came out. He swung his bamboo sword a few times to find the feel and then squatted in front of the starting line of the arena. On the other side of the starting line, Fuyumi Fukuzawa had been waiting for a long time.
Taishobori serves as the referee, and usually three referees are needed for official matches, but this is usually the case for practice matches within the club.
Taishobori took his position and shouted: "Salute!"
The two sides saluted each other, and Taishobori shouted again: "Get ready!"
Following the command, Fukuzawa Fuyumi slowly stood up with swords in both hands, and straightly formed a mid-section frame, while Uchida Yuuma raised the sword high above his head, looking very powerful - he and Fukuzawa Fuyumi were the same height
The difference is nearly thirty centimeters, just like an adult facing a child, he naturally looks particularly domineering and showy.
Ritsu Shikishima frowned and cursed in a low voice: "This guy!"
Kitahara Shuci tilted his head when he heard the sound and asked: "What's wrong, Shikishima-kun?"
Ritsu Shikishima seemed dissatisfied, "He's too arrogant!" He glanced at Kitahara Shuji and saw a puzzled look on his face. He understood that he had never practiced kendo, so he explained in detail: "It is common to kendo.
There are five types of starting hands: upper position, middle position, lower position, eight-phase position, rib-waist position..."
Ritsu Shikishima spoke very briefly, but Hideji Kitahara had a good understanding and understood it after listening for a while.
The upper pose is good for offense, but the chest and abdomen are exposed, the door is wide open, and the defense is weak;
The mid-stage balance of offense and defense allows you to advance, attack, retreat or defend. It is the most commonly used. Moreover, the advantage is that the tip of the sword is facing someone. Even if the opponent is very fast and hits the head with a sword at the beginning of the game, it is easy for him to be hit by the tip of the sword.
Stab. The essence of kendo is to kill the enemy rather than die with the enemy. Therefore, in this case, the opponent will generally be invalidated. If you kill the enemy and you yourself die, it is meaningless. It is not training assassins to die.
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In the lower part of the stance, the tip of the sword points to the ground, with defense as the priority. The shot can only be used for teasing and blocking. It is mostly used for defensive counterattacks or attrition warfare. However, after many years of development of the kendo movement, subsequent changes are too monotonous.
As a result, the winning rate was too low and they were gradually eliminated.
The Eight-phase Style is suitable for group battles, and requires the eyes to see in all directions and the ears to listen in all directions. It is of little use in one-on-one sports such as modern kendo, and very few people use it.
As for the rib waist style, the sword blade is hidden behind the back, making it difficult for the enemy to judge the direction of the hand and the length of the sword, which can have a surprising effect. However, the bamboo sword in modern kendo competitions has a prescribed length, so...
Basically, there are only these five starting positions. Alternative ones such as the one-handed upper right hand are also derived from these five basic structures and cannot be too far away.
Looking at the hand gestures in front of him, Yuma Uchida obviously didn't pay attention to Fukuzawa Fuyumi. He felt that even though the opponent had been practicing for a long time, he had the advantage of height, length, arms and strength. It was impossible for the opponent to defy the odds. He probably thought so.
Fukuzawa Fuyumi was knocked to her knees with one blow, so she made a big show of it - there was a good-looking senior next to her, who could barely qualify as a beautiful kendo girl, and she was watching the competition!
This could be regarded as Yuma Uchida not being calm enough. Hideji Kitahara didn't have a good solution, so he asked softly: "How to determine the outcome of this kind of game? Does defeat count as a win?"
"No, Kitahara-kun!" Ritsu Shikishima observed the field and found that Uchida Yuma's waistband had not been tied loosely when he moved. Taisho Horimasa asked him to tighten it again with an angry look, and then explained roughly.
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Although kendo was developed from swordsmanship and inherited many traditions of swordsmanship, it is different from the fighting skills of swordsmanship that aim to cut down the enemy. Kendo is a sports event with strict equipment, scoring, timing, etc.
Rule requirements.
For example, when practicing swordsmanship, wooden knives or even edged wooden knives are usually used - don't think that wooden knives can't kill people, and good wood is no lighter than real swords - while kendo competitions use hollow bamboo swords, even if they miss and hit a place without armor protection,
It would cause too much damage.
Another example is that it is necessary to make an effective strike, that is, to maintain the "gas sword consistency":
Qi refers to "Qi He", calling out the striking location in a spirited voice to avoid a blind cat hitting a dead mouse; body refers to striking the effective parts with a correct posture, that is, the face, throat, trunk, hands, etc.
A place protected by protective gear. If you attack a place that is not protected by protective gear, such as maliciously cutting and stabbing the opponent's legs, arms, etc., causing injury to the opponent, you will be directly judged as a loser; a sword refers to a bamboo sword with a tendon.
And the front part, which accounts for about a quarter of the total length, is used to strike. If it were replaced with a real knife, it would be the most lethal part.
After completing the above three points, you must also maintain "Zanxin", that is, after the attack, you still maintain enough vigilance and momentum to prevent the opponent from counterattacking, such as quickly getting out of the opponent's counterattack range, or directly making a last-minute gesture.
Mode.
Only attacks like this will count as points. In a game, it depends on the rules of the game whether one hit determines the outcome or it's a best-of-three game.
There are many other rules. For example, if you use language to confuse or even insult your opponent during the game, you will be directly judged as a loser; for example, deliberately stretching your feet to trip the opponent, grabbing the opponent's bamboo sword with your hands, hitting people with your fists, etc.
Having said that, it will be considered a foul, points will be deducted, or a direct loss will be given. Even cheering loudly after winning is considered disrespectful to the opponent and will be awarded a loss.
After Ritsu Shikishima finished explaining, he concentrated on looking at the field, where Taishobori had already checked Yuma Uchida's protective gear to ensure that the chance of injury was minimized. Then he left the white fork in the middle and waved his hand vigorously.
Shouted: "Start!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" With a password from Okiza, Fuze Dongmei maintained the middle stage without moving, but his body suddenly collapsed, as if suddenly the number was suddenly smaller, and at the same time, he issued an order.
A huge roar that shocked people - it was hard to imagine that a little person like her could make such a noise, and the roar was full of the overwhelming momentum of a fight to the death!
Yuma Uchida was stunned for a moment, and even his feet that were about to step forward hesitated. Fuyumi Fukuzawa's eyes shrank. When Yuma Uchida's steps were about to fall, his body was like a spring that was stretched to the extreme.
Suddenly he bounced up, stepped hard, thrust his sword straight, and roared again: "Tu tu tu tu——!"
There was a loud "thud", and Yuma Uchida flew away and rolled out of the field. He wanted to show off and performed a top position, but he was distracted by Fukuzawa Fuyumi's roar and failed to react in time.
He was defeated without the ability to fight back.
Kitahara Shuji and Shikishima Ritsu stood up in a hurry, but the victory was lost in an instant, and they didn't even have time to scream, and hurriedly ran towards Uchida Yuma.
There was silence in the field for a moment, and even Taisho Hori, who was the referee, was lost. Lunging requires strong strength, speed, vision and the ability to grasp opportunities. Adult female swordsmen rarely use it, let alone middle school girls.
It is occasionally seen in national competitions, and using this trick in practice is a bit excessive, right?
Stabbing is different from chopping. The stabbing position is not accurate. For example, stabbing into an unarmored area can easily lead to injury.
Fortunately, Fukuzawa Fuyumi's tattoo was accurate, and the armor was extended downwards, and a thick resin plate protected the throat. But even so, Yuuma Uchida was still able to hold his breath, even though most of it was caused by falling.
But a sword can knock a boy weighing over fifty kilograms away, which is already staggering.
Fuyumi Fukuzawa shook her bamboo sword with satisfaction, feeling that even though she had studied hard for a year and not practiced much, her swordsmanship that she had practiced since childhood had not deteriorated much. She walked to Uchida Yuma with small steps and looked at it.
Seeing that Yuma Uchida was still in a daze, regardless of whether he could hear or not, he opened his mouth and mocked triumphantly: "Oh my, does it hurt? Don't blame me. If you do, blame you for hanging out with Kitahara-san!
This is a lesson to you, keep your mouth shut from now on! Otherwise, I will beat you every time I see you!"
Kitahara Shuji couldn't help but look at Fukuzawa Fuyumi and raised his eyebrows. If you win, you win. There's nothing to say. It's my fault that Yu Uchida is not as good as others, but if you chase after him and taunt him, it's a bit too much, right?
What's more, even if Yuuma Uchida is a bit arrogant, he still doesn't offend you!
And what does it have to do with you? Because if you hang out with yourself, you will get beaten?
He stood in front of Yuma Uchida and asked in a deep voice: "Fukuzawa-san, what do you mean?"
Fuyumi Fukuzawa's eyes immediately shifted to him, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "Kitahara-san? Are you angry? Haha, don't worry, don't worry, it's your turn! Ah, you shouldn't
It's such a pity that you dare...your follower blocked the knife for you!" Her voice was filled with contempt and joy, which seemed to make Kitahara Shuji feel embarrassed. Even if it was just disgusting, he could make her feel very comfortable, as if she was out of control.
He let out a huge sigh of resentment and said, "I can understand even if you don't dare... Hey, so what if you beat me once, but overall, I'm still stronger!"