Kendo Magazine by Hokubei Budogu.
Welcome to Hokube Budogu’s Kendo Magazine. We hope to share information about equipment, kendo tips, and upcoming events through this page. Please find topics of your interest below. Please share. #happykeiko.
Injury Prevention Basics
Injury Prevention Basics by Aaron Hendrickson, ISSA-CSCS, CPT, RP CNC You've just started practice for the day, or it's close to the end, and you feel and hear a sudden sharp & intense pain in the back of your ankle like you've been kicked. The Achilles tendon...
Meet Taichi and Abigail – Generation One.
We have a lot on our minds as we approach our first anniversary of Hokubei Budogu. What kind of budogu are we going to be? Pure retail? Just rake in the money and make our pockets richer? No. This company is operated and owned by someone who loves Kendo, and the...
Fitness for Kendo – Introduction
Fitness for Kendo by Aaron Hendrickson, ISSA-CSCS, CPT, RP CNC Fitness can be confusing. As a Sport Nutrition and Strength & Conditioning coach, it's easy to see that misinformation and misapplication is very common in the fitness industry as a whole. Many people...
Being a shinpan: basic knowledge
Shinpan: Kendo Referee. A tutorial by Yutaro Matsuura sensei (Renshi 7th Dan) This is a basic refereeing guide ideal for those ranked 1Kyu to 3Dan. I sometimes feel that it is too late to start educating referees at 3-4Dan. That is why you often see in the Koyokai...
Tai Atari
Tai Atari: Pushing and shoving. A tutorial by Yutaro Matsuura sensei (Renshi 7th Dan) Pushing and shoving, shoving and pushing. Not very productive and can be annoying. Let's take a look at Tai Atari and see that being physical can lead to clean and effective Kendo.
Tenouchi – Part 1
Tenouchi: Impact with the hands. A tutorial by Yutaro Matsuura sensei (Renshi 7th Dan) A simplified breakdown of tenouchi: "creating impact with the hands" in the Crocozuna Classroom. This is part 1. Please watch the video and subscribe to Matsuura sensei's YouTube...
Ōji-waza
Ōji-waza: A response to an attempted strike. A tutorial by Yutaro Matsuura sensei (Renshi 7th Dan) A simplified breakdown of ōji-waza: step and timing in the Crocozuna Classroom with frequent contributor Sean Kelly. The key is to have a more forward motion approach to...
How to choose a bogu – Owner’s suggestion.
What factor's should you be looking out for when purchasing your first bogu? Protection? Comfort? Durability? Price? Appearance? Machine-stitched? Hand-Stiched? Weight? Country of Manufacture? Brand names? There are far too many factors to consider. So here is a...
