Suburi

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Suburi ( Japanese 素 振 り ) are repetitive movement or cutting exercises that are intended to improve one's own basic technique in sports such as Kendō , Aikidō , Iaidō and Kenjutsu . In most cases, these exercises are performed without a partner at the beginning or end of the training. Usually a Shinai , Bokutō or Suburitō (a Bokutō with greater weight) is used for Suburi . The Kiai during the Suburi is either the loud calling out of the respective hit area ( Men , Kote etc.) or the loud counting of the exercises. Suburi can be performed two-handed as well as one-handed ( katate ).

Examples

  • Jōgeburi : From the Chudan position , the Shinai is lifted over the head with a wide backward movement. A blow follows that only stops at knee level.
  • Nanameburi : The Shinai is lifted over the head with a wide backward movement. The cut with the Shinai is made at an angle of approx. 45 ° up to knee height. You start with a blow on the left side.
  • Shōmen-uchi : A large, wide, straight blow at your own forehead. After the blow has been carried out, one goes back to the starting position, into the Chūdan-no-Kamae .
  • Sayūmen-uchi : As Shōmen-uchi, but with cuts at a 45 ° angle, starting with the left side (Hidari-Men).
  • Zenshin-kotai-shōmen-suburi : Like Shōmen-uchi, only when going back a straight man is struck down to the height of one's forehead. The Chūdan position is only taken at the end and at the beginning of these Suburi.
  • Zenshin-kotai-sayūmen-suburi : Like Zenshin-kotai-shōmen-suburi, only with side men-blows (sayū-men).
  • Haya suburi or chōyaku suburi : Fast, jumped suburi, from hayai - quick or choyaku - jump. The okuri-ashi footwork is maintained, only it is done very quickly, resulting in a kind of jumping. When 'jumping forward' you hit straight up to your forehead, while 'jumping backward' you swing back.
  • Koshi-suburi : A broad stance is taken with the knee joints bent and the upper body straight. The legs are slightly stretched during the backward movement, and the torso is lowered as far as possible during the downward movement of the Shinai. The cut ends when the shinai is roughly parallel to the ground. Care must be taken to maintain a straight posture throughout the exercise.

literature

  • Kotaro Oshima, Kozo Ando: Kendo. Japanese sword fighting textbook . Weinmann, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-87892-037-7