Taiatari
Taiatari [ tai.atari ] ( Japanese 体 当 た り , dt. "Body impact ") is a targeted collision movement in kendō , which serves to break the kamae and thus also the defense of the opponent.
When performing the Taiatari correctly, the sword is held vertically and the hands are positioned firmly in front of the body, in front of or slightly above the navel. The energy comes primarily from the forward movement of the feet and less from the fact that the opponent is pushed away with the arms. If a Taiatari is received during training, the Kendoka should press firmly against it. Moving backward to reduce impact could be dangerous, depending on the reason for the taiatari.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jinichi Tokeshi: Kendo: Elements, Rules, and Philosophy . University of Hawaii Press, 2003, ISBN 0-8248-2598-5 , pp. 128 ( limited preview in Google Book search).