#KidsKendoIt3 at the City Club
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#KidsKendoIt3 At The City Club
The #KidsKendoIt Program is IGA Kendo Club’s official Kendo summer program for ages 5 and up. Now on its third year, the program is designed to introduce kids and their siblings/parents/guardians to the basics of
Kendo in a period of 2-hour 8-sessions held in our Makati Dojos.
NOTE: Though this is primarily a program designed for kids, even adults may register to join this short course.
Venue: Basketball Court
The City Club, Alphaland Makati Place
7232 Ayala Avenue Ext. Makati City
Schedule: Sundays, 4pm - 6pm, starting May 20. Please be early for the session so that you can get ready prior to the start of the training.
Fees: Php 3800 for 8 sessions
Attire: Please come in a set of comfortable work-out clothes (e.g. t-shirt and shorts/jogging pants). Footwear not required as we practice barefoot.
Beverage: We have water stations available but it is highly recommended that you bring your own water bottles.
Equipment to Rent or Purchase: Shinai or bamboo sword.
Rental = P1,000.00 for 8 sessions
Buying Children's Shinai = P2,500.00
Buying Adult Shinai = P2,800.00
Outline
2) Reigi & Reiho - Kendo etiquette and procedures
3) Chudan no Kamae - Assuming the basic Kendo stance
4) Ashisabaki & Fumikomiashi - Kendo footwork
5) Suburi - practice sword hitting with no target
6) Kihon Waza - practice sword hitting on a target
7) Jigeiko - basic Kendo sparring
Speaker/s
We are a Kendo club based in Metro Manila (Philippines) under the tutelage of Koji Igarashi Sensei. His style of teaching kendo focuses heavily on Kihon (basics). He emphasizes on the importance of proper form and strong spirit rather than merely winning matches. To him, a good offense leads to good defense -- moving forward and attacking is better than evading and blocking attacks.
We are composed of people from different walks of life that are drawn together towards a passion in kendo. We have members from 3 to 60+ yrs old (can't disclose the real age). Anyone can join in the fun!
KENDO?
Kendo (剣道, kendō), meaning "Way of The Sword", is a modern Japanese sport/martial art, which descended from swordsmanship (kenjutsu) and uses bamboo swords (shinai) and protective armour (bōgu).
OUR HEAD TEACHER
Koji Igarashi is a 5th Dan kendoka born in Tokyo, Japan. He has been a kendo practitioner since he was 13 years old under the tutelage of Suzuku Ikuo-sensei (8th Dan) at Chushinkan Dojo. He was inspired to continue kendo by his sempai (Takahashi
Kiyoshi). He always dreamed of creating his own dojo and teaching the way of the sword outside his homeland. ...
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