Class Curriculum
About Our Classes
Here at Federal Way Kendo Club, we provide a comprehensive class to create strong foundations for our students, while also challenging them. Our classes focus on learning the basics of kendo and emphasizing those basics that allow students to progress at a more steady pace when they become more experienced.
All new students start in the beginning class and work their way up to the advanced class after demonstrating they possess the neccessary skill. From your first quarter to the advanced class, this typically takes 6-9 months. Classes are very dynamic and may have the speed or curriculum adjusted week by week based on the overall skill level, age range, and progression of the students. We try our best to accomodate all students by adjusting classes to their needs.
Timeline Overview
Quarter 1
Beginning KendoQuarter 2 & 3*
Continuing KendoQuarter 4 & Onward
Advanced Kendo
* = Some students may only need to spend one quarter in the continuing class before progressing to the advanced class if they demonstrate above average skill.
Beginning
Concepts
- Etiquette (rei-ho)
- Manners (rei-gi)
- Bowing
- Holding the shinai
- Stances
- Strikes
Drills / Exercises
- One step (okuri-ashi)
- Continuous steps (renzoku okuri-ashi)
- Full range swing (jouge-buri)
- Head strike (men)
- Wrist strike (kote)
- Continuous strikes (kote-men)
- Attack step (fumi-komi)
- Fast swing (haya-suburi)
Equipment
- Shinai
Continuing
Concepts
- Hitting / receiving with shinai
- Preparing to wear uniform / armor
- Warmups
Drills / Exercises
- Diagonal swing (naname-buri)
- Diagonal head strike (sayu-men)
- Kiri-kaeshi
- Torso strike (dou)
- Backwards head strike (hiki-men)
Equipment
- Keiko-gi
- Hakama
Advanced
Concepts
- Sparring
- Waza
Drills / Exercises
- Kakari-geiko
Equipment
- Bokken / bokuto
- Armor