Photo courtesy of T. Patana, Kendo Photography I've written about this before. I know I have. But, just like anything in kendo, my understanding of techniques evolves and changes as I gain more experience. I read something earlier which goes along with this. Sinclair Sensei talked about painting a line, and every time you come to practice you paint over it and over it, until the faint line starts becoming more solid and more vivid in color. If you'd like to read it, it's here: The Red Line For this post, though, I'm not going to talk much about how to actually perform debana kote. I'm sure I've done that enough in the past, plus I'm sure anyone reading this will have their own way of doing it, or their own instructions on the intricacies of it that work for them. If not, I encourage you to talk with your sensei about it! I believe that debana kote is one of the most effective waza out there, no matter your rank or skill level. Th...
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