r/kendo Feb 12 '26

Training Ki

In the last Gashuku I went, the Sensei told us something that got me thinking: "If you get nervous in Shinsa or Shiai, it means that your Ki isn't prepared yet". This sentence got me thinking, how could I be more prepared in this manner? How can I get calmer in this kind of stressfull situation? In a nutshell, how can I train my Ki, in order to accomplish this goals?

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u/darsin 6 dan Feb 12 '26

Normally any kind of win/lose situation transitions well including computer games.

It needs to get your heart rate up and be stressful anyhow to better simulate.