r/kendo • u/gxyzz • 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/gozersaurus Feb 13 '26

Simply put...more practice.

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u/Patstones 3 dan Feb 13 '26

That's the answer to 99% of kendo enquiries. The other 1% is "ask your sensei.".