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Episode 167: Analysing The Definition of Yūkō Datotsu
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:18:51
Publish Date: 2019-07-15 04:30:17
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In this episode, I would like to read and go over the definition of yūkō datotsu. We all talk about what ippon is but then have we talked about what yūkō datotsu is? I wanted to analyse what it is using the definition of yūkōd datotsu from the shiai regulations.

The definition I used here was from Kendo-World.Com. 

The Regulations of Kendo Shiai and Shinpan
The subsidiary Rules of Kendo Shiai and Shinpan
Revised September 2, 2017

Regulations:

Section 2: Yuko-datotsu (Yuko-datotsu)
Article 12: Yuko-datotsu is defined as an accurate strike or thrust made onto a datotsu-bui on the opponent’s kendo-gu with the shinai’s datotsu-bu in high spirits and with correct posture, being followed by zanshin. 

(Datotsu-bu of Shinai)
Article 13: Datotsu-bu of shinai shall be jin-bu of monouchi and its neighbouring part. 

(Datotsu-bui)
Article 14: The datosu-bui are as follows:
1. Men-bu (shomen and sayu-men)
2. Kote-bu (migi-kote and hidari-kote
3. Do-bu (migi-do and hidari-do)
4. Tsuki-bu (tsuki-dare)

The Subsidiary Rules

Article 10: The “accurate” strike prescribed in Article 12 of the “Regulations” mean a strike made in the same direction as the jin-bu of the shinai.

Article 13: The datosu-bui prescribed in Article 14 of the “Regulations” are shown in Figure 3. The target areas of men and kote are as follows:
1. Right and left men shall be above the temples.
2. The target area for kote shall be the right forearm in the case of chudan-no-kamae (the left forearm if the opponent holds his or her shinai with the left hand forward), or the left hand right forearms in the case of other kamae. 
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