Fumikomi is one of the problems kendo later starts have. This is one solution for you if you are struggling with it!

Do you think you cannot reach your opponent's men? You're wrong. Try this Totem Pole Kihon method that Alex Bennett showed us.  This training method will make you realize how much you can actually reach out to strike men. This seems helpful with Ki Ken Tai Icchi and fumikomi.

This is Why Your Left Foot Position is Important in Kendo: Why do you think you cannot reach your opponent? It is because of your left foot position, not the right foot position. **** Subscribe to the newsletter for hidden videos at https://kendo-guide.com. More Fumikomi Videos: http://ow.ly/OUfA30mZWML

I did not have a good class. I started off telling my self that I am going to get men strikes and be confident about it. As soon as we started foot work my left toes and ball of foot got like numb and painful so I couldn’t launch my self. I needed to sit out a bit. Then I got frustrated because I feel as though i always am hurt and always need a minute. My boyfriend says I shouldn’t be upset about it because a lot of people get hurt but don’t show up, he says I should be proud I push through it. But anxiety and pride take over and I have this fight in my head “take a break or push through” “I want it to rest before it gets worse” and like “what’s everyone thinking” “how come she’s always hurt” and all this shit. Needless to say I didn’t get any men strikes. I have a huge tell when striking men. And Saturday all I wanna do is work on my men and foot work. Hopefully I can muster up some courage to ask if I can do that.

I just ATE so much today. Was super hungry all day and craving lots of chocolate. I don't feel guilty and I'm not beating myself up. I did drink 88oz of water tho! Kendo was good today. Against one person who's super fast I felt awesome. I need to work on my fumikomi more tho, I'm losing focus on it and I need pop and commitment in my strikes. I worked on my goal pretty well for today's class with going sooner and playing with pressure. About to eat some more pasta because kendo made me hungry again.