Kabitzin (1146)
BTW Jodan (and the not-seen Gedan) stance seem to be kinda gimicky. I haven’t seen good evidence in Bamboo Blade that the Jodan is that good, except for mind games.

Gedan isn’t used in kendo except for kata. You wouldn’t use it in a competition shiai though. Jodan is difficult and so only the higher ranks can pull it off. It’s generally not even taught below sandan (in the US) because if your chudan sucks, you will just completely fail at jodan.

I thought that her dad said Tamaki’s tsuki was so vicious that it should only be used on dangerous high school (and older) boys. I remember Yuuji being horrified the first time Tamaki tried to use it on Rin, but somehow it was ok the second time.

OTOH, Tamaki didn’t use it in anger, so maybe she has tamed the beast finally.

You’re probably right. I’d have to go back and review episode 2 to be sure though. I do remember during the Iwasa fight Tama recollecting her fathers words, and one of the conditions might have been a strong “male” opponent. And I think her father might have warned her not to use it at all after the 2nd time. The fight with that girl who injured her foot? Anyhow, my previous comment was pretty much a rant I made before I read your comment #8, but didn’t want to just erase it.

OTOH, Tamaki didn’t use it in anger, so maybe she has tamed the beast finally.

Tamaki has realized she is such a sore loser that she would lay the smackdown on her mom if that is what it took to win. With that in mind, Tamaki lands a fearsome Tsuki to defeat Rin’s Jodan stance

I found it hilarious that it is ok for Tamaki to use the Atomic Fire Blade now, when it was forbidden before. I guess being a super sore loser is Tamaki’s way of the sword.

I see alot of Tama hate going on here and don’t know why. If you had watched the entire series, you would know that she was “not forbidden” from using tsuki. She was told by her father that it can only be used against strong opponents. Tama used it as early as the 2nd episode to defeat Iwasa.

P.S. I just read comment #8. I guess my sarcasm meter is off.

I didn’t really understand the bit about the grey cat, but the kid who fell asleep while being all srs bsnss meditating was awesome.

BTW Jodan (and the not-seen Gedan) stance seem to be kinda gimicky. I haven’t seen good evidence in Bamboo Blade that the Jodan is that good, except for mind games.