Takanabe vs Higashinaga -59th All Japan Kendo Championship 2011 final Slow motion 01

[B1L1H1]

Was white injured in the neck, or did the tip of the shinai meet the neck armor?

[66berserker]

竹刀のしなり具合がすさまじい（シャレではない）

[musasiizumu]

で？

こいつも熊本？

出身は？

[maromayuge3104]

喉は大丈夫なのでしょうか？

[kaizi1134]

ちょっと、左にそれて首元に入ってるんじゃない！？でも、かっこ­いい！！俺もこんな風に上手くなりたい！！

[AnomisMLG]

Did he died ? O_O

[Bzsaikou551]

この舞台に立ちたなー

[yoosy0723]

見事な突きですね(^^)

憧れます！

[samoafilemu]

it is not miss. sinpam raise right hand,

because he have red flag on right.

and takanabe is red. look at tajanabe's head. he put on a red ribbon.

[userdatreta]

this was a bad "point"... the danger was at least tremendous to the oponent... this blow had to injure Higashinaga at the very least...

[TillerRobot]

@userdatreta He's fine. It's kendo and shiai... Who cares if he has a scratch? He's playing in the all Japan.

[senseipaul030125]

Not only miss The Target but also dangrous to players! how did Shimpans made?

[lamyunholic]

It fucking missed. But it was way too fast to notice, Takanabe showed good zanshin, and Shimpans were tired and wanted to go home.

It still missed tho.

This is the 2nd time Takanabe wins All Japan with missed hit.

[swkendo]

Is it ippon?!

[jprridolfi]

tsuki got right on the left part but just a small portion of the tsukidare!

On the internet they showed from the back, if I'm not mistaken!

[jprridolfi]

the tsuki did hit the tsukidare but after it slipped to the side!

[JodanKenshi47]

In slow mo it looks like he missed the tsuki dare altogether as his strike went up the right side. Maybe I need to see it from another angle?

[niilonailon]

@JodanKenshi47 I watched the final from TV, and they showed this tsuki from other side. The thrust did not hit tsukidare at all.

[YourTheoden]

突きー面ー突き

[NAYEFJOSEPH]

Aint that a good Tsuki!!