Tip of the Week - Mokuso

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[waysofbushido]

u are wrong about the left hand right hand thing...... left hand on the bottom for men right hand on the bottom for women.... i know this because i used to do right hand on the bottom during meditation and got corrected by a monk...

[KendoWorld]

@waysofbushido Well, I guess it depends on who you talk to. I was first told this is the case by Inoue Yoshihiko-sensei who is Hanshi 8th-Dan in Kendo, and has been practising and writing about Zen (and its relationship to kendo) for many decades. I also verified this particular point with the priest at the Jishoin, and at another temple in Kyoto. In any case, this is how it is done in Kendo.

[AlanMolstad]

its a "little" quiet.

Not "too" quiet.

If you plan to post more videos you might want to ask around about a wireless mic.

[KendoWorld]

@AlanMolstad Ok, thanks for the feedback.

[perro71]

I actually bowed at the end of the video.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

PD.........your voice sounded OK to me.

[KendoWorld]

@perro71 Haha, thanks a lot.

[SatoriNihon]

Thanks for your videos!

I'm currently training in Japan and I only see the variation right hand in the left hand. Also, I'm training at a dojo which is on a temple ground where the mokuso is like a prayer, pressing your flat hands against each other in front of your chest. I was quiet surprised about that.

[KendoWorld]

@hatamoto68 Thanks, we are going to start using one from now, but we have already recorded the first 6 like this sorry.

[hatamoto68]

One advice: You guys should work with an external mic. This you get perfect audio quality. I personally use a small sony which records mp3 files. Those can then be merged with the video footage.