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Uchidachi donne le rythme du combat, et à ce titre est traditionnellement le plus expérimenté des 2 pratiquants. Pour l'observateur extérieur non initié, uchidachi n'est que l'agresseur et le perdant du combat, mais en fait son rôle est bien plus important et fondamental : il est le professeur, celui qui par son attaque franche et sincère permet à shidachi de bien travailler son déplacement, sa distance et sa riposte.

By Stephen Delaney When compared to more modern forms of budō, the duty of the uke or teki in koryū bujutsu is a different kettle of fish for many reasons. The terminologies are usually the first major noticable difference; Usually the term uke is commonly translated as "one who recieves" or aite (Lit. Partner) is used in various koryū ryūha and other modern forms of budō. In swordsmanship related disciplines, the term for the antagonist in kata-geiko (kata training) is uchidachi or uketachi (Striking sword and receiving sword respectively) It's almost a "sanitized" way of referring to the person who is opposing you and trying to do you harm. The differences in connotation and application of mindset for the terms above are quite significant; Teki (Lit. Enemy) is a term used to almost condition the trainee to dehumanize the image of their training partner.

copyright © 2007 Steve Quinlan, all rights reserved This short article is in response to the article written by K. Taylor regarding the "Fallacy of Expanding Time in Kata". The article examines a common trap that I think all martial artists who study K