Tenouchi hand weapon

Tenouchi is translated as a grip. Let me explain the word a bit more though. "Te" means a hand. "No" means of. "Uchi" means inside.

So it is the inside of the hands.

Tenouchi is not something that is explained by writing easily but I will make it as easy as possible so that you can get some ideas about it.

When you are in chudan, your grip is not very tight. You should not have a very firm grip. Why?

That is because you have to tighten it up when you strike.

If your tenouchi is too loose, your opponent can knock your shinai off your hands.