Ji-Geiko

This is equal practice between partners. It is often what Kendoka enjoy most about Kendo.

It is the point where you get to compete against someone, and battle wits and waza. 

It is an opportunity to practice freely what you have learned and apply variations of your own using your best Kendo. 

You must use your best Kendo to look for opportunities, make openings, and not wasting the chance when presented.

It is encouraged that you practice with as many partners as you can in this way so that your experience grows and you will then get better at reading peoples reactions (and reading your own when you are under pressure) when pressed to attack.

A kendoka learns the feeling of competition and will learn to see where their own faults lie. Also your progress in this area shows the strength of your waza.

As there is no referree in these practices it is very important that a Kendoka is honest in judging their own and their partners datosu (scoring)