There are three main types of fiber created by fixed cells, which are collagenous, elastic, and reticular. These fibers help make up the matrix of several connective tissues, such as areolar, or loose connective tissue, and fat, or adipose connective tissue. Wandering cells move throughout the connective tissue matrix.
Perhaps the most important aspect of kendo is footwork (ashi sabaki). The footwork most frequently employed in kendo is generally of a type called suriashi, or rubbing feet. What this means is that your feet should rub along the floor as you go. Do not lift your feet from the floor, but rather slide them in a kind of shuffle step.
Kuzushi is important to many styles of Japanese martial arts, especially those derived from, or influenced by, Ju Jutsu training methods, such as Judo, Ninjutsu, Aikido, Uechi-ryu karate, Goju-ryu karate, and WadÅ-ryÅ« karate. The methods of effecting kuzushi depend on maai (combative distance) and other circumstances. It can be achieved using tai sabaki (body positioning and weak lines), taking advantage of the opponents actions (push when pulled, pull when pushed), atemi (strikes), or a combination of all three.