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Techniques

Individual sword movements used throughout the kata. Each animation can be slowed down, paused and scrubbed frame by frame.

Cuts

  • Shōmen-giri

    正面斬り

    Vertical cut to the head

  • Kesa-giri

    袈裟斬り

    Diagonal "kesa" cut

  • Gyaku-kesa-giri

    逆袈裟斬り

    Reverse (rising) diagonal cut

  • Dō-giri

    胴斬り

    Horizontal cut to the torso

  • Kote-giri

    小手斬り

    Cut to the wrist / forearm

  • Ashi-giri

    足斬り

    Cut to the legs

  • Maki-uchi

    巻打

    Wrapping (circling) cut

Thrusts

  • Tsuki

    突き

    Thrust

Receiving & deflecting

  • Ko-gasumi uke

    小霞受け

    Receiving in Ko-gasumi

  • Torii uke

    鳥居受け

    Torii block from kneeling

Transitions

  • Furikaburi

    振り被り

    Raising the sword overhead

  • Seigan → In no kamae

    Withdrawing into In no kamae

Footwork

  • Ayumi-ashi

    歩み足

    Walking step

  • Okuri-ashi

    送り足

    Sliding step

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