Second kumitachi

Uketachi Uchitachi
Chudan no kamae Chudan no kamae
Jodan no kamae, right foot back
Slide step forward
Right yokomen with step (kiai)
Guard
Gyaku Yokomen
Guard, then tsuki without step (kiai)
Guard

Of course Saito's description bears no resemblance.
Uketachi Uchitachi
1. Right hanmi Right hanmi
2. During blending of ki, raise the bokken overhead same as uketachi
3-4. Defend by moving into hitoemi with the left foot aim at the opponent's leg and strike down
5. Intending to cut the opponent's wrist, raise the ken.
6. step back with the right foot, adopt hitoemi, parry his thrust, and aim the bokken point at his throat
Follow uke's ken briskly from below as if raised and thrust with the left foot forward.
7. Follow with a trust stepping with right foot
8.
9. Defend by stepping back with the left foot.
Uchikomi. (Do not let the body cant at this time).
10. Hold the opponent's ken wodn with your own
11.
12. When the thrust comes, step back with right foot and adopt an attitude of tsuki.
Do not resist uke's bokken, pass your bokken under and thrust stepping forward with the left foot.
13. step off to the right parry the thrust
14-15. Defend as if cutting down with the bokken. (In practice step back with the left foot.) Finally, strike with a shomenuchi,


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