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 |
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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. |
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Uchikomi. (Do not let the body cant at this time). |
10. Hold the opponent's ken wodn with your own |
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11. |
12. When the thrust comes, step back with right foot
and adopt an attitude of tsuki. |
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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, |