| 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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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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, |
OGI Aikido | Bokken | Jo © SAP 17 Dec. 1996