Terminology

 

 

 

 

RYUSEIKEN BATTO-DO STANDARDS

 KIHON KAMAE WAZA (BASIC STANCES)

1.    SEIGON KAMAE - FIGHTING STANCE

2.    JODAN KAPME - HIGH SECTON STANCE

3.    GEDAN KAMAE - LOW SECTION STANCE

4.    HASO KAMAE - SIDE SECTION STANCE

5.    CHUDAN HASO KAMAE - DIAGONAL STANCE

6.    JODAN HASO KAMAE - HIGH SECTION DIAGONAL STANCE

7.    WAKI KAMAE - HIDING THE SWORD STANCE

 

KIRI WAZA (CUTTING TECHNIQUES)

1.    KESA GIRI - LAPEL CUT

2.    KIRI AGE - RISING DIAGONAL CUT

3.    SUIHEI - HORIZONTAL CUT

4.    RYOKESA - DOUBLE LAPEL CUT

5.    TSUKI - STAB

6.    MAKO GIRl - STRAIGHT OVER CUT

7.    NUKITSUKE KESA - ONE HANDED LAPEL DRAW AND CUT

8.    NUKITSUKE SUIHEI - ONE HANDEDHORIZONTAL CUT

9.    NUKITSUKE KIRI AGE - ONE HANDED RISING DIAGONAL CUT

10.  GYAKU KIRI WAZA - REVERSE HANDED CUTTING TECHNIQUES

 

RYUSEIKEN BATTO-DO KIHON KATA (BASIC FORMS) 1-6

STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PRACTICE THE KATA AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON THEIR OWN. CONTINUED PRACTICE OF THESE FORMS WILL IMMENSELY IMPROVE YOUR SWORD TECHNIQUE.

 

VOCABULARY (THESE ARE SOME OF THE TERMS THAT WILL BE INTRODUCED)

1.    KATANA/NIHON TO - JAPANESE SWORD

2.    DAITO - LONG SWORD

3.    WAKIZASHI - MEDIUM SWORD

4.    TANTO - SHORT SWORD

5.    SAYA - SHEATH

6.    TSUBA - GUARD

7.    KISAKI - TIP

8.    TSUKA - HANDLE

9.    SAGYO - BINDING ROPE

10.   YOKOTE - DIVIDING LINE OF SURFACE AND POINT

11.   SHINOGI - RIDGE LINE

12.   JI - SURFACE

13.   NAKAGO - TANG

14.    MUNE - BACK OR RIDGE OF SWORD

15.    YAKIBA -TEMPER LINE

 

 

 

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