Aikibatto Aikibatto Jo
staff against sword exercises


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Sword exercises
Jo exercises
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Jo staff exercises:
  1. MAE
  2. USHIRO
  3. HIDARI
  4. MIGI
  5. OMOTE
  6. URA
  7. CHUDAN
  8. JODAN
  9. ATE
  10. TSUKI

Sword exercises:
  1. MAE
  2. USHIRO
  3. HIDARI
  4. MIGI
  5. OMOTE
  6. URA
  7. CHUDAN
  8. JODAN
  9. ATE
  10. TSUKI
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OMOTE - uke nagashi.
Aiki Batto Jo
Shoden 5
Uke nagashi   OMOTE
OMOTE


Ukenagashi omote, the 5th exercise.

OMOTE Uke nagashi   OMOTE
  TORITORI UKEUKE
  OMOTE - starting position.
Starting position. Tori at right, uke at left - for reasons of visibility - but in the text below, tori moves are in left column, uke in right.
1 Starting with jo by left side, facing uke. Starting in chudan kamae, sword drawn and held at middle guard, facing tori.
2 OMOTE - first step. Step forward with left foot, lift sword to jodan kamae, over the head.
3 Step forward with left foot, jo to chudan kamae, middle guard. Step forward with right foot.
    OMOTE - uke nagashi.
4 Step forward to the right with the right foot, uke nagashi, parry on high level. Chudan giri, cut to middle level in the direction of tori's original position.
  OMOTE - continue through jodan kamae. OMOTE - yokomen uchi.
5 Continue the movement of the jo, changing hands, passing jodan kamae as with a sword, to yokomen uchi, hit to the side of uke's head.  
6 OMOTE - uke retreats. Yield sword to migi no waki, right side guard.
Retreat three steps.
7 Pull jo back to chudan kamae, middle guard.
Step back to the starting position.
 
  MIGI - ending position.
Ending position.
  TORI: Stefan Stenudd UKE: Tomas Ohlsson

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