Aikibatto 8

Kote JODAN

JODAN

JODAN

Kote   JODAN

  TORITORI UKEUKE
  CHUDAN — start.
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 bokken in belt, facing uke. Starting in migi no waki, side guard with sword drawn and held at right side.
2 JODAN — nuki tsuke. Big step forward, lifting sword to jodan kamae, over the head.
3 Step to the right with right foot, left foot follows.
Draw sword and cut kote, uke's left wrist, from below, at jodan level.

JODAN — kote.
Start cutting move in the direction of tori's original position, but stop at left wrist's contact with tori's sword.

JODAN — kote.

4 Let sword slide past uke's wrist, to a high position. Continue the cutting move.
5 Flip the sword around in the high position, so that the edge points at uke.
Yokomen, cut to the left side of uke's head, with half a step back with left foot.
JODAN — cut through.
JODAN — turn sword.
JODAN — yokomen.
6   Yield sword to migi no waki, right side guard.
Retreat three steps.
7 Swing sword out to right side, at shoulder height, backing one step with right foot. JODAN — chiburi, step back.
8 Step back with left foot, chiburi jodan, "shake off blood" by swinging sword around in front of body. JODAN — chiburi.
JODAN — chiburi.
9 Noto, sword back into scabbard.
Step back to the starting position.
 
  TORI: Stefan Stenudd UKE: Tomas Ohlsson

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