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Bokuto Ni Yoru Kendo Kihon-waza Keiko-ho(Movements 1, 2, &3)

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Kihon Ichi (Fundamental No.1) Ippon-uchi no waza: Men, Kote, Doh, Tsuki.

Ippon-uchi technique involves seeing an opening and making a directattack. Ippon-uchi is the most fundamental of techniques.

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1. From the tachiai position, Motodachi and Kakarite take three steps forward to issoku-itto-no-maai.2. Motodachi opens the Men by shifting the kisaki (tip) of the bokuto to the right.3. Kakarite takes one large step forward, executes a strike to Motodachi�s Shomen,and gives kiai (shout): �Men�.4. After executing the strike, Kakarite takes two steps back.5. Motodachi moves the bokuto back to chudan-no-kamae upon Kakarite�s secondstep.6. Both practitioners re-establishe issoku-itto-no-maai.

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7. Motodachi opens the kote by elevating the tip of the bokuto and exposing the rightwristt.8. Kakarite takes one large step forward, executes a strike to Motodachi�s Kote, andgives kiai: �Kote�.9. After executing the strike, Kakarite takes two steps back.10. Motodachi moves the bokuto back to chudan-no-kamae upon Kakarite�s secondstep.11. Both practitioners re-establishe issoku-itto-no-maai.

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12. Motodachi opens the Doh by elevating the bokuto overhead. 13. Kakarite takes one large step forward, executes a strike to Motodachi�s migi (right)Doh, and gives kiai: �Doh�.14. After executing the strike, Kakarite takes two steps back.15. Motodachi lowers the bokuto back to chudan-no-kamae upon Kakarite�s secondstep.16. Both practitioners re-establishe issoku-itto-no-maai.

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17. Motodachi opens for a tsuki by lowering the bokuto diagonally downward and to theright. 18. Kakarite takes one large step forward, executes a tsuki to Motodachi�s throat, andgives kiai: �Tsuki�. The tip of the bokuto is then retracted back to chudan-no-kamaeas the left leg is brought forward in completion of the step.19. Motodachi takes one step backward as Kakarite executes the Tsuki.20. After completion of the Tsuki, Kakarite takes two steps back.21. Motodachi elevates the bokuto back to chudan-no-kamae and takes one stepforward upon Kakarite�s second reward step.22. Both practitioners assume kamae at the yokote-kosa interval, perform toki-kata and

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22. Both practitioners assume kamae at the yokote-kosa interval, perform toki-kata andthen take five reward steps to the tachiai position.23. At the tachiai position, the bokuto are elevated to chudan-no-kame. The first kihonis thus complete and the practitioners are ready to start the second kihon exercise.LessonGlossary

Kihon Ni: (Fundamental No.2) Ni/Sandan no waza: Kote � Men

Ni/Sandan no waza is the technique of executing two or threestrikes in a single, fluid attack sequence.

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1. Motodachi opens the kote by elevating the tip of the bokuto and exposing the rightwrist.2. Kakarite takes one large step forward, executes a strike to Motodachi�s kote, andgives kiai: �Kote�.3. Kakarite takes a second step forward, executes a strike to Motodachi�s Shomen,and gives kiai: �Men�.4. Motodachi takes one step backward and shifts the bokuto to the right as Kakaritemoves forward for the Shomen attack.

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5. Kakarite takes three steps back after completion of the strike sequence. (Whenperforming the movement to practice Sandan no Waza, e.g., the Kote, Men, Doh, takeas many steps as necessary to return to the center.)6. Motodachi returns the bokuto to the chudan-no-kamae position and takes one stepforward as Kakarite takes their third step back (Motodachi takes two steps forward whenperforming the movement to practice Sandan no Waza � the first step taken as Kakaritetakes their third step back.)7. Both practitioners assume kamae at the yokote-kosa interval, perform toki-kata andthen take five reward steps to the tachiai position.8. At the tachiai position, the bokuto are elevated to chudan-no-kame. The second

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kihon is thus complete and the practitioners are ready to start the third kihon exercise.LessonGlossary

Kinon San (Fundamental No.3) Harai waza: Harai Men

Harai waza is the technique of upsetting an opponent�skamae by striking their sword off-center in the same movementof the attack.

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1. Kakarite takes one large step forward and at the same time moves the bokuto in an

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upward, clockwise, circular motion to strike the left side of Motodachi�s bokuto.2. Continuing the same upward circular motion used to offset Motodachi�s bokuto,Kakarite completes the upward swing of the bokuto and then strikes forward toMotodachi�s Shomen and gives kiai: �Men�.3. After executing the strike, Kakarite takes two steps back.4. Motodachi moves the bokuto back to chudan-no-kamae upon Kakarite�s secondstep and both assume kamae at the koji interval.5. Both practitioners perform toki-kata and retreat to the tachiai position.LessonGlossary

Key Points:a. The harai and the kaburi (raising of the bokuto overhead) are executed in asingle upward motion.

b. The entire process from the harai waza to the completion of the Men strikemust be executed as a single movement of the bokuto, arms, legs, and body.

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