Curriculums
Mind-Body Kenjutsu-Iai
OPENNING Formal Bows
BASIC SWORD OPERATIONS (Single-Sword & Dual-Sword)
Frontal-Cut / Diagonal-Cut / Horizontal-Cut / Reverse-Diagonal-Cut / Thrust
PAIRED PRACTICES (Single-Sword & Dual-Sword)
Step-Forward Techniques:
1. Frontal-Cut vs Side-Cuts
2. Frontal-Cut vs Cross-Cuts
3. Diagonal-Cut vs Side-Cuts
4. Diagonal-Cut vs Cross-Cuts
5. Frontal-Cut vs Frontal-Cuts
6. Frontal-Cut vs Wrist-Hold / Throat-Hold
Step-Backward Techniques:
1. Glide-Parry
2. Crescent-Parry
3. Half-Moon-Cut
4. Figure-8-Cut
5. Flip-Cut
6. Strike-Down
7. Strike-Up
8. Sweep-Down
9. Inner-Wrist-Cut / Cross-Parries
10. Spiral-Parry
OTHER PRACTICES
Guard-Sparring / Symbol Cutting
San-Dan-Uchi / Sticky-Sword / Mutual-Crossing
Sword Dance / Sword-Take-Away
Shintaido Kata: Tenshingoso, Taimyo, Tensho, Seienchin
IAIDO
Draw-Block Exercises 1~4
Sheathed-Sword Techniques 1~6
Nishio Ryu Toho Iaido Forms 1~30
Omori Ryu Iaido Forms 1~12
Other Forms 1~23
JODO
Basic Jo Operation & Swings
Paired Techniques
Shintaido Jo Kata 1 & 2
Nishio-Ryu Jo Kata
CLOSING Formal Bows
OPENNING Formal Bows
BASIC SWORD OPERATIONS (Single-Sword & Dual-Sword)
Frontal-Cut / Diagonal-Cut / Horizontal-Cut / Reverse-Diagonal-Cut / Thrust
PAIRED PRACTICES (Single-Sword & Dual-Sword)
Step-Forward Techniques:
1. Frontal-Cut vs Side-Cuts
2. Frontal-Cut vs Cross-Cuts
3. Diagonal-Cut vs Side-Cuts
4. Diagonal-Cut vs Cross-Cuts
5. Frontal-Cut vs Frontal-Cuts
6. Frontal-Cut vs Wrist-Hold / Throat-Hold
Step-Backward Techniques:
1. Glide-Parry
2. Crescent-Parry
3. Half-Moon-Cut
4. Figure-8-Cut
5. Flip-Cut
6. Strike-Down
7. Strike-Up
8. Sweep-Down
9. Inner-Wrist-Cut / Cross-Parries
10. Spiral-Parry
OTHER PRACTICES
Guard-Sparring / Symbol Cutting
San-Dan-Uchi / Sticky-Sword / Mutual-Crossing
Sword Dance / Sword-Take-Away
Shintaido Kata: Tenshingoso, Taimyo, Tensho, Seienchin
IAIDO
Draw-Block Exercises 1~4
Sheathed-Sword Techniques 1~6
Nishio Ryu Toho Iaido Forms 1~30
Omori Ryu Iaido Forms 1~12
Other Forms 1~23
JODO
Basic Jo Operation & Swings
Paired Techniques
Shintaido Jo Kata 1 & 2
Nishio-Ryu Jo Kata
CLOSING Formal Bows