Birankai – broń

PRINCIPLES
1. Execution
2. Extension
3. Focus
4. Distance

BASIC FOOTWORK STANCES
1) Footwork

a. Suri ashi (forward and backward)
b. Ushiro tenkan
c. Ushiro tenkan with forward suri ashi
d. Ayumi ashi

2) Stances

a. Gedan
b. Waki gamae
c. Jodan
d. Hasso
e. Seigan

EXERCISES
1) Katate Suburi

a. Kesa / Gyaku kesa
b. Shomen
c. Yoko giri
d. Nukitsuke variations of above

2) Morote Suburi (using above footwork)

a. Shomen
b. Tsuki
c. Kesa

3) Shihogiri

a. Right and left hamni
b. Without and with tsuki

4) Happogiri

a. Right and left hamni
b. Without and with tsuki

5) 8-count Suburi

a. Tachi-waza
b. Suwari-waza

6) Uchi komi

a. Shomen
b. Tsuki
c. Kesa

i. Suri ashi with back foot
ii. Suri ashi with front foot
iii. Ayumi ashi

TECHNIQUES

1) Kiriotoshi

a. Exercises (with timing and distance variations for each)                b. Variations

i. Jodan                                                                                              i. Shomen (jodan) Suriotoshi

1. Slow / Medium / Fast                                                                   1. Inside (uchi)
2. Close / At a distance                                                                   2. Outside (soto)

ii. Chudan                                                                                          ii. Tsuki (chudan) Suriotoshi
iii. Gedan                                                                                           iii. Kote (uchi) Suriotoshi
iv. Tsuki                                                                                              iv. Kote (soto) Makiuchi

2) Kirikaeshi

a. Kirikaeshi Exercises (Partner work – from horse stance)

i. Mawashiuchi
ii. Suriotoshi
iii. Uchiotoshi
iv. Suriage

b. Kirikaeshi Exercises (Partner Work – from hamni)

i. Above four exercises
ii. Variations (any attack, above four exercises)

c. Kirikaeshi Applications (Tai-no-Atari)

3) Kumi Tachi (five encounters)

a. Ichi no Tachi
b. Ni no Tachi
c. San no Tachi
d. Yon no Tachi
e. Go no Tachi

4) Ki Musubi no Tachi

a. Basic
b. Variations

i. Omote
ii. Ura

5) Tanto variations of above techniques
6) Wakizashi variations of above techniques
7) Tachi dori (empty hand against bokken)

PRINCIPLES
1. Execution
2. Extension
3. Focus
4. Distance

EXERCISES

1) Basic Handling

a. Stretches
b. Spins
c. Hand positions (Junte and Gyakute

2) Attacks

a. Kesa
b. Tsuki
c. Shomen

TECHNIQUES

1) 36 Basics and variations (right and left hamni)

a. 12 Kesa 1st and 2nd encounter
b. 12 Tsuki 1st and 2nd encounter
c. 12 Shomen 1st and 2nd encounter

2) Kumi Jyo (Jyo vs. Jyo)

a. Sansho #1

i. Part 1 with ending variations
ii. Part 2
iii. Part 3 with ending variations

b. Sansho #2

3) Kumi Gata (Jyo vs. Bokken)

a. Sansho #3

i. Variations

b. 36 Jyo basics against Bokken

4) Jyo Waza variations (Kokyo nage with Jyo)
5) Jyo Dori variations (Empty hand vs. Jyo)