MUSOKEN
Las Vegas, NV
The following link is to the Kiso Iai Kata. .
Kiso Iai
Ippon me
Makkō Giri
(Forward Cut)
Batto into Chudan no kamae
Step off with the right foot, left foot, right foot, bring the left slightly behind the right and pause,
Step left while raising the sword for a strike, then
strike, makkō gire stepping forward with the right foot.
Slide back drawing the kissaki down to knee level.
Raise the sword to Chudan, then lower it the Gedan, turning the ha toward the left and lowering the kissaki to the opponent's knee level.
Back to the starting point, five steps.
Raise the sword to Chudan for the next.
Nihon me
Morote Tsuki
(Two hand thrust)
Step off with the right foot, left foot, right foot, bring the left slightly behind the right and pause,
Step left while lowering the kissaki for a thrust, then
step forward with the right, stompong the foot as you motote tsuki to the abdomen.
Slide back drawing the kissaki down to knee level.
Raise the sword to Chudan, then lower it the Gedan, turning the ha toward the left and lowering the kissaki to the opponent's knee level.
Back to the starting point, five steps.
Raise the sword to Chudan for the next.
Sambon me
Migi Kesa Giri
(Right Diagonal Cut)
Step off with the right foot, left foot, right foot, bring the left slightly behind the right and pause,
Step left while raising the sword for a strike,
strike, stepping right foot, right to left kesagiri.
Slide back drawing the kissaki to center at knee level.
Raise the sword to Chudan, then lower it the Gedan, turning the ha toward the left and lowering the kissaki to the opponent's knee level.
Back to the starting point, five steps.
Raise the sword to Chudan for the next.
Yohon me
Hidari Kesa Giri
(Left Diagonal Cut)
Step off with the right foot, left foot, right foot, bring the left just to the rear of the right and pause,
step Left then right while raising the sword
strike with a left to right kessagiri while stepping with the left foot .
Step back with the left foot, drawing the kissaki to center at knee level.
Raise the sword to Chudan, then lower it the Gedan, turning the ha toward the left and lowering the kissaki to the opponent's knee level.
Back to the starting point, five steps.
Raise the sword to Chudan for the next.
Gohon me
Suriage, Hidari Kesa Giri
(Parry, Left Diagonal Cut)
Step off with the right foot, left foot, right foot, bring the left slightly behicn the right and pause,
then step back with the left while performing a suriage (deflecting a tsuki) and furikaburi,
then step forward with the left foot and strike with a left to right kessagiri.
Step back with the left foot, drawing the kissaki to center at knee level.
Raise the sword to Chudan, then lower it the Gedan, turning the ha toward the left and lowering the kissaki to the opponent's knee level.
Back to the starting point, five steps.
Raise the sword to Chudan for the next.
Rappon Me
Suriotosi Makkō Giri
(Slide forward with a parry and forward Cut)
Step off with the right foot, left foot, right foot, step with the left slightly behind and pause
step with the right during furikaburi,
with a makkou giri to men or Chudan level,
step with the left alongside the right during a second furikaburi,
then step with the right with a makkou giri through to the abdomen.
Slide back drawing the kissaki down to knee level.
Raise the sword to Chudan, then lower it the Gedan, turning the ha toward the left and lowering the kissaki to the opponent's knee level.
Back to the starting point, five steps.
Raise the sword to Chudan, chiburi and nōtō.