Migi Seigan no Kamae (右正眼之構) “Right Correct Eye Posture”

 

The feet are approximately apart 1.5 times your shoulder width. The right foot is pointed forward, while the rear is pointed back 45 degrees, forming an L shape. The hips are low and the weight is evenly distributed. Your right hand is extended in a shuto, with the fingers pointed directly at the uke’s eyes and elbow slightly bent. You left hand is also in a shuto, and is covering your right kyusho uko. Your left shoulder is pulled back, making you very bladed.

 

Hidari Seigan no Kamae (左正眼之構) “Left Correct Eye Posture”

 

Same as Migi Seigan no Kamae, except on the opposite side.

 

 

 

Hira Ichimonji no Kamae (平一文字之構) “Flat Line Posture”

 

From Migi Seigan no Kamae, step forward with your left to bring yourself flat to your opponent. Your feet should still be 1.5 times shoulder width, but the toes are pointed slightly outward. Extend your left hand to your side so that it’s mirroring your right. Both your hands should be at the same height as your eyes, and should be barely visible at the edge of your peripheral vision.

 

 

 

Hōkō no Kamae (抱囲之構) “Encircling Posture”

 

From Hira Ichimonji no Kamae, bring your hands above your eyes palm facing downwards and slightly inwards, as if to shade your vision from the sun. You elbows should be slightly bent and open. Whichever foot is slightly forward, the hand should match.

 

 

 

Bōbi no Kamae (防備之構) “Defensive Posture”

 

From Migi Seigan no kamae, bring your left hand down, make a fist, and place it into your left hip pocket. This would be the position you would have if you were maintaining a grip on the saya of a katana or shoto.

 

Yokutō (抒投) “Scoop Topple”

 

Uke grabs tori in kumiuchi.

 

Step back with your left foot into subtle yoko aruki and rotate your hips counter-clockwise while sinking. In the same motion, pull down on uke’s right sleeve with your left hand while performing a boshiken into uke’s uko. Once the uke’s balance has been broken, immediately perform a right foot sokugyakuken into uke’s gorin. As you plant your right foot, give a right jodan tsuki into uke’s menbu – knocking them away.

 

Ōgyaku (押虚) “Push Void”

 

Uke grabs tori in kumiuchi.

 

Cover uke right hand with left. Uke attempts to perform koshinage. As uke does this, pull your right leg back and pull your right hand back as you drop your hips to prevent the throw. Using left hand, grab uke shichibatsu or butsumetsu and drive in thumb. The uke responds by stepping back. In this moment perform right fudoken to kimon knocking the uke onto their back.

 

Kōyoku (抗抒) “Wing Talon”

 

Both uke and tori begin in hidari Seigan no Kamae.

 

Uke performs a migi jodan tsuki. In one motion, step directly to the right and turn hips counter-clockwise. In this moment, deflect uke’s tsuki with left jodan uke nagashi while performing a right fudoken into uke’s kimon/suigetsu. Step in with left foot and bring left arm up under uke’s right arm to prepare for ganseki nage. Cover uke’s left hand with your right hand in case they attack. Twist hips clockwise and nage uke.

 

Shitō (拡倒) “Tree Topple”

 

Uke grabs lapels cross handed as if to perform a hon jime.

 

Happaken elbows upwards to hyper extend arm. Step back with your left foot into subtle yoko aruki and rotate hips while sinking in counter-clockwise direction. Simultaneously, take uke’s right hand with your left hand into omote gyaku. In the same motion perform a right handed koppoken into uke’s left kasumi. This will knock the uke down. It’s important that the hips twisting, the gyaku, and the koppoken all happen naturally at the same time.

 

Hosoku (捕捉) “Capture”

 

Uke grabs tori’s right lapel with their left hand and performs gyaku tsuki with right hand.

 

Cover uke’s grab with your right hand. Step back with your left behind your right foot (subtle yoko aruki). While twisting your hips counter-clockwise, perform uke nagashi with left hand and perform boshiken into uke’s left koe with your right hand – this causes the uke’s upperbody to come forward. Step in with the left foot and perform kikakuken into menbu of uke.

 

Hōteki (放擲) “Scoop Throw”

 

Uke grabs tori’s right lapel with their left hand and performs fudoken tsuki with right hand.

 

Cover uke’s grab with your right hand. Step back with your left behind your right foot (subtle yoko aruki). While twisting your hips counter-clockwise, perform uke nagashi with left hand. Slide your right hand to uke’s elbow as you bring your left hand to uke’s left wrist. Turn elbow and wrist outward while applying upward pressure. Shift balance forward to push uke’s balance onto their right side. Step in with your right and turn your hips counter-clockwise while sinking as you place uke’s left arm on your right shoulder. Raise your hips as you continue to turn to break the arm and throw the uke.

 

Shatō (斜倒) “Diagonal Topple”

 

Uke grabs tori’s right lapel with their left hand and performs fudoken tsuki with right hand.

 

Without moving feet, sink and twist hips counter-clockwise. In the same movement, uke nagashi with the left hand while performing boshiken with the right hand into uke’s yugasumi (behind ear) – this will make the uke lean to their left (your right). Immediately kick upward into uke’s suzu to knock them down.

 

Ketō (掛倒) “Hook Topple”

 

Uke grabs both tori’s lapels.

 

Step back with right foot and perform shikanken powerfully down on the back of uke’s hands dropping your hips to release the grab. Immediately perform right sokuyakuken into gorin knocking the uke down.

 

Sakugeki (搾撃) “Wrenching Attack”

 

Uke attempts to grab lapels with both hands.

 

From shizen, move 90 degrees to the left to dodge grab. In the same movement cover with left hand while delivering boshiken to ayagasumi with right hand. Using left leg, perform kagiken keri to outside of uke’s right leg. Make sure to step through using your foot to ride the uke’s knee to the ground. This will turn the uke away from you as they go down to their knee.

 

Tangeki (擔撃) “Bearing Intensity”

 

Both uke and tori begin in right hand forward seigan no kamae.

 

Uke performs hidari, then migi tsuki. From seigan no kamae, uke nagashi first punch with right hand stepping back at 45 degrees with left foot. Avoid second tsuki by sinking 45 degrees to the left and fudoken uke’s right hoshi upwards. Immediately assume hoko no kamae with hands at their eyebrow level giving the intention of attacking with your hands. Immediately perform sokuyakuken into gorin knocking them downward.

 

Batsugi (拔技) “Removal Technique”

 

Uke grabs tori’s left lapel with their right hand.

 

Twist hips counter-clockwise keeping feet planted. In the same movement, pinch uke’s right hand on the ring finger just below the largest knuckle using your left hand, and strike uke’s cheek with a boshiken with your right hand. Remove grabbing hand and apply omote gyaku – kneeling directly back on your left knee.

 

Settō (折倒) “Break Topple”

 

Uke grabs your left lapel with their right hand.

 

Sink twisting your hips clockwise. Simultaneously perform a right omote shuto into hoshi of uke’s left grabbing arm in an upward direction – this breaks their balance and opens up their side. Immediately twist hips clockwise and perform left boshiken into uke’s butsumetsu to knock them down.

 

Shihaku (指拍) “Finger Beat”

 

Both uke and tori begin in right side forward Seigan no Kamae.

 

Uke performs migi, then hidari tsuki. Uke nagashi first tsuki by falling offline 45 degrees to the right and uke nagashi using left hand. This first uke nagashi is using far distance so that your fudoken strikes the inside of the uke’s kote. Uke nagashi second tsuki by moving offline to the left and striking uke’s hoshi. The distance on this uke nagashi is about medium distance. Immediately perform soku yaku ken with right foot. If the uke senses this in time, they will perform gedan uke nagashi attempting to catch the leg. Pull your leg back before the uke can catch it, and instead use your forward momentum to perform a right fudoken tsuki into suigetsu.

 

Kyogi (拒技) “Reject Technique”

 

Both uke and tori begin in right side forward seigan no kamae.

 

Uke performs hidari, then migi tsuki. Uke nagashi to the inside at 45 degrees, first the right and then to the left. Step in with your right foot and stomp on top of uke’s right foot on the kyusho toki. Immediately perform gyaku tsuki into “en” which is just above suigetsu to knock uke down.

 

Kakkō (括拷) “Tie and Hit”

 

Uke performs left then right jodan tsuki.

 

Uke nagashi inside of left jodan tsuki by stepping back 45 degrees on your left foot and using right hand. Uke nagashi inside of right tsuki by stepping back 45 degrees on your right foot and using your left hand. Use a right kagi ken to strike just above uke’s right knee on the inside thigh to push the uke’s hips backs while rotating them as it brings their shoulders forward. As you plant your right foot, reach in with a right shako ken into uke’s throat notch. Drive your fingers down inward as you sink your hips to collapse uke to the ground.

 

Uranami (浦波) “Inner Waves”

 

Both uke and tori begin in migi seigan no kamae.

 

Uke performs left then right jodan tsuki. Uke nagashi inside of left jodan tsuki by stepping back 45 degrees on your left foot and using right hand. Uke nagashi inside of right tsuki by stepping back 45 degrees on your right foot and using your left hand. Use a right kagi ken to strike inward on uke’s left yaku (located on the back of the calf) collapsing them to their knee. As you plant foot, strike on both sides of the uke’s uko with koppo ken and apply itami jime downward, driving the uke into the ground.

 

Tenchi (天地) “Heaven Earth”

 

Both uke and tori begin in migi seigan no kamae.

 

Uke performs left then right jodan tsuki. Uke nagashi inside of left jodan tsuki by stepping back 45 degrees on your left foot and using right hand. Uke nagashi inside of right tsuki by stepping back 45 degrees on your right foot and using left hand. Perform right sokugyakuken (using instep) to suzu to bring uke shoulders forward. As right foot lands, perform right shako ken into uke face with thumb driving into jinchu and fingers into the eyes.

 

Katamaki (片巻) “Single Wrap”

 

Both uke and tori begin in hidari seigan no kamae.

 

Uke performs right then left jodan tsuki.Uke nagashi inside of right tsuki by stepping back 45 degrees on your right foot and using your left hand. Uke nagashi inside of left jodan tsuki by bringing your right foot in front of the uke’s left foot and shielding with your right hand – this should feel more like intercepting the attack rather than dodging it. Immediately catch uke’s left arm with your right arm in musha dori, sinking your hips. Step back with your right foot. In one movement, sink to your right knee as you strike with a left boshi ken to uke’s ura kimon or butsumetsu.

 

CHUDEN 

 

Hida (飛打) “Flying Strike”

 

Uke approaches tori.

 

When uke is in range, leap in with right foot forward and left backwards turning body counter-clockwise. In this moment, perform right ura shuto to uke’s right kasumi, causing the uke to fall towards their left side. As the uke begins to fall, place ball of right foot on uke’s suzu slightly on uke’s left side and shift weight onto your right foot riding it to the ground as uke falls, crushing it as they land on the ground.

 

Hisaku (飛搾) “Flying Squeeze”

 

Uke approaches tori.

 

When uke is in range, leap in with right foot forward and left backwards turning body counter-clockwise. In this moment, perform right boshi ken into uke left uko. Immediately grab both uke’s shoulders and perform tobi, wrapping legs around uke’s waist locking ankles and perform dou shime. Allow your upper body drop down while still holding the waist with your legs, and capture the uke’s legs. Allow your lower body to slide down as you pull on uke’s legs to drop the uke onto their back.

 

Wrap your right arm around uke’s left leg so that your wrist is on the back of the uke’s calf. Lean back and apply upward pressure, causing pain. The uke will respond by sitting up; perform right sokuyakuken into the uke menbu. Perform koho kaiten ukemi.

 

Hicho (飛鳥) “Crane”

 

Uke approaches tori.

 

When uke is in range, leap in with right foot forward and left backwards turning body counter-clockwise. Strike uke’s face with a right hand shako ken. Sink to take uke’s balance forward. Immediately perform fudoza tobi and kick uke using right sokugyakuken to gorin, landing back on your feet.

 

Hitō (飛倒) “Flying Topple”

 

Uke approaches tori.

 

When uke is in range, leap in with right foot forward and left backwards turning body counter-clockwise. In this moment, perform right sanshitenken into uke left kimon, causing the uke to slump. Immediately perform tobi and perform soku yaku ken with both legs into uke’s wakitsubo, and perform koho kaiten ukemi.

 

Kappi (括飛) “Enclosing Leap”

 

Uke approaches tori.

 

When uke is in range, leap in with right foot forward and left backwards turning body counter-clockwise. In this moment, perform right ura shuto to uke’s right uko. As the uke begins to fall, immediately leap turning hips clockwise and switching feet and perform left ura shuto to uke’s left kasumi.

 

Monpi (捫飛) “Grasping Leap”

 

Uke approaches tori.

 

When uke is in range, leap in with right foot forward and left backwards turning body counter-clockwise. In this moment, perform right shako ken into uke left butsumetsu, turning hand and driving thumb downward into kyusho, making uke slump to their left. Immediately perform tobi and right keri across uke into their right koe, landing on your feet.

 

Suitō (夊倒) “Opposite Topple”

 

Both uke and tori begin in hidari seigan no kamae.

 

Uke performs right then left jodan tsuki.Uke nagashi inside of right tsuki by stepping back 45 degrees on your right foot and using your left hand. Uke nagashi inside of left tsuki by stepping back 45 degrees on your left foot and using your right hand. Immediately perform koho tobi maintaining kamae. Uke responds with zenpo tobi to your front, and grabs around your neck with left arm and grabbing your left arm with their right in preparation for kubi nage (neck throw). Drop your hips to stall throw. In rapid succession, perform migi koppo ken into uke right butsumetsu, then uke’s right side of the face.

 

Using your right hand, grab uke’s left kote and bring it over to your front in a manner similar to ura gyaku, but bar his elbow underneath your right elbow. Step in front of uke’s left leg with your right. Step back with your left, and rotate hips counterclockwise to nage the uke.

 

Gohi (鼠飛) “Mouse Flying”

 

Uke approaches tori.

 

When uke is in range, leap in with right foot forward and left backwards turning body counter-clockwise. In this moment, perform right san shiten ken into uke’s throat notch, driving them into the ground.

 

Hehi (撇飛) “Lashing Leap”

 

Uke and tori approach each other.

 

When uke is in range, tori performs tobi turning counterclockwise leading with right foot and performs right shako ken (nitoken) into uke’s throat notch. Sink hips to bring uke’s balance forward, then immediately leap turning clockwise and perform shako ken into uke’s cheek.

 

Tekigaeshi (擲返) “Tossing Return”

 

Uke and tori approach each other.

 

When uke is in range, tori performs tobi turning counterclockwise leading with right foot and performs right shako ken underneath uke’s right armpit, driving your thumb upwards into wakitsubo, causing the uke to lean to their right. Perform tobi and sokugyakuken with right foot into uke’s right sai, landing with both feet.

 

Kōtō (喉倒) “Throat Topple”

 

Uke approaches you on your right side.

 

When the uke is in range, leap in with your right foot forward and left foot backward turning your hips counter-clockwise. Strike into uke’s throat notch with shako ken. Sink hips while pressing downward with your right hand to bring uke’s balance forward and downward. Immediately strike uke’s gorin/suzu with a right sokugyakuken.

 

Kakuhi (攫飛) “Flying Leap”

 

Uke grabs tori’s left lapel with their right hand.

 

Grab uke’s right sleeve with your left hand and step in with your right foot and strike using the palm into the uke’s ayagasumi – make sure to leave your hand here. Step back with your left behind your right foot (subtle yoko aruki). While twisting your hips counter-clockwise, pull on the sleeve with your left hand while pushing the uke’s chin back with your right, causing the uke to turn. While continuing to rotate counter-clockwise and use your right foot to perform a koho keri into the uke’s left sai, tossing them to the ground.

 

OKEDEN

 

Santō (攅当) “Gathering Hit”

 

Uke leaps in and grabs tori in kumiuchi.

 

Uke turns counter-clockwise and attempts to throw with uchi mata nage. As he turns counter-clockwise and raises his leg to kick, allow your shoulders to turn counter-clockwise with the throw and perform tsui ken (fudo ken used as a “hammer fist”) into kaku of uke’s right leg – striking it downwards. It’s important to perform this before the uke makes contact with the foot. Raise your hips and strike powerfully with your left forearm into uke’s right arm driving it away from you – you can also use a left fudo ken to hoshi to accomplish this. Leap back and away from uke.

 

Santō (攅倒) “Gathering Topple”

 

Tori begins in migi seigan no kamae. Uke begins in hidari seigan no kamae with shoto at right hip.

 

Uke performs a right chudan tsuki. Step back with the left foot and pivot on right foot clockwise between 45 and 90 degrees. Cover uke’s right kote with your left palm. Using a right shiten ken, strike uke’s right hoshi – damaging the arm and causing it to recoil. Catch uke’s right kote with your left hand and perform right fudo ken into back of uke’s te, or a ura shuto in an upwards direction – causing the uke to drop the shoto. Reach with right hand and perform ura gyaku on uke’s right hand, this will twist the uke counter-clockwise. Perform a left sokugyakuken into uke’s left inner-sai and using your bodyweight, drive uke downwards by apply pressure with ura gyaku – then bring it forwards to drop them to the floor.

 

Kotō (虎倒) “Tiger Topple”

 

Tori begins in hidari seigan no kamae. Uke begins in daijodan no kamae with shoto in right hand.

 

Uke performs kesa giri. Leap slightly offline, and rotate hips counter-clockwise while performing a left omote shuto into uke’s right hoshi – driving arm away and causing uke to drop shoto. Leap in to the right in front of the uke, turning hips clockwise. Perform happa ken with both hands to both uke’s yabba. Perform keri to uke’s suzu, then leap back into seigan no kamae.

 

Shinsen (神剪) “Spirit Cut”

 

Uke grabs tori’s lapels in a manner to attempt to apply gyaku jime.

 

Immediately step back with left foot behind right (subtle yoko aruki). Sink hips and allow body to rotate counter-clockwise. Before uke can apply choke, bring chin down and to the left to prevent choke, and happa ken uke’s ears. Shift your weight forwards and perform kikaku ken into uke’s shinchu – knocking them backwards.

 

Konpi (梱飛) “Surrounding Leap”

 

Tori begins in migi seigan no kamae.

 

The uke approaches. When they are within range – approximately 5 feet (1.5 meters) leap forward rotating clockwise so that your left foot is near the uke’s foot and your right foot is on a 45 degree angle to the rear. As you land, perform a left omote shuto into Uke’s right uko. Immediately leap away into seigan no kamae.

 

Sōsetsu (抓摺) “Grasping Slide”

 

Both tori and uke are in shizen.

 

The uke attempts to grab your lapels. Step forward with your right foot sinking your hips and perform shako ken to both sides of uke’s butsumetsu and lifting the uke onto his toes. Rotate counter clockwise and powerfully kneel between uke’s legs with your left leg and throw uke over your right turning your hands in a counterclockwise manner similar to turning a wheel.

 

Sōtō (抓倒) “Grasping Topple”

 

Uke approaches tori.

 

When uke is in range, leap in leading with your left foot and grab uke’s shoulders while driving your thumb into uke’s raimon – the uke will sink their hips from the pain. Step slight with your right and perform kikaku ken into uke’s jinchu. Place your right foot into uke’s left koe/koshitsubo and drop sliding left leg through uke’s leg, and perform tomoe nage. Hold uke’s shoulders and follow their momentum with a koho kaiten ukemi so that you land on the uke’s chest. From here perform jime until uke submits.

 

Kōki (扣鬼) “Arresting a Demon”

 

Uke and tori approach eachother.

 

When uke is in range, tori performs tobi turning counterclockwise leading with right foot and performs right happa ken to uke’s left yabba. Immediately square hips to uke, and perform tobi striking uke suigestu with both feet. As you land, drop into koho kaiten ukemi, and come up into seigan no kamae.

 

Kimon (鬼門) “Demon Gate”

 

Uke approaches tori.

 

When uke is in range, step in with right foot and reach under uke armpit with shako ken, driving thumb into kimon – drive the thumb in and down to make the uke slump. With your left hand, grab the uke’s right elbow. Step 90 degrees to the left with the left foot, and step behind uke’s right leg with your right. Kneel down on your left and bring down uke in such a manner that their right arm breaks on your right leg.*

 

Ransetsu (乱雪) “Chaotic Snow”

 

Uke approaches tori.

 

When uke is in range, leap in leading with your right foot and using right hand grab up underneath uke’s left armpit, driving thumb in and down into kimon – the uke will sink their hips from the pain. Use your left hand to cover from any potential attack. Step in between uke’s legs with your left foot, and shoot your right leg through and descend, pulling the uke down by his armpit in a similar manner to tachi nagare (this is technically called tate nagare when performed in this manner).

 

Ura Kimon (裏鬼門) “Inner Demon Gate”

 

Uke approaches tori.

 

When uke is in range, leap in with right foot forward and left backwards turning body counter-clockwise. In this moment, perform right shako ken into uke’s left ura kimon, grabbing the flesh. Sink hips ripping with right shako ken downward to bring uke’s balance downward and forward. Immediately leap performing soku gyaku ken into uke’s same kyusho.

 

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