Kiryu Aikido Weapons (Buki) Program

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Level I

  • Buki Handling
    • How to carry weapons
    • How to hold weapons
    • How to remove from wall
    • How to put down
  • Kamaes with Jo/Ken (Go Gyou No Kamae)
    • Chudan no Kamae
    • Geidan no Kamae
    • Hasso no Kamae
    • Jodan no Kamae
    • Waki Gamae
  • Ken Strikes
    • Menuchi (Static, Sliding)
    • Yokomen
    • Tsuki

Level II

  • Can do any of the Level I techniques
  • 1st 10 Basic Iwama Jo Suburi
  • Basic Katas (18 Count)
    • Kaze (wind) Kata [ken]
    • Hi (fire) Kata [jo]
  • 4 Basic Relations (Bokken or Jo)
    • Ikkyo (AwaseShinogi OmoteKukuri OtoshiSabaki)
    • Kotegaeshi (AwaseShinogi NagareKukuri MakiUchiTsukiSabaki)
    • Iriminage (AwaseShinogi NagareKukuri MenuchiSabaki)
    • Shihonage (AwaseShinogi NukidomenSabaki/HibarateTsuneBarai)

Intructional Videos

Kiryu Katas

Kata: Tsuchi (Earth)

The fourth kata in our learning series is parallel with our ken kata kaze (wind). There are a few small changes and the ending has a updated change to reverse the nagare kukuri. However, the kata still ends with the your partner finishing with the menuchi sabaki.