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TRADITIONAL JAPANESE swordmanship |
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UCHIDA RYU TANJO JUTSU |
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General · Rei : tanjo is in honte-grip
(relaxed, pointing down and straight forward) · Shidachi and Uchidachi always walk
towards each other (except for Ushirozue).
Uchidachi is taking seigangamae, hassogamae and starts walking. Here is NO pauze before the attack : walk and
strike. · All tanjostrikes are big and
powerfull. · The striking point is the monouchi
of the tanjo. · Grip of the tanjo : about one
fistwidth of the tanjo is pointing out (except for Kuritsuke and Suigetsu) · Zanshin : uchidachi is making distance
by stepping back in kamae-otoku.
Shidachi controls the center while stepping forward by dropping the
tanjo. · Size of the tanjo may vary : the length is about 3 shaku (90 cm),
thickness about 9 bu (2,8 cm) |
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Shidachi
: S |
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Uchidachi : U |
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S Honte-grip U Kiri-oroshi horizontal S Stepping diagonal to the front while
striking the U’s left wrist (at the end, the tanjo is pointing at suigetsu in
both kata nr 1 and 2) |
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S Honte-grip U Kiri-oroshi horizontal S Stepping with the left foot to the left
while raising the tanjo. Then stepping
forward with the right foot while striking U’s right wrist. |
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S Gyakute-grip U Attacking shomen S As the left foot steps, tapping on the
floor with the tanjo while sliding the hand to the middle. Staying low, as the right foot steps,
vertical block just behind U’s elbows with the right arm well extended. Punch upward with the left fist (kiai) Stay in contact with U’s arms while
lowering the tanjo to the right knee. |
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S Holding the end of the tanjo in hote-grip U Attacking shomen S Stabbing to the face(uto) on the left foot
and performing kuritsuke. Left leg is behind U’s right leg. U Making space for horizontal cut S pulling back the stick so only a short bit
is showing from the left hand, and then striking to U’s sideribs. Right arm
is extended, pointing down. |
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ITTO RYU DOJO |