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Basic Iai

1. When drawing the sword from its scabbard (saya), pull the saya out slightly and draw the blade quickly while stepping back with the left leg to create distance. Proper hand positioning on the saya and blade hilt (tsuka) allows for a safe and quick draw. 2. When drawing from a cutting stance, aim the hilt at the opponent's hands or suba (wrist bones) as if poking them, then flip out the blade in a cutting motion to strike that same area. This provides an excellent target and can damage the opponent's hands to prevent them drawing their own sword. 3. After drawing the sword, keep the right knee bent to maintain a

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Basic Iai

1. When drawing the sword from its scabbard (saya), pull the saya out slightly and draw the blade quickly while stepping back with the left leg to create distance. Proper hand positioning on the saya and blade hilt (tsuka) allows for a safe and quick draw. 2. When drawing from a cutting stance, aim the hilt at the opponent's hands or suba (wrist bones) as if poking them, then flip out the blade in a cutting motion to strike that same area. This provides an excellent target and can damage the opponent's hands to prevent them drawing their own sword. 3. After drawing the sword, keep the right knee bent to maintain a

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BUJINKAN DOJO BASIC SWORDSMANSHIP

1. When drawing the sword, click out the blade from the Saya. Do this with the thumb or the forefinger. Make sure that the thumb if it is used is not directly over the edge of the blade. Otherwise there is a chance that the thumb will be cut. Pull the Saya out a little, then as you draw, pull it right back out of the way. his will make drawing the sword faster. !t the same time step back with the left leg. 1a. One method of drawing the blade is to hold the "abaki between the thumb and the inde# finger $the suba is between the inde# and middle fingers%. One reason for this is enable you to be able to draw the blade if an accident is made while drawing, or when you go to draw the sword, for some reason it is already partially out of the Saya. 2. &f the sword is to be drawn form a enchi 'iri style cut, aim for the (ke)s suba with the 'ashira as if you were going to poke at the suba. hen flip out the blade cutting down, which also aims at the suba. his will enable you to cut his 'ote, and provides a e#cellent target for when you draw. &n a close situation, when you draw, you can strike the (ke)s hand with the 'ashira prior to drawing the sword. his can help create distance, and can also damage his hand, stopping or slowing down the drawing of his sword. 3. When the blade is out, make sure that the right knee is bent. hen you may drop back into a 'amae. "aving the right knee bent is the same position as when you cut normally. &t also allows you to be able to move freely in any direction. Or back into a 'amae. Moving straight back into a kamae only gives you the more. option of being in a kamae, nothing. 4. *utting from Dai+odan no kamae, When you cut down do so by dropping the blade straight down with a cut. "owever. &t is important to lift the wrists a little, which in turn also lifts the 'ashira. hen step forwards cutting down. When to have cut down do not finish at this point, continue the feeling $and maybe also the movement% of thrusting forwards with the 'atana with a suki. 5. When you cut, you must aim to cut through the entire body. &f you +ust clip him he may still fight $an in+ured animal is a dangerous animal%. *ut with precise angle with the sword, because the sword may deflect once inside the body, and +ar, making it almost if not impossible to with draw the blade. 6. -oto $returning the sword to the Saya%, "old the mouth of the Saya in the left hand. he sword is in the centre of the body. Step forwards with the left foot. his brings the mouth of the Saya to the sword. hen as you pull the blade through the fingers step back with the left foot, this helps with the movement of the sword passing between the fingers. 7. o return the sword to the Saya, grip the mouth of the Saya in the left hand. he middle finger comes across the bottom of the Saya)s mouth, and the inde# finger sticks up

pointing out from the Saya. .un the back of the sword along the piece of skin between the thumb and inde# finger, and also between the inde# and middle finger. .unning it between these two fingers enable you to remove any blood and guts that may still remain on the sword once *hiburi has been performed. Once the sword is clear slide it into the Saya.

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