KENJUTSU SYLLABUS (vol.3.0.)

KODEN ENSHIN RYU GSB HA

BASED ON: PROGRAM OF KENJUTSU  and “GEKKEN”, JAPANESE FENCING

Yellow, 5^th kyu-menjo

Yellow belt is training with White gi, yellow obi and bokuto with saya. Kenjutsu patch must be found from the training jacket.

• possible to try to get yellow belt: after 2-3 month as a white belt at least (basic course accepted).
• basic vocabulary
• kenjutsu passport is needed
• understanding the principles of kenjutsu
• permission from own Sensei

A) ETIQUETTE (very important)

• loyalty to the teacher, -club and -style
• how to tie an obi and how to handle a training gi (kenjutsu-gi)
• how to behave at the dojo
• how to behave with other trainees (kenjutsuka) and instructors (sempai/sensei)
• how to salute ("rei") from kneeling position
• how to salute ("rei") from standing position (sword behind the right hand, bow by looking oppenents eyes)

 
B) TECHNIQUES WITH SWORD

• Ukemi waza / Basic brakefalls (with bokuto, no saya)
  • yoko ukemi / migi, hidari / side brakefall
  • ushiro ukemi, kova taakse / backwards, hard
    
    
• Kamae / Basic positions (with bokuto/bokken)

01. Kannukki sashi
02. Otoshi sashi
03. Seigan no kamae
04. Gedan no kamae
05. Jodan no kamae
06. Dai jodan no kamae
07. Migi kuruma no kamae
08. Hidari kuruma no kamae

• Basic sword control techniques from seigan no kamae
  • BATTO-SI-TE: sword from saya
  • NO-TO: sword to saya
    
    
• Understand how the legs are in seigan no kamae
  
  
• Undestand to keep sword in the center (ready for jab)
  
  
• Basic strikes with sword
  • Jab forward
  • strike forward from seigan (chudan)
  • strike forward from jodan
  • strike from dai jodan
  • strike forward from migi kuruma no kamae
  • strike forward from hidari kuruma no gamae (long)
  • all these basic strikes with schidachi (distance)
  • Strike forward to UCHIDACHIS HEAD FROM THE RIGHT (avoid the ukes bokken)
    >> Explanation: Learning distance, last third of the blade pointing ukes head

• Kata 1. Jûmonji
  

C) TECHNIQUES WITHOUT SWORD –This part B is mandatory in yellow belt test

• Kamae / Basic positions (no weapon)
  • hidari hamni kamae (formal position)
  • migi hamni kamae (formal position)
    
    
• Tsuki waza / Basic strikes (no weapon)
  • oitsuki (formal position)
  • gyakutsuki (formal position)
    
    
• Ukemi waza / Basic brakefalls
  • side
  • backwards