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ASU Sword Suburi
 

1. Shomen Giri w/ full body drop
• Seigan
• Inhale, raise sword, sliding R foot back to L foot
• Exhale, cut down center line, slid into R. kamae, drop into R. shikko-ready squat.

2. Shomen Giri
• Seigan
• Inhale, raise sword, sliding R foot back to L foot
• Exhale, cut center line, slide into R. kamae

3. Renzuko Kesa Giri (Repeated Diagonal Cut)
• Waki gamae (Sword low, to the rear, on R side, L hanmi)
• Inhale, raise sword to R shoulder, step forward with R foot
• Exhale, cut diagonally down to L
• Inhale, bring sword up to L shoulder, step forward with L foot
• Exhale, cut diagonally down to R

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4. Renzuko Shomen Giri w/ High Guard (off line)
• Waki gamae (Sword low, to the rear, on R side, L hanmi)
• Inhale, raise sword, step forward to R kamae
• Exhale, cut center line w/ shomen uchi
• Inhale, side-step diagonally backward with L foot, high guard
• Exhale, step forward to L kamae, cut center line w/ shomen giri
• Inhale, side-step diagonally backward with R foot, high guard
• Exhale, step forward to R kamae, cut center line w/ shomen giri

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5. Tsuki, Shomen Giri (Thrust with Head Cut)
• Waki gamae (Sword low, to the rear, on R side, L hanmi)
• Inhale
• Exhale, R step, R. thrust , slide forward (same side) for shomen giri

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6. Kesa Giri, Kiri Gaeshi
(Diagonal Cut, Reversed cut)
• Waki gamae (Sword low, to the rear, on R side, L hanmi)
• Inhale, raise sword
• Exhale, step forward to R kamae, cut full yokomen uchi,
• Reverse cut, stepping forward to L kamae, end with waki gamae

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7. Shomen Giri In Place (Continuous Front Cut, Switching Feet)
• Waki gamae (Sword low, to the rear, on R side, L hanmi)
• Inhale, raise sword
• Exhale, step forward to R kamae,
• Shomen giri across line of attack
• Inhale, raise sword
• Exhale, switch to L kamae in place (stepping off the line),
• Shomen giri across line of attack

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8. Deflection to Kesa Giri (Continuous)
• Waki gamae (Sword low, to the rear, on R side, L hanmi)
• Inhale, deflect upward from R to L, feet together at apex
• Exhale, circle bokken into R kesa giri, drop L foot back
• Inhale, deflect upward from L to R, feet together at apex
• Exhale, circle bokken into L kesa giri, drop R foot back

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9. Renzuko Shomen Giri with full body drop
• Seigan
• Inhale, raise sword, slide R foot back to L foot
• Exhale, shomen uchi w/ R kamae, drop into shikko
• Inhale, stand & switch kamae in place, raise sword
• Exhale, shomen giri w/ L kamae, drop into shikko-ready squat

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10. Musubi Tsuki (Connecting Thrust)
• Waki gamae (Sword low, to the rear, on R side, L hanmi)
• Inhale
• Exhale, step forward into R hanmi, thrust (munetsuki)
• Inhale, step back off the line w/ R foot, bokken at side guard (using flat of blade)
• Exhale, step forward into R hanmi, thrust (munetsuki), etc.
this movement is all one motion

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11. Side-Step with Deflection
• Seigan
• Inhale
• Exhale, slide L in R kamae extend L hand (grip) to R, bokken deflects to L side
• Cut on return path
• Inhale at Segan
• Exhale, slide R in R kamae, extend L hand (grip) to L, bokken deflects to R side
• Cut on return path

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12. Kesa Giri Double Cut & Deflection
• Waki gamae (Sword low, to the rear, on R side, L hanmi)
• Inhale, raise sword, step forward into R kamae
• Exhale, short cut diagonally down to the L,
• Circle the sword up behind back, long cut
• Inhale, bring L foot to R foot, reverse path of cut, deflecting up into jodan position
• Exhale, drop R foot back, short cut diagonally down L to R,
• Circle the sword up behind back, long cut

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