Curriculum






	The teachings of the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu are described in the Mokuroku Heiho no Shinsho and contain weapon techniques. techniques of attack and defense with equal and unequal weapons, the art of strategy and the philosophy of the school. In so far as concerns the weapon techniques the curriculum of the Katori Shinto Ryu consists of the following parts: (Japanese names are given according to the Hepburn-system and are as far as possible translated. These names are key words; some are rather cryp-tic. Kajo means 'part' or 'chapter'.) TACHI-JUTSU (sword fighting) Omote no tachi Basic techniques 4 kajo Gogyo no tachi Higher techniques 5 kajo Gokui hichijo no tachi Secret techniques 3 kajo Ryoto Fighting with two swords 4 kajo Gokui no kodachi Secrets of the short sword 3 kajo IAI-JUTSU (drawing and striking with the sword) Iai goshi Squatted on the left knee 6 kajo Tachi iai-jutsu Standing 5 kajo Gokui no iai-jutsu Secret techniques 5 kajo BO-JUTSU (fighting techniques with the long staff) Omote no bo Basic techniques 6 kajo Gokui no bo Secret techniques 5 kajo NAGINATA-JUTSU (fighting techniques with the halbard) Omote no naginata Basic techniques 4 kajo Gokui hichijo no naginata Secret techniques 3 kajo SO-JUTSU (fighting techniques with the spear) Omote no yari Basic techniques 6 kajo SHURIKEN-JUTSU (dart techniques) Omote no shuriken Basic techniques 7 kajo Gogyo no shuriken Higher techniques 8 kajo Gokui no shuriken Secret techniques 9 kajo JU-JUTSU (unarmed combat) 36 kajo Special Thanks to Text: Willem Bekink Translation: Stephen Snelders

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