
Batto Ho Waza - Junto Sono Ichi
Ordered Sword No 1
Key Points
In this waza we are dealing with an opponent who remains still so the distance we travel once engaged is limited.
An opponent directly in front of you engages and tries to cut you. To stop their attack, you perform a nukitsuke cut to their chest, arm or throat as you move forward on your right leg.
You perform furikaburi above your head as your left leg comes forward followed by a kirioroshi towards their head as you step forward with your left leg.
Performing o-chiburi you clean the blood from your sword, replace your sword before performing noto to return the sword to the saya.
Step forward right stance Soto-giri koiguchi no kirikata
Step forward left stance (long) Sayabiki lifegiving
Step forward right leg Nukitsuke, ichimonji at chest height
Step forward left leg Tanimura-ha Furikaburi and Kirioroshi