Dallas/Fort Worth Kendo & Iaido Kyokai

All Japan Kendo Federation Manuals:
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Kendo Class Notes:
These are the 4 concepts that were a focus of the seminar in Houston - February, 2009:
Seme (pressure or action which causes reaction)
Ki-Ken-Tai-Ichi (spirit, sword, and body as one)
Sutemi (attack with no regard to self)
Ichi Byoshi (one beat/breath)

Seitei Iai Reference Manual:
Title: AJKF Iai Manual (Revised) [English]
Size: 148mm x 210mm - 50 pages
Date of issue: October 2006
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Muso Shinden Ryu Reference Manual:
Title: Iaido Hongi: Muso Shinden Ryu
Author: Yamatsuta Shingeyoshi
Translation: Sheryl Hogg
ISBN4-7502-0272-X
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Below are the kendo suburi terms (in order) for kendo class (thanks to Yong Cho for writing these up):

1. Kyotsuke (kyo-tsu-ke) - Attention.
2. Rei - Bow.
3. Nuketo (nu-ke-to) or Batto (ba-tto) - Draw the sword/shinai.
4. Joge-buri Naname-buri (jo-ge-bu-ri na-na-me-bu-ri) 20 x - Full swing motion strikes, first 10 are shomen and second 10 are sayumen strikes. (Counting: ichi, ni, san, shi, go...) "Jo" = high, "ge" = low, "buri" = strike/swing, "naname" = diagonal
5. Yon-kyudo-men (yon-kyu-do-men) 20 x - Four step men strike. (Counting: ichi-men-san-shi, ni-men-san-shi, san-men-san-shi, and so on)
6. Mae-ushiro-shomen-uchi Mae-ushiro-sayumen-uchi (ma-e-u-shi-ro-sho-men-uchi, ma-e-u-shi-ro-sa-yu-men-uchi) 20 x - First 10 are shomen and second 10 are sayumen strikes. (Counting: ichi-ni-san-shi, go...) "Mae" = front, "ushiro" = back , "uchi" = strike
7. Haya-suburi Go-ju-ka-i (ha-ya-su-bu-ri) 50 x - Fast(jumping) men strikes. (Counting: ichi-ni-san-shi, go...) "Haya" = fast, "suburi" = strike/swing
8. Shin-ko-kyu 3 x - Deep breathing exercise. (Counting: ichi, ni, san, si, ichi, ni, san, shi, ich, ni, san, shi)
9. Sonkyo.
10. Osameto (O-sa-me-to) - Sword/shinai back to the saya/taito position.
11. Rei. - Bow