Holds (Nigiri)

• Basic hold jun nigiri - One hand up one hand down
• Reverse hold gyaku nigiri - Both hands down
• Double hold yose nigiri - One up and down both

Together at One End

• Palm hold hasami nigiri - Vertical staff hold between thumb and finger top palm out bottom palm up

Feeling and Awareness Exercise

• Front spin horizontally in front of you
• Side to side spin (half circle)
• Forward spin
• Backward spin
• Full circle spin

Balance and Coordination Exercise

• Side to side hold (work from one end of staff to the other)
• Finger twirling (over head right/left)
• Figure eight

Staff Exercise

• Hold staff and bring it for front to back then back to front
• Hip swing (staff at your back and twist )

Striking (Soburi)

• Using double hold bring staff over head up and down

Thrusting

• Using basic hold slide staff through front hand at target

Ready Stance

• Heisoku-dachi feet together staff behind arm relaxed
• Musubi-dachi feet in duck position staff behind arm
• Falls, rolls, jumps

Stances (Dachi)

• Natural stance heiko-dachi feet straight staff in front of arm relaxed
• Natural stance soto-hachiji- feet in duck stance staff in dachi front of arm
• Forward stance zenkutsu-dachi basic hold right forward bow, staff ready to defend
• Rear defense gyaku-zenkutsu- basic hold right forward bow, Dachi body facing back towards leg
• Tension stance sanchin-dachi stand in short right neutral, using palm hold at right side of body keep staff straight
• Horse stance kiba-dachi horse stance with staff at side using basic hold feet straight
• Cat stance nekoashi-dachi palm hold staff in front of body right foot forward in cat stance
• Back stance kokutsu-dachi palm hold staff in front right leg straight back leg bent holding about 70% off your weight
• Straddle stance shiko-dachi like horse but wider with feet in duck position
• Crane or one legged stance shirasagiashi-dachi one hand middle hold weight on back leg with front leg bent up to back leg toes behind knee of back leg
• Fighting position
• Forward fighting position left forward natural with staff at opposite side
• Reverse hold
• Rear fighting position rear stance with staff back as if to strike basic hold, left forward stance with a twist
• Kneeling position palm hold outwards while kneeling

Strikes

• Overhead strike (basic hold ) uchi-otoshi
• Upward strike ( basic hold ) uchi-age double hand
• Thrust (reverse hold) morote-uchi ( up/down )
• Double hold overhead strike yose-nigiri-uchi
• Side strike ( basic hold ) yoko-uchi (low/high)
• Reverse side strike ( basic ) gyaku-yoko-uchi (l/h)

Poking or Thrusting

• Two handed thrust (basic hold) tsuki-komi
• Reverse thrust (basic hold) gyaku-zuki
• Sliding thrust (basic w/ slid) nagashi-zuki
• Reverse downward thrust tsuki-otoshi

Blocking

• Double handed block (upward) morote-uke reverse
• Double handed block (downward) morote-uke reverse
• Double handed block (sideways) morote-uke palm hold
• Double handed block (backwards) morote-uke palm hold
• Inside to outside block yoko-uke basic
• Outside to inside block yoko-uke basic
• Upper side block age-uke reverse
• Upper side block gyaku-age-uke
• Vertical block (up and out front) tate-uke close palm
• Foot movements back, forward, side, all 360 degrees

Combinations

• Drills block / strike
• Strike / block
• Thrust / block
• Block / thrust
• Reverse block / strike
• Strike / reverse block
• Thrust / reverse block
• Reverse block / thrust

Drills with Movement

• Strikes
• Thrusts
• Blocks (forward/reverse)

Form Work

• Basic - 4 point
• 2 - 8 point
• 3 - full combat