Samurai sword-basic and advanced techniques
Physical weapons conditioning
Meditation and concentration exercises
How to use the jo staff (4-5')
How to use the bokken (wooden sword)

Contents

Respionsbibities of satori-ryu students
1 Basic warm-up routines
2 How to get in shape for sword work
3 How to watch your diet
4 How to bow
5 How to use the bokken
6 How to perform the kame no henka kata
7 How to use the jo staff
8 How to perform the basic kumitachi 2-man set
9 How to perform the kenjustu kata
10 How to perform the shohatsuto kata
11 How to perform basic standing kata
12 How to perform shiho giri kata
13 How to perform shanho giri kata
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How to meditate
How to develop weapons strength and flexibility
How to practice basic and advanced ken jutsu (wooden bokken)
How to practice correct iai-do (samurai sword)
How to use the jo staff (4' staff)

Contents

Introduction
Dedications
The ki (spirit) of life
How to warm up and build strength and flexibility
How to stretch out properly with jo staff
How to use a steel weight lifting bar
How to perform weight bar for stronger shoulder muscles
How to develop shoulder and back strength
How to develop weight training for martial arts weapons and karate
Kenjutsu chapter
How to put on a hakama
How to perform basic stances and techniques
How to perform basic stances and techniques
How to perform basic stances and attitudes
How to execute basic bokken rotation exercise
How to move stance to stance using the irror image technique
How to execute basic bokken exercises and counter attacks
How to defend against varied sword attacks
How to execute reinforced block and counter cut
How to execute reinforced block and counter attack
How to evade and counter attack
How to strike a bokken with bokken
How to strike objects with a bokken
How to strike objects with a bokken
How to strike moving objects with a bokken
How to bow with katana form hansankyo (one knee down)
How to cross katana over from non-aggressive stance
How to strike a stationary object with a bokken
Meditate and diet chapter
How to meditate
White light meditation
Meditation
Curtain meditation
Goal planning and accomplishment
Meditation chapter
Reflective energy can be observed daily
Hands refelct thoughts and energy flow
Posture reflects one's self-image
Diet and exercise
Iaido Chapter
How to draw a (katana) samurai sword
How to perform hian mae (with katana)
Nihan mae (kata #2)
San bon mae (kata #3)
Yon ban mae (kata #4)
Go han mae #1 (kata #5)
How to perform a roll forward and draw with the katana
Nito chapter-two sword techniques
How to perform nito stances (double sword)
How to defend against jo staff with nito (double sword)
How to defend against jo staff with nito (double sword)
Empty hand against the samurai sword
How to defend againt samurai sword with empty hand
How to evade a katana
Jo chapter
How to bow with jo staff
Jo staff stances
How to evade a katana and execute strike with a jo staff
Jo staff stances
How to defend against the samurai sword with the jo staff
How to jo staff against katana
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