• Direct irimi variations from katatedori & tsuki

• Ryotedori tenchinage

• Tenchinage henka waza study (tenchinage > ikkyo > rokkyo)

• Katatedori gyaku hanmi direct irimi

• Ryotedori tenchinage

• Study of atemi within form

MORNING:

• Basic swordwork drills centered around yon no tachi

EVENING:

• Review of week’s training

• Free practice

• Katetedori Gyaku Hanmi Shihonage (omote)

• Morotedori grip break

• Morotedori Shihonage (omote)

• Morotedori direct kokyuho

• basic sword drawing

• Nikyo (ura) with sword

• henka waza training: sumiotoshi > ikkyo > kaitenage > tackle + arm control

• Review of standing headlock survival

• Basic response/defense of standing tackle

• Double limb control of partner on hands and knees

• Maintenance of cross-side limb control from hands/knees position

• Katatedori gkayu hanmi sumiotoshi

• Sumiotoshi into ikkyo henka waza study

• Shoulder clinch kuzushi and movement drills

• Direct irimi/kokyuho from shoulder clinch separation

morning:

• kiri-kaeshi in response to wrist strikes

evening:

• Review of week

• Free practice

• Katetdori ai-hanmi kotegaeshi omote

• Jodan tsuki kotegaeshi; exploration of atemi embedded within the form

• Free form sword applications relative to wrist strike + throat thrust

• Uchikaiten sankyo; katatedori ai-hanmi and tantodori variations

• Front headlock entry + survival/escape

• Standing side headlock survival / counter / escape

Katatedori ai-hanmi

• Grip breaking drills

• Ushiro-tenkan kokyuho/kiri otoshi

• Uchi-kaiten sankyo

• Front headlock review

• Ryokata rokkyo