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Jo Katas or Kumis

Kanai Sensei 35 Count - the kata, counter and combined (7-11-21 revision)

00:00 the kata as a kata (not uni-directional)
00:52 the counter to the kata
03:03 the combined kumi jo with both sides

Kanai Sensei 35 Count Jo Kata - full kata one side

Kanai Sensei 35 Count Jo Kata - 1st 3 parts instructional by parts with kata and kumi

@00:00 First kata – steps 1-4
@00:22 First Kumi – combined; @01:10 first kumi – counter
@02:26 First two katas
@03:57 First two kumis – combined; @05:07 first two kumis – counter
@06:00 First three katas

Kanai Sensei 35 Count Jo Kata - all parts, counter and combined

@00:00 counter
@01:37 kumi combined

13 Count Jo Kata solo and paired practice 1:57 (Robert G and Katherine R) done using the Donovan Waite form (affects the solo practice with a turn in the middle)

9 Count Kanai Jo Kumi-Jo with reversals

@00:00 attacking side steps 1-5
@01:37 defending side steps 1-5
@02:58 combined steps 1-5, reversing
@05:09 attacking side steps 1-9
@05:45 attacking side steps 5-9
@07:04 defending side steps 5-9
@07:59 instructor acts as attacker, steps 1-9
@08:44 instructor acts as defender, steps 1-9
@09:24 Review attacking side again
back inside the dojo
@09:40 attacking side 5-9
@10:07 attacking side 1-9
@11:17 defending side 1-9

9 Count Kanai Jo Kumi-Jo with reversals at step 5 and 9 - 2022 version

@00:00 Summary of Video – Paired 9 counts with reversal
@00:40 Attack side steps 1-9
@01:09 Defense side steps 1-9
@01:47 Attack side steps 1-9, reversing to defense side
@02:48 Paired 9 counts with reversal (Repeat of beginning segment)
@03:28 Attack side steps 1-5, reversing to defense side at the 5th step
@04:27 Paired first 5 counts with reversal at the 5th step
@01:47 With opposite left/right hand, attack side steps 1-9, reversing to defense side

14 Count Jo paired practice with two different sides 3:26 (Robert G)

@00:00 combined kumi jo with no commentary (all of these are physically distant…the real kumi jo would be closer)
@00:21 the combined kumi jo with commentary (from class 140 on 2021-01-23)
@1:06 just side 2 of the kumi jo (from class 140 on 2021-01-23)

6 step syncopated kumi jo 7:13 (Mick C)

@00:00 intro and demonstration of the kumi jo
@00:42 the block/strike at step 4 to 4.5
@02:02 going through the 6 steps as a kata
@04:15 the kumi jo with high strikes/blocks
@04:59 the kumi jo with low strikes/blocks
@05:45 the kumi jo with nage’s choice strikes/blocks

This is video from a 2010 Takaguchi seminar at TCAC with a 6 count Jo kata. There is a lot of road noise that disrupts the audio.

This is a video from a 2004 Takaguchi seminar at TCAC with something like a 10 count Jo kata. This has a very lo-resolution video with terrible audio from the gym our seminar was held in that year.

Our standard 13 count and 31 count jo katas from our older dojo

13 count Jo Kata solo practice (Eric Evenson leads a class)

13 count Jo Kata paired practice (Eric Evenson and Wayne Brown)

31 count Jo Kata solo practice (Eric Evenson)

31 count Jo Kata paired practice (Eric Evenson and Wayne Brown)

Bokken Exercises

the 8 Bokken suburi, 1:44 demonstrated by Robert G

the 8 Bokken suburi - shin tai

@00:00 shin tai;
@01:04 shiho giri (4 directions) (R tsuki, 90 L shomen, 180 L shomen, 90 R shoman,180 R shomen);
@03:43 zenpo (cutting 3 wrists of 2 different people);
@06:45 irimi;
@09:31 5:shihonage omote (with furi tsuki);
@12:34 6:shihonage ura (with kiriage and kesa giri);
@15:04 7:kaiten in (with furi tsuki);
@21:34 8:kaiten yo;

Bokken vs Bokken

4 kumi tachi Bokken vs Bokken - ich/ni/san/yon no tachi

kumi tachis Bokken vs Bokken – no tachi series
@00:00 ichi no tachi
@00:46 ni no tachi
@02:43 san no tachi
@03:19 yon no tachi

kumi tachi Bokken vs Bokken - each with BASE/VARIANT/COUNTER from Kanai (7/11/2021 version) Number 1-3

Bokken vs Bokken
00:00 Kumitachi 1 Base/Variant/Counter
00:56 Kumitachi 2 Base/Variant/Counter
01:37 Kumitachi 3 Base/Variant/Counter

kumi tachi Bokken vs Bokken - each with BASE/VARIANT/COUNTER from Kanai Number 1-4. Numbers 2-4 taught during Covid with no interaction

Bokken vs Bokken
@00:00 First Kumi Tachi BASE; @01:21 VARIANT; @03:03 COUNTER;
@05:58 Second Kumi Tachi BASE; @07:08 VARIANT; @08:09 COUNTER;
@09:49 Third Kumi Tachi BASE; @11:25 VARIANT; @12:45 COUNTER;
@14:05 Forth Kumi Tachi BASE; @15:41 VARIANT;