Training Curriculum Content

• Grip

  　

• Tachikata

  　

• Kamae

• Uchikomi Practice

• Rei Ho

• Kihon

  　

• SMR Kata

• Omote

• Chudan

• Ran Ai

• Kage

• Samidare

• Gohon no Midare

• Okuden

• Gokui

• Matsumura no Jo

• Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei Seitei Jodo

  　

• Chart of Kata Names and Translations

  　

• Gradings and Levels of Achievement

Introduction

Kamae are on-guard stances, or positions of readiness.

(Note that Ichiriki no Kamae has no connection with the Ichiriki, the first kata in Chudan.)

Illustrations (click on the thumbnail to enlarge)

Sage Jo                   Sune no Kamae        Honte no Kamae       Gyakute no Kamae    

(not actually a Kamae)

Hikiotoshi no            Ichimonji no               Ichiriki no Kamae      Sasae no Kamae 

Kamae                           Kamae

Hasso no            Jodan no                Kasumi no Kamae    Monomi no Kamae

Kamae                Kamae