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

Samidare (五月雨), sometimes pronounced "Satsuki Ame", is a set of 6 Kata taught to advanced students emphasizing training the mind. Kuroda Sensei always referred to this set of kata as Satsuki no Ame. In Japanese, both names mean the same: Spring rains, or more literally May rains. Samidare is the Chinese pronunciation, while Satsuki Ame is the Japanese pronunciation of the same Kanji characters.