Ippon-uchi no waza: Men, Kote, Doh, Tsuki.
2. Motodachi opens the Men by shifting the kisaki (tip) of the bokuto to the right.
3. Kakarite takes one large step forward, executes a strike to Motodachi’s Shomen, and gives kiai (shout): “Men”.
4. After executing the strike, Kakarite takes two steps back.
5. Motodachi moves the bokuto back to chudan-no-kamae upon Kakarite’s second step.
6. Both practitioners re-establishe issoku-itto-no-maai.
8. Kakarite takes one large step forward, executes a strike to Motodachi’s Kote, and gives kiai: “Kote”.
9. After executing the strike, Kakarite takes two steps back.
10. Motodachi moves the bokuto back to chudan-no-kamae upon Kakarite’s second step.
11. Both practitioners re-establishe issoku-itto-no-maai.
13. Kakarite takes one large step forward, executes a strike to Motodachi’s migi (right) Doh, and gives kiai: “Doh”.
14. After executing the strike, Kakarite takes two steps back.
15. Motodachi lowers the bokuto back to chudan-no-kamae upon Kakarite’s second step.
16. Both practitioners re-establishe issoku-itto-no-maai.
18. Kakarite takes one large step forward, executes a tsuki to Motodachi’s throat, and gives kiai: “Tsuki”. The tip of the bokuto is then retracted back to chudan-no-kamae as the left leg is brought forward in completion of the step.
19. Motodachi takes one step backward as Kakarite executes the Tsuki.
20. After completion of the Tsuki, Kakarite takes two steps back.
21. Motodachi elevates the bokuto back to chudan-no-kamae and takes one step forward upon Kakarite’s second reward step.
22. Both practitioners assume kamae at the yokote-kosa interval, perform toki-kata and then take five reward steps to the tachiai position.
23. At the tachiai position, the bokuto are elevated to chudan-no-kame. The first kihon is thus complete and the practitioners are ready to start the second kihon exercise.
Ni/Sandan no waza: Kote – Men
2. Kakarite takes one large step forward, executes a strike to Motodachi’s kote, and gives kiai: “Kote”.
3. Kakarite takes a second step forward, executes a strike to Motodachi’s Shomen, and gives kiai: “Men”.
4. Motodachi takes one step backward and shifts the bokuto to the right as Kakarite moves forward for the Shomen attack.
6. Motodachi returns the bokuto to the chudan-no-kamae position and takes one step forward as Kakarite takes their third step back (Motodachi takes two steps forward when performing the movement to practice Sandan no Waza – the first step taken as Kakarite takes their third step back.)
7. Both practitioners assume kamae at the yokote-kosa interval, perform toki-kata and then take five reward steps to the tachiai position.
8. At the tachiai position, the bokuto are elevated to chudan-no-kame. The second kihon is thus complete and the practitioners are ready to start the third kihon exercise.
Harai waza: Harai Men
2. Continuing the same upward circular motion used to offset Motodachi’s bokuto, Kakarite completes the upward swing of the bokuto and then strikes forward to Motodachi’s Shomen and gives kiai: “Men”.
3. After executing the strike, Kakarite takes two steps back.
4. Motodachi moves the bokuto back to chudan-no-kamae upon Kakarite’s second step and both assume kamae at the koji interval.
5. Both practitioners perform toki-kata and retreat to the tachiai position.
b. The entire process from the harai waza to the completion of the Men strike must be executed as a single movement of the bokuto, arms, legs, and body.