Jogi 1

1 - 4, 9 - 13, 14 - 17 can be practiced with a partner with a bokken.

• 1) and 2) Tsuki to partner's right wrist, go back on diagonal to get off the line of partner's shomenuchi in response, up overhead on guard. On the thrust, the elbow of the right arm stays bent, so the upper right arm stays close to the body. Rotate the jo until the palm of the right hand is turned up to the ceiling. Keep in a very narrow hanmi (left toes, shoulder, chin pointing forward, body is sideways). When moving back, keep the jo down at the level of your hips. On bringing jo overhead, keep a triangular guard with the tip of the jo pointing between your opponent's eyes.
  
• 3) Step forward, yokomenuchi (to the temple), making sure to go forward in an arc, not on a straight line. 4) Maintain control at point of contact with bokken as move forward for reverse yokomenuchi. Move forward enough to be able to keep your opponent's weapon in control. Go forward one and one-half ken (the length of a tatami mat) with 3) and 4).
  
• 5) Face the other way, aim tsuki at opponent's knee.
  
• 6) Change grip and tsuki to right wrist, return and up overhead.
  
• 7) Yokomenuchi to 8) reverse yokomenuchi. Go forward one and one-half ken.
  
• 9) From behind, partner cuts with shomenuchi. Right foot goes to the left and a bit forward, your body off the line as bring jo down from overhead to bring the bokken down. Take care that your left hand stays down at your hip, not pulling up and taking the power out of the swing.
  
• 10) Move forward from right foot and tsuki up into opponent's face.
• 11) Reverse yokomenuchi. Take care not to abbreviate these reverse yokomenuchi when moving at speed!
  
• 12) Change grip and tsuki to right wrist, return and up overhead. You are now at your starting position.
  
• 13) With jo overhead, change grip and shomenuchi (or yokomenuchi); koshin waza backwards (strike, then move back - or at most strike with one knee up ready to move back: this avoids trying to strike while leaning forward, arms outstretched. "Kensei" with jo to rear.
  
• 14) Step forward and sweep up with jo to knock bokken up, bring jo far around to right side (your left hand about at your right shoulder).
  
• 15) Step forward and tsuki to chest.
• 16) Change grip, step forward (from left foot again) and tsuki to right wrist, return up overhead. You are now at your starting position.
  
• 17) With jo overhead, change grip and shomenuchi, move back and down to floor, only enough room for your fingers between the jo and the floor. "Kensei" with jo to rear, aim at opponent's toes.
• 18) Step forward and sweep up at opponent's shin.
• 19) Step forward and tsuki aiming at fallen opponent.
• 20) Change grip and tsuki to right wrist, bring jo to kensei to rear.
• 21) Sweep up from below as change hanmi. Left hand draws a sharp curve up from the right hip and then down to the left hip as the tip of the jo swings up. Bring the right foot back into hanmi as the left hand goes down to the left hip.
  
• 22) Change grip and tsuki (in place) to opponent's chest.
  
• Change grip and do 1) again.