Kengi 2

Begins in kamae.

1. (1-4 can be practiced with a partner(A and B). 1) Right foot crosses to left in front of left foot, slightly ahead on diagonal, to get sufficiently off the line of B's shomen uchi. Turn blade flat to left, left hand remains in place as right hand guides tip of sword to cut B's wrists from right to left, upward angle. (B steps back, sword up overhead). The extended line from the tip of the sword slices straight, not in a curve (えぐるな）. Visualization of "slicing" with a sharp blade is essential. You can practice with the left hand only.
   
2. 2) Left foot forward, cut hips sideways. Turn blade flat to right and cut B's neck under the jawline across the carotid artery. Don't step too far forward or you will not be in place to cut to the neck. In narrow hanmi with your body inside the triangle. (B cuts hips to face A (doesn't move feet), turns blade to right, blocks. Point of sword aimed between A's eyes. Triangular guard. Control with ki (氣で抑える）. Count 1 & 2 are only one count (一呼吸).
3. 3) Right foot forward (foot around in arc with sword crossing sword, control at point of contact throughout as in jogi 1 3 to 4 (yokomenuchi to reverse yokomenuchi)), off the straight line, yokomenuchi.　(B steps back, turns blade left, blocks).
   
4. 4) Left foot forward (foot around in arc with sword crossing as above), off the straight line, reverse yokomenuchi. Leave the tip of the sword in place, raise the base overhead and cut. (B steps back, turns blade right, blocks). Be sure that 3 and 4 are clearly yokomenuchi, and you are off the line as you go in! In 3) and 4) your opponent is retreating, so don't pull back, don't "get out of the way." The tip of the ken doesn't really move - ki is extending through it forward.
5. 5) Turn to face opponent behind, sword overhead, shomen uchi.
   
6. 6) Tsuki
7. 7) Turn to face opponent behind, sword overhead, shomen uchi.
   
8. 8) Tsuki
9. (9 - 10 can be practiced with a partner). 9) "Turn around in place". From left hanmi, left foot forward and change positions with B with sword crossing sword, control at point of contact, swords almost vertical at closest point. You and your opponent change places as you both cut. Jump and cut as you are in the air.
   
10. 10) "Tsuki as move forward". From right hanmi, right foot forward and tsuki forward as change positions with B with sword crossing sword. The same as 9), but from a greater distance. In 9 and 10, both A and B have ki extending; look at your opponent's whole body/movement, do not focus only on the hands/sword or the face. Go straight ahead, do not pull back or avoid your opponent.
    
11. 11) Tsuki
12. 12) Sword up overhead, right foot forward, cut down on diagonal from right to left (袈裟掛け　kesagake). Hikitsuke feet. Cut with left hand, not right!
    
13. Turn 360, sword overhead in jodan. After the spin, one count of seishi in jodan. Then bring ken down from the tip, ki extending from the tip of the ken to inbetween your partner's eyes.

Sword back to sheath, bow.