Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu Techniques
Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryū kenjutsu is comprised of the following techniques:
Today the following sets of techniques (waza or kata) are transmitted:
1) Tachi Seiho (太刀勢法): Twelve techniques with long sword:
- 指先 Sassen
- 八相左 Hasso Hidari
- 八相右 Hasso Migi
- 受流左 Uke Nagashi Hidari
- 受流右 Uke Nagashi Migi
- 捩構 Moji Gamae
- 張付 Haritsuke
- 流打 Nagashi Uchi
- 虎振 Tora Buri
- 数喜 Kazuki
- 合先打留 Aisen Uchidome
- 余打 (アマシ打）Amashi Uchi
2) Kodachi Seiho (小太刀勢法): Seven techniques with a short sword:
- 指先 Sassen
- 中段 Chudan
- 受流 Uke Nagashi
- 捩構 Moji Gamae
- 張付 Haritsuke
- 流打 Nagashi Uchi
- 合先 Aisen
3) Nito Seiho (二刀勢法): Five techniques with two swords corresponding to the five forms in the Water Scroll of the Go No Rin Sho:
- 中段 Chudan
- 上段 Jodan
- 下段 Gedan
- 左脇構 Hidari Waki Gamae
- 右脇構 Migi Waki Gamae
4) Bōjutsu (棒術): Twenty techniques with a long staff bō (including 7 Bō Vs Bō techniques and 13 Bō Vs sword techniques).
Bō vs Daitō
- In no Hiki Bo
- Yo no Hiki Bo
- Maki Bo
- Mojiki Bo
- Monomi Bo
- Kasa Hazushi
- In no Karami Bo
- Yo no Karami Bo
- Jodan Bo
- Yoko Bo
- Gedan Bo
- Tsuki Bo
- Kayashi Bo
Bō vs Bō
- Okoshi Bo
- Osae Bo
- Uke Bo
- Iwakomi Bo
- Hidari Bo
- Migi Bo
- Tomi Ai Bo
5) Aikuchi roppo - Six waza with a knife/grappling (yawara)
6) Jitte to jutsu—Five techniques against a sword
Batman O'Brien practising a bo form with Kajiya Soke, Slovakia, 2014.