• Develop your fitness levels as you progress

• Training suites all levels and gradually improves overall fitness and flexibility

• Progress from big and slow movements through to fast, quick reactions to your opponents attacks

• Develop your own style and speed of attack by sensing their movements

• Continue to push forward into your attacks and demonstrate the strength of your spirit.

Focusing the mind through Mokuso (meditation) helps to clear our thoughts and prepare ourselves for practice.

This forms part of the warm up and helps to develop strength in the shoulders and relax the body

Multiple cuts (200+) ensures the cut is performed accurately and efficiently

Learn to attack your opponent whilst they too are attempting to attack you

Use what you've learnt in the class and put it into practice

Develop fluidity within your movements

Read your opponent - strike fast when the moment is right

Learn to remove doubt and hesitation from your mind

Set forms of swordsmanship performed with an Bokuto (oak sword)

Non-contact element of training to demonstrate control of the spirit, body and sword