![]() Motodachi Defender, teacher side in waza practice. The swordsman Names of roles: Kasso Teki Invisible opponent. Kojiri Fitting at end of saya, end of saya. Sageo Cord from saya (kurigata) to hakama himo. Shitodome Metal fittings inside the kurigata. "white scabbard", a plain storage-only scabbard Koiguchi Scabbard mouth (literally carp's mouth). Small knife carried in a pocket on the Saya. Habaki Fitting between tsuba and blade, wedge for koiguchi. ![]() Fuchi Gane Fitting between handle and guard. However, the word SAME means "shark", not "ray fish". Tsuka Ito The material used to wrap the handle. Tsuka Maki The style, or pattern, or method of wrapping the handle. Kashira Fitting at end of handle, end of handle. Hardened area in tip / the curve leading to the point.įittings of the sword: Tsuka Handle. Ko kissaki = small, Chu Kissaki = medium, O kissaki = large. Ko Shinogi Shinogi line through tip area. Mitsukado Point where shinogi, yokote, and ko shinogi meet. Tip: Yokote Line between edge plane and tip plane. The hardened part of the blade near the edge. Hira Face of the blade between shinogi and ha, includes hiraji and hamon. This does not necessarily exactly follow the shape of the yakiba. Can be of different patterns, courseness, etc. Jigane is controlled by the smith's folding technique. Hiraji Area of blade between hamon and shinogi. Shinogi Line of blade between shinogi ji and jigane, ridge at widest point of blade. MUNE TYPES: Mitsumune (3 surfaces), Marumune (rounded), Iorimune (standard 2 surface) Shinogi Ji Area of blade near back from shinogi to mune. Katahaba Measurement at thickest part of blade. Mono Uchi 1/3 of blade nearest tip, cutting area. Blade: Tsuba Moto 1/3 of blade nearest tsuba. Ha Machi Notch for habaki, at edge side of blade. Mune Machi Notch for habaki, at back of blade. Hitoe Back of tang, meets mune at mune machi. Points on the sword blade (tang to tip): Tang: Nakago Tang of blade. That side that faces out from the hip when it is in the saya in its usual mounting. Wakizashi Equivalent to SHOTO, the shorter sword in a DAISHO pair, typically less than 2 SHAKU in length Uchi Gatana Inside sword, forerunner of Katana, worn in belt. Tanto A knife-sized short sword, typically less than 1 SHAKU in length To Sword, curved type, single edge. Tachi Old style sword, (koto) mounted edge down. Shoto The smaller of a pair of daisho, the other is the daito. Shinto New swords, from about 1600 to 1870. Shinai Bamboo practice sword, used for Kendo. "small TACHI" with the same fittings as a tachi. Ken Sword, usually refers to the straight double edged type. ![]() Iaito Practice sword for Iaido, usually not sharp. Gunto War sword, usually refers to those made just prior to and during WWII. Daito Great sword, larger of the set of two, daisho along with shoto. ![]() Daisho Great small, the set of two swords, daito and shoto. Sword Types: Aikuchi A dagger with no tsuba, typically worn by women Bokken Hardwood replica of sword. Zanshin Awareness, watchfulness, "lingering heart". Tate Noto Standing noto, blade replaced with edge facing up. Chinugui Wiping off the blood, as is done in Uke Nagashi. Yoko Chiburi Horizontal chiburi, move to the side. (Flipping up the blade.) Chiburi Shaking off the blood, cleaning the blade. Hiki Kiri Pulling cut, usually when pulling over teki. Kiri Kudashi or Kiri Tsuke The finishing strike. Kime Focus Furi Kaburi Lifting sword from nuki to morote jodan. Saya Banare Tip at koiguchi during draw, just before strike, the flight from the scabbard. Saya Biki Movement of scabbard (usually to rear during nukitsuke). Jo Ha Kyu Acceleration in technique, buildup to climax. Tate Ha Standing edge, draw with edge up. Nukitsuke or Kiri Tsuke Simultaneous draw and strike. Enzen No Metsuke Gaze at the far mountains. Kae Waza Substitute or totally different techniques. Parts of an Iaido Technique (Kata) Henka Waza Small variations in same basic technique. ![]()
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