4    Yonhon me (Tsuka ate)

  Sit in ‘kiza’ (on side of left foot with right knee up). 
  An imaginary opponent sitting in front of you starts 
  to draw.

  Grip the scabbard and sword, quickly rise and as the 
  right foot steps out to the front, your left knee on the
  floor, drive the pommel forcefully into the opponents
  solar plexus.

  Look behind and see the other opponent ready to 
  strike. Keeping the sword up, draw the scabbard 
  down the blade.

  Swivel the body 90 degrees to left thus completing the 
  draw, raise the sword to horizontal, and rest its back 
  against your chest.

  Thrust to the left into the opponent’s chest.

  Swivel back to face the front, and raising the sword above
  the head, cut down to horizontal, thus disposing of the first
  opponent.

  Perform  yoko chiburi, a horizontal, sharp movement of the
  sword to the right.

  Returning the sword into the scabbard, draw the right foot
  under the body, and stand.

5    Gohon me (Kesa giri)

Start walking with the right foot first. On the fourth 
step grip the sword and turning the scabbard through
180°, draw down and cut upwards as the right foot
completes the fifth step.

The cut is from the opponent’s right hip through the 
torso and out through the left shoulder.

Use the sword’s momentum to swivel the sword around 
and cut down along the previous cut.

Step back all the way with the right foot, preparing for 
chiburi, blade upwards with tsuba near right side of your
mouth, and perform chiburi while taking a full step back
with the left.

Sheath the sword and return to your starting position 
taking four steps backwards.

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6    Roppon me (Morote tsuki)

On the fourth step draw upwards and, as the
right foot completes the next step, cut down 
across the opponent’s face stopping under the 
left side of the chin.

As you bring the left foot up to the right, 
return the saya to its carry position, and 
continuing the movement with the left hand, 
seize the tsuka with both hands.

Stepping out with the right foot, and using your 
bodyweight, thrust the kissaki into the opponent’s 
solar plexus.

Look around and turn 180°, and raising the sword 
to jodan level cut the second opponent down to 
horizontal as your right foot steps out.

Look around and turn 180°, and raising the sword to 
jodan level cut the third opponent down to horizontal 
as your right foot steps out.

Perform yoko chiburi, a short movement of the sword to 
the right.