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契木

Chigiriki

Chain Flail

初本..........玉を打しりにて請てきの首へからみ引たをす

Shohon    First Item    The ball weight striking drives back the opponent entangling about his head and neck, dropping him.

二本..........玉を左右へとりてきの刀へからみをしよせもぎとる

Nihon    Second Item   The ball weight [wielding] left and right controls and captures the opponent's sword pressing, entangling and capturing with the final moves.

三本..........玉を打丁に請てきのかをへしりをうちこむ

Sanbon    Third Item    The ball weight striking [(?)and intersecting(?)], striking in underneath thus receiving and countering the opponent.

四本..........玉を打右へとりきりかける処をからみすりよせなげばなし

Yonhon   Fourth Item    The ball weight striking left in dealing the sword attack capture, gliding entanglement stopping the attack in outplay removing [the sword].

五本..........玉を打てき右の胴へきりかけるをうけ上より打つ処てきぬけ又きりかけるを右てにてとりなげる

Gohon   Fifth Item   The ball weight striking the opponent to the right of the trunk of the body, warding off the sword attack against the upper body then dealing with and striking the opponent furthermore a stab at the eyes sword attack on the right hand side, use a hand capturing throw.

六本　玉を打てきぬきかける処しりにてとめ柄をつき出す処左手にてじゆんにをさへ右足をふみ込とめる

七本　玉を打て左へなぜをろし右へとりきり出す処をからみすりよせ右手にててきのあたまをうつ

Happon   Eighth Item    The ball weight striking first, fending off the opponent twice, use a winding drop when being attacked by the sword with the left hand reversal (te gyaku) capturing the hand while entering and doing 'pole wheel' (?)to his leg(?) [E.g. with the long handle of the weapon] stepping forward with elbow stopping (?)strike(?).

Kyūhon    Ninth Item    The ball weight striking at his rear, gripping with the hand at his left hand and fending off the sword attack, with the left hand perform capturing throw-down (tori-nage) striking afterward with the ball weight.

Jūppon   Tenth Item   The ball weight striking first, fending him off and performing the striking throw-down (uchi-otoshi) with the adhering hand in motion and from behind the opponent execute a strike with the ball weight.

Jū-ippon   Eleventh Item      The ball weight striking first, fending off the opponent with the Upper position [E.g. of the weapon] and using the tip of the pole to the left eye of the opponent and performing arm arresting stopper (ude osae dome).

Jū-nihon    Twelfth Item     The ball weight striking him behind, fending off the opponent's dashing-in strike with the sword, entering to the front left, grasping with the right hand and also grappling with the right hand and putting in a kick with the right foot.

Jū-sanbon   Thirteenth Item  The ball weight striking and without changing [position] and breaking the opponents wrist with the right hand keep driving off and stringing along the opponent during his sword attacks. With the left hand jerk the opponent to the right and flip him off his feet capturing his sword.

Jū-shihon   Fourteenth Item     The ball weight striking and with the pole tip fending off the opponent as he cuts at the right wrist, counter to the right capturing during his sword attack striking entangling (uchi garami) to the right of the opponent sliding in and capturing the sword hilt.

Jū-gohon   Fifteenth Item     The ball weight striking first and with a fending off throw-down (uke-nage) and again also fending off throw-down against the opponent whilst he attacks with the sword, perform entangling sliding-in capture against the opponent with the right hand perform dashing in exchanging strike with the pole and performing flank-side stopper.

鎖鎌

Kusari-Gama

Chain and Sickle

Ippon   First Item  The ball weight striking with the sickle-blade to the outside, fending off and entangling the left elbow attacking with the sickle-blade horizontal across the belly.

Nihon   Second Item  The ball weight striking with the sickle-blade to the outside, fending off and entangling, with the ball weight crushing the eyes and perform rear throw-down (ushiro nage).

Sanbon   Third Item  The ball weight controlling flailed left and right, striking again and again at the upper level, the sickle-blade to the outside brandishing to fend off and entangling, with the right foot kick off.

Shihon   Fourth Item   The ball weight hanging down to the outside with the sickle-blade fending off, entangling and snipping off.

Gohon   Fifth Item   The ball weight striking left and right, arresting the opponent's sword, perform pulling drop (hiki otoshi).

Roppon   Sixth Item   The ball weight striking the body cut across the rear-side, arrest the sword cutting countering and sliding in with a counter thrust [E.g. of the point of the sickle-blade].

Shichihon   Seventh Item   Both together initiating, from your position entangling and snipping off.

Happon   Eighth Item   The ball weight striking hard (?in the head?), controlling and entangling to the left and right, and countering with a kick.

Kyūhon  Ninth Item  The ball weight striking to the outside, with the sickle-blade sliding in and snipping off, afterwards, striking with the ball weight.

Jūppon   Tenth Item   The ball weight striking wildly to the inner rear and the sickle-blade yet again to the outside, with the sickle in hand perform hand entangling throw-down (Te-garami nage).

Jū-ippon   Eleventh Item   The ball weight striking, with the left hand to the outside the sickle-blade to the inside, strike with the ball weight and perform entangling throw-down (karami-nage).

Jūni-hon   Telfth Item   The ball weight striking upward, countering with the sickle-blade to the inside, again with the sickle-blade to the outside perform entangling throw-down (karami-nage).

Jūsanbon   Thirteenth Item  The ball weight striking with the sickle-blade to the outside, striking with the ball weight and with the sickle-blade perform pulling drop (hiki-otoshi) having hooked the neck.

Jūshi-hon    Fourteenth Item   The ball weight striking with the sickle-blade to the outside, sliding in with the sickle-blade and kick with the right foot.

Jūgo-hon   Fifteenth Item   The ball weight striking, with the left hand pulling drop (hiki otoshi), and again with the left pulling drop (hiki otoshi). Strike with the ball weight the sickle-blade to the outside perform entangling throw-down (karami-nage).

Jūroppon   Sixteenth Item   The ball weight striking with the sickle-blade to the outside, with the right hand use the sickle-blade to hook and pull him in (kake-hiki yose) and using the chain to snare the neck afterwards thus enter with the right foot and arrest him.

Jūshichi-hon   Sixteenth Item   The ball weight striking with the sickle-blade to the inside, fending off while sliding in to the opponent's left countering with the sickle-blade hooking the neck and then the thigh.

Jūhappon    Eighteenth Item   The ball weight striking with the sickle-blade to the outside, to the left of the opponent entering and striking with the sickle-blade to the belly and overturning the opponent and snipping off hooking capture (kake-tori).

JūKyū-hon    Nineteenth Item   The ball weight controlling left and right between oneself and the opponent, striking and entering with the ball weight the opponent thrusting in with the sword against the body one arrests the attack with the left hand from the inside at the sword hilt and reaping capture.

Nijū-hon    Twentieth Item   The ball weight striking with the sickle-blade to the outside, warding off the opponent cutting at the right ear, and again striking the opponent with the sickle-blade countering by pressing and warding off (uke-te-oshi-gaeshi). And again with the left hand hooking and reaping the opponent's neck at the left side.

契木

Chigiriki

Chain Flail

Shohon   First Item   The ball weight striking, fending off and leading him on, by entangling the opponent's neck perform pulling throw-down (hiki-taoshi).

Nihon  Second Item   The ball weight slinging left and right captures and entangles the sword (katana-e garami) of the opponent, pushing it close to him and capturing.

Sanbon   Third Item   The ball weight striking, intersecting and striking into the opponent's face.

Shihon   Fourth Item   The ball weight striking, again capturing on the right side during the sword attack, sliding near and entangling (karami-suri-yose) to cast him free of yourself (nage-hanashi).

Gohon   Fifth Item   The ball weight striking, fend off the opponent's slash to the right side of the trunk of the body, striking upwards again, into the eyes of the opponent with hooking slash (kiri-kake), with the right hand capture and throw-down (tori-nage).

Roppon   Sixth Item   The ball weight striking, hooking in the opponent's eyes, leading and stopping him, dashing in thrust [with the sickle-blade] against the area of the sword hilt, with the left hand categorically dropping [the sword from his hand], right foot treading-in stopper (fumi-komi dome).

Shichi-hon   Seventh Item    The ball weight striking, with the left hand bring it down on him, to the right side capturing as he attacks with the sword, sliding in and entangling (karami-suri-yose), with the right hand strike the neck of the opponent.

Happon   Eighth Item   The ball weight striking, fend of the sword point, the opponent will twice attack with sword you [fending off] with winding sweep (maki-oroshi) [of the chain], with the left hand do reverse hand capture (gyaku te-dori). Entering inside and performing 'pole wheel' (bō-guruma) [with the pole of the weapon] and with the front foot kicking (?)at the arm/elbow(?).

Kyūhon   Ninth Item    The ball weight striking, lead him on whilst fending off (te-tsuke harai) the attack of the sword point with the right hand, with the right hand capturing throw-down (Te-otori nage), afterwards striking with the ball weight.

Jūhon   Tenth Item   The ball weight striking, with the tip [of the pole] fending off, leading him on perform striking drop (uchi-otoshi), thrusting in hand motions to do so [with the tip of the pole], pressing arrest against the opponent again afterwards striking with the ball weight.

Jū-ippon   Eleventh Item   The ball weight striking, fending off the sword point, using the tip of the pole by hand and pushing out against the opponent's posture, [strike] the opponent's left eye, pressing stopper (osae-dome) against his left arm.

Jūni-hon   Third Item   The ball weight striking, leading him on and fending off, again the opponent attacks rushing in with the sword, against the opponent's right shoulder with right hand place the tip [of the pole], with your right hand perform hand capture (te-dori), the opponent crouching down, with your right foot kicking in (kerikomi).

Jūsanbon   Thirteenth Item   The ball weight striking, without changing [position], as the opponent tries to attack your wrist with the sword, let go the weapon with your right hand and pull out his right leg. Again the opponent regaining his footing attacks with the sword, with the left hand capture the opponent's right hand (te-dori) capturing and throwing down his sword.

Jūshi-hon   Fourteenth Item   The ball weight striking, with the tip of the pole fending off, the opponent tries to counter against the pole by sword attack to your right wrist. On the right side capture his sword attack and performing striking entanglement, sliding in to the right of the opponent capture the hilt of his sword.

Jūgo-hon   Fifteenth Item   The ball weight striking, fending off the sword point by tossing launch [of the chain and ball weight]. Again leading hims on and fending him off by tossing launch [of the chain and ball weight]. Capturing the opponent's sword attack by sliding in and entangling. The opponent with his right hand switches to dashing in strike with the sword, leading him on with the pole stopping him by [striking] horizontal across his belly.

鎖鎌

Kusari-Gama

Chain and Sickle

Ippon   First Item    The ball weight striking, the sickle-blade to the inside and fending off with entanglement (uke-garami), attacking him slashing horizontal across the belly.

Nihon   Second Item  The ball weight striking, the sickle-blade to the outside and fending off with entanglement (uke-garami), crush the eyes with the ball weight and drop him to the rear (ushiro-nage).

Sanbon   Third Item   The ball weight striking in control to the left and right, and more yet striking upwards as well, the sickle-blade to the outside fending off and entangling (uke-karami), striking and laying him flat out kicking with the left foot.

Shihon   Fourth Item   The ball weight striking, the sickle-blade to the outside fending off and entangling (uke-karami), plucking capture (mogi-tori).

Gohon   Fifth Item   The ball weight striking in control to the left and right, pressing against the opponent's sword and doing pulling drop (hiki-otoshi), with the left hand heavily hooking his neck [with the sickle-blade] by the weight/pressure of your hand [on the hilt of the sickle-blade].

Roppon   Sixth Item   The ball weight striking, countering and arresting him (osae-gaeshi) by cutting at his body [with the sickle-blade] from behind, sliding in thrusting counter (surikomi-tsuki-gaeshi) [against his sword attack].

Shichi-hon   Seventh Item   Both initiating at the same time, taking the posture of (8 Apparitions) (hassō-no-kamae), one does entangling plucking capture (karami-mogi-dori).

Happon   Eighth Item   The ball weight striking, again he thrusting you entangling, controlling to the left and right one does adhering counter with a kick (tsuke-gaeshi-geri).

Kyūhon  Ninth Item   The ball weight striking, the sickle-blade to the outside, sliding in plucking capture (surikomi-mogi-dori) again afterwards striking with the ball weight.

Jūhon   Tenth Item   The ball weight striking, the sickle-blade to the inside rear, and more yet with the sickle-blade now to the outside entangling throw-down (karami-nage).

Jū-ippon   Eleventh Item   The ball weight striking, the sickle-blade held up to the outside then held up to the inside, striking with the ball weight, entangling throw-down (karami-nage).

Jūni-hon   Twelfth Item   The ball weight striking, countering with the sickle-blade to the outside, again with the sickle-blade to the inside and ten moved to the outside, entangling throw-down (karami-nage).

Jūsan-bon   Thirteenth Item    The ball weight striking with the sickle-blade to the outside, again the ball weight striking, with the sickle-blade [still] to the outside hooking his neck and pulling drop (hiki-otoshi).

Jūshi-hon    Fourteenth Item    The ball weight striking with the sickle-blade to the outside sliding in, plastering all over him, kick with the right foot.

Gohon   Fifteenth Item   The ball weight striking, [with the sickle-blade] held up against his left hand pulling drop (hiki-otoshi), again to the left [with the sickle-blade] pulling drop (hiki-otoshi) and striking with the ball weight, with the sickle-blade to the outside, entangling throw-down (karami-nage).

Jūroppon   Sixteenth Item   The ball weight striking, with the sickle-blade to the outside hooking the opponent's right hand and drawing him in (kake-hiki-yose), hooking his neck with the chain and afterwards, entering in with the right foot thus arresting him.

Jūshichi-hon   Seventeenth Item   The ball weight striking, with the sickle-blade fending off to the inside, sliding in and countering with the sickle-blade to the right, hooking the opponent's neck, whilst counter-gripping his hand [E.g. to prop for cutting with the sickle-blade against the neck.]

Jūhappon   Eighteenth Item   The ball weight striking, with the sickle-blade to the outside, entering and striking with the sickle-blade to left side of the opponent's belly, hooking and overturning him, use hooking capture (Kaki-dori) against the opponent's face.

Jūkyū-hon   Nineteenth Item   The ball weight controlling to the left and right, in the midst of it the opponent enters striking with the sword, strike with the ball weight. The opponent dashes in thrusting, arrest his body, with your left hand on the hilt-stem seize and plucking capture (tsukami-moki-dori).

Nijū-hon   Twentieth Item   The ball weight striking, with the sickle-blade fending off to the outside, again striking with the sickle-blade against the opponent's right ear, yet more fending off with pushing counter (ukete-oshi-gaeshi) against the opponent, [?switching the sickle blade to?] the left hand perform hooking and reaping to the left of the opponent's neck.