Aikido Weapons: Tachidori Sword Exercise

Video Transcript

"This technique we're going to get into some take aways, so this would be Tachidori. Tachi is another word for sword. Doru is the verb to take. So, this is Tachidori, we're going to take the sword away. This is kind of similar to the last one, with the cut up, so we're just going to watch. Konichi Was. So, Daniel's going to come here, and he's going to Shomen. He's got a blade. I don't. As he comes and attacks, I want to get in my hand over the top. Okay? Then get into the handle, that's great. Right away, I don't necessarily need to grip. As I start to move back in, then I want to get it. From here, I'm going to come back to the front, slide my hand to the tip. Don't worry about yanking here. Just get the tip down, and then arc it back up. Daniel's going to want to step back to protect himself, or we're going to bring it up to here, and then again, he'll want to step back here. Okay? Here, that's too close. He may attempt to grab it. So, we want to have two, two movements. As he's coming, one. Cut. Get here, he's going to step back once, and he's definitely going to try to get away of that. So, from here traditionally, we like to lay it down, particularly during test, to make sure that we're clear and free. So, simply go to the outside. Poom. Step back in, hand goes down the tip. Arc the tip all the way up to here, do a cut and come back into Saegon, and then just kind of wait, make sure he's not going to anything from that position. Then, you can put the sword back down."