2024 Windsong Clinic: Analysis of Jodo Short Sword and Aikido San Kata | Jack Bieler

This is two Windsong Seminar sessions mashed together. Jodo Short Sword was presented on Saturday 9/21/2024. Aikido San Kata Sword (Part 2) was presented on Sunday 9/22/2024. The title says 8th dan in aikido, however should be 7th dan aikido, 8th dan jodo.

JODO SHORT SWORD (Omote no Hissage, Hissage no Kage)
0:00:00 Introduction - Jodo short sword
0:03:00 Demonstration – Hissage long sword and short sword
0:07:30 Hissage short sword – instruction
0:10:44 Jo side
0:13:18 Sword side
0:15:25 Partner practice & instruction
0:18:18 Kuritsuke logic and kuzushi
0:44:00 Exchange weapons, review swordwork
0:57:05 Hissage no Kage – Intro, sword side
1:03:00 Jo side
1:10:00 Review & practice
1:13:09 Explanation of reverse kuritsuke
1:24:08 Conclusion – Hissage no Kage
1:29:11 Demonstration – Kenjutsu 4 Short Sword: #1 Inchuu
1:32:30 #2 Ukenagashi
1:33:28 #3 Miukedome
1:34:58 #4 Tsukidashi

AIKIDO SAN KATA SWORD PART 2 (#5, #7 and #8)
1:37:11 Introduction – Atemi waza comparison
1:39:40 #5 Do Kaewaza vs standard version
1:44:40 Keiko
1:54:16 #7 Kaeshi-men
1:55:48 #8 Hasso-Wakigamae (Uke side)
2:01:42 Tori side
2:04:18 Partner practice & instruction
2:14:26 Comparison to #7
2:20:55 Tsuki attacks & defense
2:25:15 Conclusion, sword passing drills

The San Kata session is a continuation of and completes the previous seminar, "Aikido with Jack Bieler: Offensive Sword Techniques in San Kata" on the Windsong Dojo channel.
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The following Jodo demonstration of Ranai including the kodachi version was also filmed that weekend: "2024 Windsong Clinic: Ranai and Short Sword Lesson with Jack Bieler".
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This is two Windsong Seminar sessions mashed together. Jodo Short Sword was presented on Saturday 9/21/2024. Aikido San Kata Sword (Part 2) was presented on Sunday 9/22/2024. The title says 8th dan in aikido, however should be 7th dan aikido, 8th dan jodo.