Jodan no Kamae

Here is a selection of some Jodan kara Waza, and instruction on how to do them. The instructions are in Japanese, but I'll "try" and provide some rough translations later. These are taken from Kendo For Advances.

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Basic Kamae, Footwork, and Maai

Basic Kamae
Foot placement and Grip
Proper Maai

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Kihon Jodan Kara Waza

Kihon Jodan kara Waza: Katate Men
Katate Men, part 2
How to perform Katate Men
Kihon Jodan kara Waza: Katate Kote.
Proper "Centre" for Jodan no Kamae.
How to perform Katate Kote
Correct execution of Katate Kote
Incorrect execution of Katate Kote.
Missed Katate Kote.

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Jodan Kara "Fakes"

Kihon Jodan kara Waza: "Fake" Men, Morote Kote.
Proper Footwork and position for "Fake" Men, Morote Kote
Kihon Jodan kara Waza: "Fake" Men, Morote Gyaku Do
Kihon Jodan kara Waza: "Fake" Men, Morote Do.
Attacking in Response to your Aite's Reaction to a Jodan kara "Fake".
Kihon Jodan kara Waza: "Fake Kote, Morote Men.
How to "Fake" Jodan kara Men and Jodan kara Kote.

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Jodan Kara Nuki Waza

Nuki Waza: Kote Nuki Men
How to perform the Nuki Waza
How to perform Nuki Waza 2

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Jodan Kara Uchiotoshi Waza and Debana Waza

Uchiotoshi waza: Kote Uchiotoshi Men
Uchiotoshi waza instruc
Migi Kote Uchiotoshi instruc
Debana waza: Tsuki Debana Men
Uchiotoshi waza: Tsuki Uchiotoshi Men
Debana waza instruc

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Jodan Kara Kaeshi Waza

Kaeshi waza: Men (or Kote) Kaeshi Do
Kaeshi Do instruc part 1
Kaeshi Do instruc 2

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Jodan Kara Uchiotoshi Waza, part 2

Uchiotoshi waza: Do Uchiotoshi Men
Do Uchiotoshi instruc

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jodan.org has additional information on Jodan Kamae.

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