The Tanto Randori No Kata (junanahon)

The following 17 techniques form the basis for tanto (knife) randori practise in the dojo. These economical but effective techniques are taught first as kata and then through various drills and forms of randori practise. This gives the student the opportunity to develop the skills of evasion, breaking of an opponent's posture and balance in a fluid, 'live' situation where the outcome is not pre-determined. Through this combination of learning techniques formally in sequences of movement as kata and then using them freely, as the situation demands, the student can internalise techniques and make them their own.