Seigan

Seigan is the tenth of the 12 traditional Seitei Jodo forms. It is learned and demonstrated as part of Staff II – Intermediate Staff. It must be demonstrated with eight snaps:

1. Tsune-no-kamae
2. On the second step, with both hands on the jo, extending toward the swordsman’s face
3. On the third step, blocking the swordsman’s draw
4. As the swordsman withdraws and unsheathes the sword, preparing for gyakute-tsuki
5. Finishing poke down to the solar plexus
6. As the swordsman cuts, vertical jo on the right side
7. Finishing a strike to the swordsman’s solar plexus
8. As the swordsman withdraws, covering his eyes