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| Kukishin Ryu spear techniques involves much more
variations than the number of techniques listed below. Apart from the
basic parrying and swirling actions, we have techniques like hitting
adversary's body with a spearhead, striking at the wrist, slashing at the
head just as we do in swordplay, and turning the weapon around in the air
to cut the defender's neck. Moreover, there is a technique like holding up
a spear over the head, thereby thrusting the spear downward to get down
the defender on the ground and cut Tsukinowa.
The technique is very rare one and shows profundities of Kukishin Ryu. |
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| The part connecting a spearhead and a staff is
wired together like Naginata; the length of the spearhead is about 36 cm
to 45 cm; the total length of the spear is 270 cm. |
A wooden spear for exercises |
The List of Spear Techniques
| Kamae-gata |
1. Gedan
2. Chudan
3. Jodan
4. Ichimonji
5. Hiraichimonji (These five kamae are called Gohouno-kamae.) |
| Omoteno-kata |
1. Sutemi
2. Kasumi
3. Kuridashi
4. Kurikomi
5. Makikomi (These five techniqes in Omoteno-kata serves also as
Kihon-gata in Spear techniques.) |
| Chugokui |
1.Tsukisage
2.Ippondachi
3.Hoshikage
4.Kasumidori
5.Haraidori |
| Gokuinokata |
1.Mawaridori
2.Kachimi
3.Fusya |
| [ Notes ] |
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In Kukishinryu, the term means Nodowa(throat). |
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