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How To Guides

These guides are intended for students of the Konjaku Kioi Dojo, but everyone is welcome to use them. 

The bow-in and bow-out ceremonies are an essential part of the class in the Konjaku Kioi Toyama Ryu Dojo.  They mark the beginning an end of training and help the student transition into the proper frame of mind for training. 

Bow In Ceremony

• Placing Katana On The Sword Rack Before Class
• Set-Up For The Bow-In Ceremony
• Call To Attention
• Bow To Kamidana
• Bow To The Class / Instructor
• Bow To Your Katana
• Putting Katana In Obi

Warm Up Exercises (Taiso)

• Shoulder Stretches
• Arm Floats
• Arm Rotations
• Back Stretches
• Torso Bends
• Torso / Arm Swings
• Jumping Jacks
• Big Circles
• Knee Bends
• Hamstring Stretches
• Thigh Stretches
• Knee Rotations
• Calf/Wrist Stretches

Bow Out Ceremony

• Set-Up For The Bow-Out Ceremony
• Call To Attention
• Bow To Your Katana
• Bow To Kamidana
• Bow To The Class / Instructor

Putting on the obi and hakama properly is essential for Japanese swordsmanship.  The uniform must hold the katana in the proper position and last through hours of use without coming undone. 

Putting on a practice uniform

• Putting on the Keikogi
• Putting on the Obi
• Putting on the Hakama

Putting on a formal uniform

• Putting on the Juban
• Putting on the Montsuki Kimono
• Putting on the Obi
• Putting on the Hakama

Wearing a katana and wakizashi

Care For Uniforms

• Folding the Hakama
• Folding the Montsuki
• Washing Uniforms