Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 13:58:28 -0500
From: Alvin Wen 
Reply-To: Aikido List 
To: AIKIDO-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU
Subject: Re: Tohei's '2nd' bokken kata?

Here's how I've learned it (which is not necessarily how it was taught!):

 1) Right leg forward. Sword in triangular guard position; cut the opponent's
    left wrist.
 2) Step forward with the left leg. Cut the opponent's right wrist.
 3) Step forward with the right leg, strike yokomen.
 4) Step forward with the left leg, strike reverse yokomen.
 5) Pivot 180 degrees and knock the opponents attack away with the flat part of
    the blade.
 6) Slide forward (right leg forward) and tsuki.
 7) Pivot back 180 degrees and cut shomen.
 8) Slide forward (left leg forward) and tsuki.
 9) Step forward with the right leg, tenkan 180 degrees (pivot on the right
    leg, and strike yokomen.
10) Step forward with the left leg, tenkan 180 degrees (pivot on the left leg,
    and strike yokomen.
11) Step forward with the right leg and strike yokomen
12) Slide forward (right leg forward) and tsuki.
13) Finish: Step forward with the left leg and turn 360 degrees, cutting a
    circular swath with the bokken in your right hand and/or clearing blood
    from the blade.

-Alvin