Nick Lowry's WINDSONG DOJO

The aikido Mr. Lowry teaches contains, just as Mr. Tomiki envisioned, a series of kata as well as the practice of randori (although, unlike common Tomiki-ryu schools, the Kaze Uta Budo Kai approach pursues a non-competitive form of randori). As with judo, randori serves as a method of applying principles learned by long repetition of kata. Within the kata are a wide range of technical applications which include:

Nage Waza Throwing Techniques
Katame Waza Locking Techniques
Atemi Waza Striking Techniques
Kansetsu Waza Joint Techniques
Suwari Waza Kneeling Techniques
Tachi Waza Standing Techniques
Ukemi Waza Falling Techniques
Tanto Waza Defending Against a Knife
Tachi Dori Defending Against a Sword
Jo no Bu / Jo Dori Defending Against a Jo
Jo no Bu / Jo no Tsukai Kata Using a Jo
Tachi no Tachi Sword Against Sword

Those techniques, in turn, are represented in the following aikido kata (for the techniques within each kata, click on a kata name):

Tegatana no Kata The Walking kata
Hanasu no Kata The 8 Releases
Ni Ju San Hon Kata The 23 Main Forms
O Waza Ju Pon The Big 10

The first three kata above as well as the first five techniques of O Waza Ju Pon make up the requirements for Shodan (1st degree blackbelt). Below are listed the advanced katas which are studied from Shodan onward (although, due to the somewhat redundant nature of their content, Ichi and Ni Kata are not typically practiced in Kaze Uta Budo Kai schools). Click on a name below to view techniques included in these kata.

Koryu Dai Ichi The First Advanced Kata
Koryu Dai Ni The Second Advanced Kata
Koryu Dai San The Third Advanced Kata
Koryu Dai Yon The Fourth Advanced Kata (coming soon)
Koryu Dai Go The Fifth Advanced Kata (coming soon)
Koryu Dai Roku The Sixth Advanced Kata (coming soon)

Tegatana no Kata
1) Shomen Ashi	forward step	feet only
2) Waki Ashi	side to side step	feet only
3) Tenkan Ashi	step	feet only
4) Shomen Te Gatane	straight hand blade	same hand/ foot
5) Uchi Mawashi	inside sweep hand blade	same hand/ foot
6) Soto Mawashi	outside sweep hand blade	same hand/ foot
7) Uchi Soto Gaeshi	forward block & side push	same hand/ foot
8) Uchi Mawashi Gaeshi	inside sweep & turn	same hand/ foot
9) Soto Mawashi Gaeshi	outside sweep & turn	opposite hand/ foot
10) Ude Goshi Gaeshi	arm & hip turn	opposite hand/ foot
11) O Mawashi	major circle	opposite hand/ foot
12) Yoko O Mawashi	side major circle	both hands/ feet

Hanasu no Kata
1) Hon Soto Hanasu	normal outside release	palm down
2) Hon Soto Te Osu	normal outside hand push	palm up
3) Gyaku Soto Hanasu	reverse outside release	palm up
4)Gyaku Soto Te Osu	revearse outside hand push	palm down
5) Hon Uchi Hanasu	normal inside release	palm down
6) Hon Uchi Ude Hineri	normal inside arm twist	palm up
7) Gyaku Uchi Hanasu	revearse inside release	palm up
8) Gyaku Uchi Ude Hineri	revearse inside arm twist	palm down

Ni Ju San Hon Kata
Ateme Waza Striking Techniques
1) Shomen Ate	straight frontal head strike
2) Aigamae Ate	regular facing posture strike
3) Gyaku Gamae Ate	revearse posture strike
4) Gedan Ate	low strike
5) Ushiro Ate	behind (from the rear) strike
Hiji Waza Elbow Techniques
6) Oshi Taoshi	knock or push down
7) Ude Gaeshi	arm turn
8) Hiki Taoshi	pull and push down
9) Ude Hineri	arm twist
10) Waki Gatame	side of chest arm lock
11) Goshin Jitsu Waki Gatame	side of chest arm lock variation
Tekubi Waza Wrist Techniques
12) Kote Hineri	wrist twist
13) Kote Gaeshi	wrist turn
14) Tenkai Kote Hineri	circular wrist twist
15) Shiho Nage	four corner (all directions) throw
16) Tenkai Kote Gaeshi	circular wrist turn
Uki Waza Floating Techniques
17) Kote Taoshi	wrist twist and push down
18) Mae Otoshi	forward drop
19) Sumi Otoshi	rear corner drop
20) Sumi Taoshi	rear corner push down
21) Sumi Garuma	rear corner wheel
22) Sumi Tai Garuma	rear corner body wheel
23) Hiki Otoshi Garuma	pull and drop wheel

O Waza Ju Pon
1) Kubi Guruma	neck wheel
2) Kata Otoshi	shoulder drop
3) Ude Guruma	arm wheel
4) Hiji Guruma	elbow wheel
5) Aiki Nage	fitting in throw
6) Shiho Nage	four corner (all directions) throw
7) Ushiro Ate	behind (from the rear) stirke
8) Kote Gaeshi	wrist turn
9) Ushiro Kubi Gatame	hold from behind (the rear)
10) Shizumi Otoshi	sinking body drop

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