After studying the Muso Shinden ryu Iai-jutsu forms we then work on counters to the forms and then muto dori against the forms.

Shoden

The word "Shoden" can be translated as the "entry-transmission", and was derived from the Omori-ryu Iaido. Omori-ryu was said to have been created by Hayashi Rokudayu Morimasa, the ninth headmaster of the Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu, who lived from 1661 until 1732. It has been included in the Omori no Tengu Ryu at the entry level, and contains the following techniques:

1.		Shohatto		(初発刀)
2.		Sato		(左刀)
3.		Uto		(右刀)
4.		Atarito		(当刀)
5.		Inyoshintai		(陰様進退)
6.		Ryuto		(流刀)
7.		Junto		(順刀)
8.		Gyakuto		(逆刀)
9.		Seichuto		(勢中刀)
10.		Koranto		(虚乱刀)
11.		Inyoshintai kaewaza		(陰様進退替技)
12.		Nukiuchi		(抜打)

Their are also Chuden, Okuden and Hiden levels of the Ryu.

This is for seniors students only.

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s made up of a number of arts.

Jujutsu (柔術, jūjutsu^?), literally meaning the "art of softness", is a Japanese martial art consisting primarily of grappling techniques. Jujutsu evolved among the samurai of feudal Japan as a method for dispatching an armed and armored opponent in situations where the use of weapons was impractical or forbidden. Due to the difficulty of dispatching an armored opponent with striking techniques, the most efficient methods for neutralizing an enemy took the form of pins, joint locks, and throws. These techniques were developed around the principle of using an attacker's energy against him, rather than directly opposing it, and came to be known as jujutsu.

The term "jūjutsu" was not coined until the 17th century, after which time it became a blanket term for a wide variety of grappling-related disciplines. Prior to that time, these skills had names such as "short sword grappling" (小具足腰之周, kogusoku koshi no mawari^?), "grappling" (組討 or 組打, kumiuchi^?), "body art" (体術, taijutsu^?), "softness" (柔 or 和, yawara^?), "art of harmony" (和術, wajutsu^?), "catching hand" (捕手, torite^?), and even the "way of softness" (柔道, jūdō^?) (as early as 1724, almost two centuries before Kano Jigoro founded the modern art of judo).^[2]

There are many variations of the art which leads to a diversity of approaches. Jujutsu schools (ryū) may utilize all forms of grappling techniques to some degree (i.e. throwing, trapping, joint locking, holds, gouging, biting, disengagements, striking, and kicking). In addition to jujutsu, many schools taught the use of weapons.

Aiki-jūjutsu is a form of jujutsu which emphasizes "an early neutralization of an attack."^[7] Like other forms of jujutsu, it emphasizes throwing techniques and joint manipulations to effectively control, subdue or injure an attacker. It emphasizes using the timing of an attack to either blend or neutralize its effectiveness and use the force of the attacker's movement against them. Daitō-ryū is characterized by the ample use of atemi, or the striking of vital areas, in order to set up their jointlocking or throwing tactics. Some of the art's striking methods employ the swinging of the outstretched arms to create power and to hit with the fists at deceptive angles as can be observed in techniques such as the atemi which sets up gyaku ude-dori or 'reverse elbow lock'. Tokimune regarded one of the unique characteristics of the art to be its preference for controlling a downed attacker's joints with one's knee in order to leave one's hands free to access one's weapons or to deal with the threat of other oncoming attackers.

Koppōjutsu (骨法術) means attacks against bones in Japanese  Koppōjutsu is commonly considered a hard art in comparison to the soft arts such as Koshi jutsu(骨指術; attacks against muscles). Legend claims it was invented by the Kappa, who excels at this discipline.

Koshijutsu is the skill of attacks to muscle and nerve points in Japanese Martial arts. Koshijutsu is a major component of taijutsu.

This art of nerve striking utilizes the knowledge of the human bodies nerves and muscles. The striking of these point causes sharp pain, numbness, and through some vital points the martial artist can cause temporary paralysis and even death. One can use this knowledge to gain an advantage over a larger or maybe even more skilled opponent. For instance if the opponent is skilled in blocking strikes, one could start by striking the points on the limbs and slowing the adversary down bit by bit, working up to the more vital nerve points and incapacitating the opponent and allowing for escape. Escape in most cases should ultimately be the goal, sometimes thought as cowardly it is actually the use of common sense. There are some occasions where the martial artist must defend themselves, the well being of a weaker ally or innocent person, in which the martial artist is taught to engage and fight.

Kyūshojutsu (急所術,), meaning "vital point art," is a term used in Japanese martial arts which may refer to any of various systems for attacking vulnerable areas, weak points, pressure points, or the vital points of the body identified in Traditional Chinese Medicine..

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Weapon art are the foundation of understanding the limitations of the warrior in relation to his or her environment and his or her personal psychology. A simple act of holding a small stick changes the state of the warrior holding it and in so doing the warriors art becomes re-born. The essence of the weapon art is to create a framework of formless substance, where the warrior is constantly adapting to his weapon and his environment. At its core this forces the warrior into the purest of mushin of action through no thought. Weapons are the foundation for true understanding.

1) Iai-jutsu, Batto-jutsu, ken-jutsu. Muto Dori, Nito-jutsu andshinken shira dome.

2) Tan-jo, han-bo,.

3) Jo-jutsu and Bo-jutsu.

4) Tanto-jutsu.