Farug had asked last weekend if I had any sword patterns that he could practice by himself at home with his bokuto. I general you can take any iaido kata and practice it with a bokuto. And, you are certainly welcome to do them standing rather then sitting or squatting, and decompose them as much as you wish. That's what I have always done. That and just practising the basic cuts over and over. Anyway, I had come across a series of videos that I think would be useful if you wanted to do pattern practice at home. This link shows the the "Japanese Sword 101" videos that Sensei Dana Abbott has produced.It's a kind of promotional material for his site "Learn the Sword". I think most of the patterns are made up of kata from the Seitei set and Toyama Ryu (which i know next to nothing about. Anyway, sword is sword. Here's a couple vids. You can find more in the above link. [youtube]QNPqljQJ--0[/youtube]
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