Style Our school style requires imagining the opponent and cutting with a Shinken (real sword). We imagine our enemy in our mind and practice ritual combat with that enemy. When we train with the sword, our school policy is to handle a long sword as if it were short and a heavy sword as if it were light. Our school handles the sword with the cutting edge up as held on the belt, and we do not show the mouth of the sword sheath. We cut as we draw the sword, so the cut is fast, Nukisuke followed by Kirioroshi then Chiburi. One remains eight sun (aprox 24 cm) from the Tsuba when you begin executing Noto, moving to Kissaki three sun (aprox 9.1cm) as fast as possible and completing Noto. Our school Iai Jutsu has sitting positions (Seiza and Tatehiza) and standing Toho. For Kumitachi, it is important to establish an absolute and mutual understanding of the rules, as we engage earnestly with extreme ardor. Throughout our Kumitachi training we earn each movement, learning how to use the body and distance to master our sword technique.