Aikido dictionary
31 Kumijo
1-6
1. Uchi: Hidari tsuki no kamae
Uke: Hidari jo no kamae
Uchi: Hidari choku tsuki
Uke: Hidari kaeshi tsuki
Uchi: Hidari choku barai
2. Uchi: Hidari choku tsuki
Uke: Hidari jodan Dome Barai
3. Uke: Jodan dome maki otoshi, followed immediately by hidari kaeshi tsuki
4. Uchi: Hidari maki otoshi barai followed by hidari choku tsuki
Uke: Hidari jodan gaeshi
5. Uke: Migi Uchikomi
Uchi: Migi jodan uchikomi barai
6. Uchi: Hidari jodan uchikomi
Uke: Hidari jodan (renzoku) uchikomi
9-11
9. Uke: Hidari ushiro barai
Uchi: Steps back to make hidari jodan no kamae
10. Uchi: Migi uchikomi
Uke: Hidari age uchi
11. Uke: Hidari (renzoku) uchikomi
13-22
13.
Uke: Hidari choku tsuki
Uchi: Hidari choku barai
14. Uchi: Hidari choku tsuki
Uke: Hidari jodan gaeshi
15.+16. Uke: Migi uchikomi…16. migi gedan gaeshi no kamae
Uchi: (16) Migi jodan uchikomi barai
17. Uke: Hidari gedan gaeshi
Uchi: Change to a left hand forward grip on jo makes hidari gedan dome barai
18. Uchi: Hidari gedan choku tsuki
Uke: Hidari chudan gaeshi
19. Uke: Hidari gedan choku tsuki
Uchi: Hidari gedan dome barai
20.+21 Uke: Migi jodan gaeshi gedan uchikomi (kneeling)…21. Migi gedan gaeshi no kamae
Uchi: (20) Hidari jodan gaeshi to migi gedan dome barai…(20) Migi jodan uchikomi
Notes: Here we see that in the partner practice, 15 and 16 become one movement, as does 20 and 21. Uchi basically unleashes a violent application of Roku no jo twice in rapid succession. There are clips on Youtube showing Morihiro Saito Sensei, Hitohiro Sensei, and Daniel Toutain Sensei showing this in the solo practice. This is literally uchi just beaten mercilessly with a jo, with little opportunity of awase. I have a theory about this, that will be the subject of my next writing.
22. Uchi: Migi jodan uchikomi
Uke: Interrupts uchikomi with hidari gyakute tsuki
22-27
22. Uke: Hidari gyakute tsuki
Uchi: Evade with Hidari jodan no kamae
23. Uchi: Hidari gyakute tsuki
Uke: Hidari chudan gaeshi
24. Uke: Hidari choku tsuki
Uchi: Hidari kaeshi barai
25.+26. Uke: Hidari choku tsuki…migi gedan gaeshi no kamae
Uchi: Hidari chudan gaeshi
27. Uchi: Hidari choku tsuki
Uke: Migi gedan gaeshi
27-31
27. Uke: Migi gedan gaeshi
Uchi: Migi gedan gaeshi barai
28.+29. Uke: Migi gyakute tsuki…jo is knocked away and allowed to flow to migi tsuki no kamae
Uchi: Parry gyakute tsuki with hasso gaeshi and move to migi hasso no kamae
30. Uke: Migi choku tsuki
Uchi: Jodan uchikomi barai
31. Uke: Migi (renzoku) jodan uchikomi
Notes: In 28 and 29, we see another application of chudan gaeshi. Instead of being a parry or strike, it is used to allow the jo to flow back to instant use after being knocked away. Practing the 31 kumijo in these isolated parts is a wonderful exercise for both uke and uchi.