Basic techniques

 Nukitsuke : Cutting while drawing the sword.
There are 5 basic cuts of that type:
Yoko ichi monji
Katate kesagiri
Gyaku no kesa giri
Hiki mawashi
Hiki taoshi

 Furikaburi : raising the sword to cut.

 Kirioroshi : Cut the oponent in half, from head to groin.
There are 6 basic cuts of that type:
Morote kesagiri
Dogiri
Koshi guruma
Nadegiri
Somakuri
Makko

 Chiburi : Shake the blood from the blade.

 O-chiburi : Big circular motion, performed in the Seiza No Bu series.

 Yoko-chiburi : Small lateral movement, performed in the Eishin Ryu Batto-Ho series.

 Noto : Sheating the sword.

 Hayaosame :Special way of sheating the sword, performed in the Oku-iai series.

Japanese Kanji

抜付け Nukitsuke

振冠り Furikaburi

打下し Uchioroshi

斬下し Kirioroshi

血振り Chiburi

大血振り O-chiburi

横血振り Yoko-chiburi

納刀 Noto

早納め Hayaosame