Embusen (Nihon Kendo Kata), Open

Embusen refers to the spot where a kata begins, as well as its line of movement. Nearly all kata start and end on exactly the same embusen point. Nihon kendo kata was created by combining many kata (forms) from different kenjutsu schools in 1912, and consists of seven kata with tachi (long sword) and three kata with kodachi (short sword). This form of kendo was demonstrated at Tokyo in 1964.