Attention WCOS Members:

Does your Member Profile need updating? Have a new picture? Want to change your bio?

Contact the webmaster with your updates.

Knowledge:

New to the Western Circle? Want to know more about sword dancing? Need a reminder about the requirements for your next rank?

Check out the Knowledge Base for a deeper look into the Western Circle.

Featured Photo:

Discussion:

There are two great resources for you to openly (and respectfully) discuss anything about the WCOS:

Support:

The Western Circle is grateful for all support and donations that we receive. Thank you for viewing our site and learning about the individuals that keep it going.

Core Practiced Moves:

It should be noted first that this section is intended for reference only and in no way is a substitute for training in the flesh by a Kaiden of the Western Circle. That said, below are the core practiced moves broken down into their component parts so that students may gain a better understanding of their mechanics. The list of moves will steadily grow as Gad, Head Kaiden to the Western Circle, will be producing a detailed description of one move every one or two weeks. This will continue until we have the ten core practiced moves of the Western Circle.

Many many thanks go out to Scott and Gad for taking the time to take two full sets of high quality sequential pictures (one frontal, one side view) of all the core practiced moves! As the textual descriptions are added, the images will be added as an optional extra.

1. Jumping Tiger (with pictures)
2. Jumping Tiger II (with pictures)
3. The 'I' Move (with pictures)
4. The Tradition (with pictures)
5. Thorn (with pictures)
6. Akira
7. Double Thrust/ Triple Thrust
8. Illusion
9. Mantis
10. Whispering Wind
11. Casper
12. Lightning
13. Dragon's Tail
14. The Drop
15. Double Chop
16. Musashi
17. Defense Cut
18. The Strike
19. Samurai
20. .
21. .
22. .
23. Rising Sun / Setting Sun
24. The Spike
25. Arc
26. The Chopper
27. The Femoral
28. The Hand
29. Sliding Sand
30. Scythe
31. The Second
32. Teacher's move* not confirmed yet
33. Falling Water
34. Shield Cut
35. Double Thrust Cut
36. Illusion 2
37. Kill the Tiger
38. The Nikon
39. High Wrap
40. Adder