The core of the Shinto Muso Ryu (SMR) system has two elements, the Jodo training forms and the twelve kenjutsu training forms. The origin of these kenjutsu forms are not clear other than it was a part of SMR from the beginning of the tradition. The 12 Paired waza are part of the Shinto Muso ryu Jodo curriculum but also a good standalone set. The name Shintō-ryū and Kasumi Shintō-ryū is used interchangeably among the various SMR-Jodo organisations and no consensus has been made on which name is to be used.
The system comprises 12 standing forms, 8 of which are for the longsword (Odachi) and 4 with the short sword (Kodachi).
- Aisun Migi
- Aisun Hidari
- Jū
- Chi barai
- Sarin
- Uke nagashi
- Nitō ai
- Suri komi
- Inchū
- Uke kaeshi
- Miuki dome
- Tsuki dashi
