Basic Kendo/jutsu

[Splinter]

What are the basic strikes in Kendo/jutsu, if I remember right there were nine, but I could be wrong. Eithere way howmany basic strikes are there and what are they.

[Cudgel]

wel as far as I can figure taht are 9 basic cuts one which really isnt a cut, its a thrust.
Of the other 8 cuts,

Straight up
straight down
left across the body
right across the body
diagonally to the upper right
diagonally to the lower right
diagonally to the upper left
diagonally to the lower left

you follow?
Now if they have specific terminallogy in Japanese I wouldnt know that as I dont study Japanese sword arts

[Hyaku]

Do you mean Kendo or Kenjutsu? One strikes protected areas. The other is designed to attack areas between the armour and is usually done without protection.

Kendo has three areas to strike and one thrust.

[YODA]

For Kendo basics...

Kendo Technical Guide (http://leicesterkendo.users.btopenworld.com/a_technical_guide_of_kendo.htm)