• The chief differences are in the opening moves. The banda y banda is used in exchange for the #8 & 9 strikes. Abanico flat blade blocks can be substituted for the force to force blocks. Otherwise you can use these actions as slashes.
• These are the only differences from the cane Anyos.

• Blade Anyo 3 starts out with two “butcher’s blocks”. You angle step forward to your right foot and execute a roof block/follow up slash. You angle step forward with your left foot and execute a slanting cut.
• The rest of the blade Anyo 3 follows the same footwork pattern of cane anyo 3.

• Side step with your left foot.
• Move forward into a cat stance. then parry with your left hand giving slanting cut with your right hand.
• The difference in move 4 is that your check hand paries close to your face and your blade cuts farther forward. The rest of the blade Anyo is identical to the cane Anyo.

• Stance forward with your right foot forward to  12:00. Perform #8 strike.
• Stance forward with your left foot forward  to  12:00. Perform  #9 strike.
• Stance forward with your right foot forward to 12:00 . Perform #4 strike.
• Stance forward with right foot backward to 6:00. Perform  #8 strike.
• Stance forward with left foot backward to 6:00. Perform  #9 strike.
• Stance  middle with your left foot forward to 12:00. Brace right.
• Stance  middle with your right foot forward to 12:00. Cut through left.
• Stance forward with right foot backward to 6:00. Strike lower left side to your upper right side and it is in a back handed hammer fist motion.
• Stance forward with left foot backward to 6:00.Perform uppercut action delivered from your lower right side to your upper left side.
• Stance forward with your right foot forward to 12:00. Strike advance – #12.
• Stance forward with right foot backward to 6:00. Perform  #8 strike.
• Stand ready with your right foot forward to 12:00.