Mae-ato-suburi

are the normal form in which cuts are made forwards and backwards in a rhythmic fashion, with the cutting action coordinated with the footwork. A more exhausting form of Suburi for stamina training, are Tonde (with a leap) Suburi in which a jumping or skipping action is made rather than a simple sliding step. Sonkyo (crouching) Suburi strengthens the legs and may take the form of cutting whilst sinking and rising from this position or may consist in bouncing up and down whilst cutting from this position, or even cutting and walking. The most exhausting of all are Tobigaki (jumping) Suburi in which the student leaps as high as he can and attempts to touch his buttocks with his heels as he raises the Shinai and cut as he lands again.