The old Yoseikan style included mainly jujutsu, aikijujutsu, kobudo and a few karate techniques, such as: foot sweeps and trips ("ashi waza"), standing throws ("nage waza") and groundwork ("ne waza"); punches, kicking and blocking techniques ("kihon te waza", "kihon uke waza", "kihon geri waza"); escapes ("te hodoki"), joints locks, bending or twisting ("kansetsu waza"), variation techniques ("henka waza"); sword, sticks and knife techniques; counter techniques ("ura waza"), chokes ("shime waza") and exclusive sacrifice techniques ("sutemi waza") as well as a number of solo and paired "katas" with and without weapons.