Samurai
1990s-present
Also known as Sword of Samurai, Sword Circle
Circle warm-up: a player raises both arms as 'sword,' yells, and chops toward another player. That player's two neighbors slash across the belly of the attacker; the attacked player then becomes the attacker.
Known for
- Physical + vocal warm-up — purges inhibition early in a session.
- Advanced moves: Ramp (skips a player), Tunnel (three neighbors become a tunnel), Volcano (everyone rushes center), Banished (kick a player out).
- Slow Motion Samurai variant is a performance piece using the same choreography.