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There was a thread about it awhile ago.

First thing to remember, is that jodan got virtually no defenses. It will only work if you can put pressure on the opponent.
Second is that jodan got longer reach. That means that at his cutting distance, you can't cut him.
First you need to raise the tip of your shinai, so it points against the jodan players left kote. This will threathen his kote and to some extent cover your own (right) kote.
Secondly never more to the left. It will instantly open up your kote (And if you cover it as you move, your men will be open).
For attacking a jodan player, you got 3 realistic targets: Left and right kote and tsuki. Left kote is the common one to attack and probably the easiest target.
The idea is to either make the jodan player attack and make him miss (or deflect it), so you can counter-attack. You have to do that by moving in and out of his cutting distance, trying to tease him to attack. If he doesnt react to that, you will have the chance to step in and attack, but it has to be quick. When you attack kote, treat it like a small fast men-cut.
Because of the nature of the one-handed cut, it is quite fast, so you if attack, you have to make sure you close the distance completely (or go through) or you will get hit.
Attacking right kote, is a little more tricky, as most jodan player are quick to move it out of the way. You will have to force him on his back-heel to do that.
Tsuki more got the role of a jab. Again, it's hard to get ippon with, as you again need to get him on his heels, but it's a good tool for showing that you are aware of the distance.

Hope it helps


Jakob