Tatsu Do Iai Jutsu and Ken Jutsu are the Japanese sword arts taught at Auburn Karate Studio. Shihan Hillman is the senior sword student of Soke William R. Cavalier, head of the Tatsu Do Yudanshakai. He is one of only five people in the United States to receive a teaching scroll (see below) in Ryuseiken Batto Do from Soke Mitsuhiro Saruta, President of the association and regularly trains under Soke Cavalier.

Proper etiquette and safe, correct sword handling is taught to the beginning student. A good foundation of basic cuts, postures and distancing help a student to progress in his study of the sword. The combat effective Tatsu Do kata and the Ryuseiken kata which stress realistic cutting technique combine to develop a swordsman of exceptional ability.

Basics, kata, happo-giri (eight directional cutting), kumitachi (two man drills), goshinken (sparring with padded swords) and tameshigiri (test cutting) are all in the Auburn Karate Studio Japanese sword curriculum.