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I found the answers and wanted to share them. There is only one kiyai per Bo Kata in this style. In the katas identified above, those Kiyais are as follows: (1) Sueyoshi-No-Kon: Last move of the kata (i.e., the strike in kibadachi depicted on page 7, column 2, row 2 of the reference pictures); (2) Sakugawa-No-Kon: On the second of the two double tsukis (i.e., in the strike depicted on page 17, column 2, first row of that column of the reference pictures); (3) Shirotaru-No-Kon: On the landing after the jump as the practitioner executes gedan level counter attack (i.e., at the point depicted on page 16, column 1, row 3 of the reference pictures); and (4) Matsukase-No-Kon: At the flying ushiro tsuki(i.e., at the point depicted on page 16, column 1, row 2 of the reference pictures).

Thanks to you two for your replies. lordtariel, thank you for that suggestion. I hadn't thought of utube and the like. I'll check it out. Rick, I know what you mean: Pictures are difficult to work from although the pictures together with the foot patterns make it easier in the Egami/Aoki volume (though, admittedly, they are not particularly useful in the pages to which I linked because they are so faded, they are nearly impossible to see).

lordtariel, thank you for the reply. There are four traditional bo kata I have practiced, but am unsure as to the position of the kiyais: (1) Sueyoshi-No-Kon (Shodan); (2) Sakugawa-No-Kon (Nidan); (3) Shirotaru-No-Kon (Sandan); and (4) Matsukase-No-Kon (Yodan). I have found photographic depictions of these katas online. They can be seen at the following URLs, respectively: (1) http://www.shotokaionline.com/z_kataegami/Sueyoshi_no_kon/sueyoshi1.htm (2) http://www.shotokaionline.com/z_kataegami/sakugawa_no_kon/sakugawa_no_kon1.htm (3) http://www.shotokaionline.com/z_kataegami/shirotaru_no_kon/shirotaru_no_kon1.htm; and (4) http://www.shotokaionline.com/z_kataegami/matsukaze_no_kon/matsukase_no_kon1.htm. [These photos were taken from the Cir. 1974 Egami/Aoki manual Kata for Professionals]. I actually own a copy of this volume and am fairly certain it contains information regarding the location of each kiyai, but unfortunately it is in Japanese and I cannot read it. I also have practiced two additional bojutsu katas called Hino and Kazeno, but I do not believe these are traditional katas and are really used as teaching tools, so confirming the location of the kiyais may be pointless.

Does anyone have a good reference source for kiyai positions in Bojutstu Katas?