Home Position Dojo
Etch finger placement into your body. Clear all 10 stages for mastery.
Left Home Row
—Train the S · D · G fingersTeach your left hand to bounce S/D/G back to A. Build awareness of where each finger sits.
Right Home Row
—Train the K · H · J fingersTeach your right hand to reach K/H/J back toward A. Anchor on the left-hand A.
Both Hands
—Alternation on the home rowWords that alternate between left and right home row. The alternation is the heart of home-row return.
Upper Left
—Add T · R · W · EReach one row up with the left hand. Always return to the home row after each keystroke.
Upper Right
—Add Y · U · I · OReach one row up with the right hand. All five vowels become available — a milestone stage.
Lower Row
—Add N · M · B · Z · CFold fingers down to the lower row. N/M are the most common consonants in Japanese.
Full Keyboard
—Rapid-fire common wordsFirst stage with all 26 keys unlocked. Meaningful everyday words build reflexive typing.
Short Sentences
—Type inside contextMove from words to sentences. Harder to predict — read while you type.
Long Sentences
—Focus and staminaLong sentences demand the ability to recover from mistakes mid-stride. Build mental stamina.
CPU Duel
—Final exam — The GatekeeperProve the skills from stages 1–9 in real combat. Defeat the Gatekeeper (WPM 30, 85% accuracy) for mastery.