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Oct 28, 2008 10:24 pm
Kihon Tips: Do-barai-uchi
- In two-man kihon, we begin at distance. [/*:m:1aa38bu2]
- Maintain eye contact. Don't look at the bokken as you try to execute the kihon.[/*:m:1aa38bu2]
- Tori starts in honte-no-kamae.[/*:m:1aa38bu2]
- Starting from hasso-no-kamae, Uke tries to cut tori’s right leg. Aim for the thigh, possibly as low as the knee.[/*:m:1aa38bu2]
- Tori replaces his leg with the jo.[/*:m:1aa38bu2]
- Tori’s right hand and right foot go back at the same time. Tori’s right hand moves to control the far end of the jo. [/*:m:1aa38bu2]
- Tori’s left hand and left foot go back at the same time. During the step, tori’s left hand slides up, near the middle of the jo.[/*:m:1aa38bu2]
- Tori’s hands are palms away, unbendable arm. Tori’s right hand should be near shoulder height.[/*:m:1aa38bu2]
- Having successfully intercepted uke’s strike, tori repels uke by drawing the jo with his right hand, pivoting in his left palm and executing a honte-uchi strike. This strike may feel much like a hiki-otoshi as in the beginning of #7 kata.
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