The basic movement
Tsugi Ashi
The technics is shown by Prokhorenya Vadim
1.
Starting position.
Instants (or hidari) kamae. The "Forward" leg is perpendicular to a floor, a "back" leg a straight line. The centre of gravity is located closer to a forward leg.
Hands are average position (a "forward" hand at a level of a solar plexus, "back" - at a level of a belt). |
2. Movement tsugi-asi begins with a "forward" leg which coming off from a floor does movement forward. |
3. During movement to watch the center (seika-no-itten) and position of hands. | 4. The "Back" leg is tightened to a lobby for restoration of the rack... |
5. Further movement proceeds as in items 1 - 4... | 6. |
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