Hatsumi Masaaki - Stick fighting

BASIC MOVEMENT 1
Naname ushiro omote waki uchi
"Moving diagonally back outside his attack and striking the side"
Stand facrng your training partner in Hita ichtmonji no kamae. Sta rt al l
the basic movements from this stance.
Your partner punches strarght to your face wrth his right fist. Step to
your left rear with your left foot and slide your rrght foot a little to your
left and at the same time swing the stick to strike him across the solar
plexus. As you step w ith your left foot. your left hand must slide to the end
of the slick. and as you swing the stick. your right hand must slide a little
toward the lefl-hond end. This coordination of foot movement and hand
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