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MIGI - turn.
Aikibatto Jo
Shoden 4
Shiho   MIGI
MIGI

MIGI Shiho   MIGI
  TORITORI UKEUKE
  MIGI - starting position.
Starting position. Tori at right, uke at left - for reasons of visibility - but in the text below, tori moves are in left column, uke in right.
1
Starting with jo by left side, uke on forward right.
Starting in chudan kamae, sword drawn and held at middle guard, tori on forward left.
2
Step forward with right foot, into front of uke.
MIGI - turn.
3
Turn right foot and body toward uke, step with left foot forward, jo to chudan kamae, middle guard.
Step forward with left foot, lift sword to jodan kamae, over the head.
 
MIGI - gedan uchi.
 
4
Slide further forward and to the left with the left foot, gedan uchi, low level hit on uke's knee, tori's body twisting sideways.
Step forward with right foot, chudan giri, cut to middle level, in the direction of tori's previous position.
5
Swing the jo around in a vertical circle up to jodan kamae.
MIGI - turn of jo.
MIGI - jodan kamae.
6
Immediately after jodan kamae, do yokomen uchi, hit to the side of uke's head.
MIGI - yokomen uchi.
7
MIGI - uke retreats.
Yield sword to migi no waki, right side guard.
Retreat three steps.
  MIGI - pull back jo.
8
Pull jo back to chudan kamae, middle guard.
Step back.
 
  MIGI - ending position.
Ending position.
  TORI: Stefan Stenudd UKE: Tomas Ohlsson

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I'm a Swedish author and aikido instructor, 6 dan Aikikai Shihan, former Vice Chairman of the International Aikido Federation. I've practiced aikido for 40 years. I also teach the sword art iaido. In addition to fiction, I've written books about aikido and other Eastern traditions. Google Profile
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