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TORI UKE
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 bokken in belt, facing uke.
Starting in migi no waki , side guard with sword drawn and held at right side.
2 Big step forward, lifting sword to jodan kamae , over the head.
3 Step to the left with left foot, start nuki tsuke , the draw, slightly upward.
Chudan giri , cut to middle level, in the direction of tori's original position.
4 Right foot to left foot, twist body to the left.Kote , cut uke's right wrist at chudan level.
5 Twist body toward uke, start lifting the sword toward jodan kamae , right foot forward to left side of uke.
Lift sword to
jodan kamae , right foot backing to left foot.
6 Left foot to right foot, turn body toward uke.
Cut in the direction of tori's previous position.
7 Yokomen , cut to the left side of uke's head.
8 Yield sword to migi no waki , right side guard.
9 Swing sword out to right side, at shoulder height, backing one step with right foot.
10 Step back with left foot, chiburi jodan , "shake off blood" by swinging sword around in front of body.
11 Noto , sword back into scabbard.
TORI: Stefan Stenudd UKE: Tomas Ohlsson
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