1. BASSAI-DAI: Hip rotation to the limit - using the spine as a pendulum.
2. KANKU-DAI: Lightness, quickness and the integration of various rhythms of movement.
3. EMPI: Contraction and expansion of the body, and rapid direction change.
4. JION: Smooth transitions and decisive channelling of power.
5. HANGETSU: Coordination of breath, stance, movement and techniques.
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6. JITTE: ‘Body mass’ hip rotation and thrust, and ankle control.
7. GANKAKU: Balance and posture – lines of power via hip alignment and technique trajectory.
2. KANKU-DAI: Lightness, quickness and the integration of various rhythms of movement.
3. EMPI: Contraction and expansion of the body, and rapid direction change.
4. JION: Smooth transitions and decisive channelling of power.
5. HANGETSU: Coordination of breath, stance, movement and techniques.
7. GANKAKU: Balance and posture – lines of power via hip alignment and technique trajectory.
Osu, André.
© André Bertel. New Zealand, 2010
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