Japan Karate Federation

COMBINATION
Stepping in right Zenkutsu Dachi. Chudan Yoko-Uchi, Chudan Gyaku Yoko-Uchi. (Note: as you step in, switch hands by pulling Bo back to your attacking shoulder)

COMBINATION
Stepping in right Zenkutsu Dachi. Nagashi Zuki, Harai-Uke. Switch hands immediately after Harai-Uke before stepping in .

Gedan-Uchi [K] (low strike) (Gedan-Soto-Uchi) Transition into this from Uchi-Otoshi.

1. Hold Bo with Jun-Nigiri, left hand uppermost. For best results assume a right Gyaku Zenkutsu Dachi.
2. Position the lower section of the Bo near your right foot.
3. Use it in an inside to outside movement, striking to the inside of your opponent's leading right knee.

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1. Begin in Soto Hachiji Dachi. Hold Bo across your body with Jun-Nigiri, right hand uppermost.
2. As you use both hands to raise the Bo to an angled position before you, right end toward ceiling, begin moving the Bo in a counterclockwise rotation. Push the upper (or right) section to the left and down with your right hand; the lower (or left) section to the right and up, with your left hand.
3. Continue the rotation, crossing your right arm over your left, until the Bo lies horizontally across your body.
4. Laterally, moving the Bo to your right side, position what is now the rear section of Bo behind your right shoulder. Tuck your left hand under your right armpit.
5. Block by using your right hand to push the forward section of the weapon to the outside (that is, to the right).

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