This book was prepared by a team of the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and Japan Economic Research Institute (JERI), under contract with the Japan Program of the Inter-American Development Bank. ...
(Structure/Posture Structure/Posture)): Keep your feet pointing in the same direction as your pelvis, while KAMAE ( squeezing your butt (in order to create torque torque// force force), ), so you can maintain alignment of head, shoulders, hips and feet, which allows you to move in ANY in ANY direction direction. (Distance Distance): ): Where your opponent believes he can reach you, but he CAN'T… and KYORI ( you CAN reach reach him. (Timing Timing)): Move (your (your feet ) First, Slowly, and As Little As Possible (-.1 (-.1)) While HYOSHI ( Counterattacking (with (with your hand ) just after his movement has finished (1.1 ( 1.1)) UGOKI ( (Movement Movement ): Move down and over, without telegraphing, telegraphing, from kamae to kamae.
(Sword/Shield Sword/Shield ): The TOTOKU goes between you and the NEXT threat threat (via (via their structure) structure ) TOTOKU ( using the blade of the sword (your ( your Arm or Body ) to defend, and the tip of the sword (Your Hand) to attack , in such a way as to present a target, while staying inside the " shoulder corridor " (Kukan (Kukan). ).
(Form Form - Structural Control Details) Details ): Place the " pockets pockets"" of your body (and/or weapon) KATACHI ( against the " pockets pockets"" of your attackers body in such a way as to control his Head, Shoulders , Spine, and Hips ( (Structure Structure), ), (Breaking Breaking the Structure - The Zeropoint ): Break your opponents structure KUZUSHI ( (either Compressing or Extending them) JUST ENOUGH ( 1%) so that he CAN'T generate generate force against you - but you CAN CAN generate generate force against him - and you are always free always free.. (Dropping Dropping Out the Power- PPP) PPP ): Put tension against your opponent, CHIKARA O NUKU ( then SUDDENLYrelease it (while moving down and over until he is able to fall ) then (suddenly) load him with tension again. Capturing): From a Zeropoint a Zeropoint , move along one of the 2 lines that SHIHO DORI (4 Directions Way of Capturing) cross between you and your opponents' base in such a way as to make the KATACHI become stronger - while preventing your opponent from walking out of your technique
