described by Mark Jackson
Revision 1.0, 29-April-2003
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1st
Awase Right Side
Attacker: Perform the 1st suburi.
Advance the right foot forward and perform shomen uchi.
Defender: Slide forward and to
the right with the right foot, fix the left foot into hanmi
and perform shomen uchi. Cutting down the center of the attacker's
body. Your right foot should point between the attacker's feet.
1st Awase Left Side
Attacker: The same as above.
Defender: Step to the left with
the left foot, align the right foot behind the left and perform
shomen uchi in left hanmi. The left shoulder needs to drive
forward a bit more to make a complete cut because you have your
left foot forward but your right hand is forward on the bokken.
2nd Awase Right Side
Attacker: Perform the 2nd suburi.
Step back with the right foot and then advance the right foot
forward and perform shomen uchi.
Defender: Step to the right, fix
the left foot into hanmi and perform shomen uchi. The defense
can also be done on the left side, as in the 1st awase.
3rd Awase
Attacker: Perform the 3rd suburi.
Step back with the right foot into waki gamae and then advance
the right foot forward and perform shomen uchi.
Defender: Perform the same movement
as the attacker. Stepping slightly to the right when cutting
shomen uchi. Cutting down the center of the attacker's body.
4th Awase
Attacker: Perform the 4th suburi.
Step forward with the right foot and cut shomen uchi, as in
the 1st suburi. Then step forward with the left foot and cut
shomen uchi.
Defender: Start in left hanmi.
Step back with the left foot and parry the attacker's first
cut with a fairly vertical cut of your own. When the attacker
steps forward with the left foot, step back with the right foot
and parry the strike with a fairly vertical cut. Continue to
step back as the attacker steps forward.
5th Awase
Attacker: Step with the left foot
and strike defender's right shoulder as in 5th suburi.Rotate
the bokken overhead, as in the 5th suburi and strike shomen
uchi on the defender's left side.
Defender: Step back with the right
foot and parry strike. Then step back with the left foot to
parry the attacker's next strike.
6th Awase
Attacker: Perform the 6th suburi.
Step back with the right foot and then forward with the right
foot and cut shomen uchi, as in the 2nd suburi. Then slide forward
and thrust. Rotate the sword over your head clockwise, step
forward with the left foot and cut shomen uchi. Slide the left
foot forward and thrust.
Defender: Start in left hanmi.
Step back with the left foot to parry the attacker's first cut.
Slide back to parry the thrust, keeping the bokken fairly vertical.
When the attacker steps forward with the left foot, step back
with the right foot and parry the strike with a fairly vertical
cut. Slide back without stepping to parry the thrust.
7th Awase
Both start in right hamni stance and then change to left hanmi
while raising sword tips slightly.
Attacker: Step with right foot
to strike defender's left shoulder.
Defender: Defend by stepping back
with the left foot to parry as in the 5th awase and then pin
attacker's sword.
Attacker: Drop the sword beneath
defender's sword and step with left foot to thrust.
Defender: Step back with right
foot to parry the thrust. Repeat
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