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    Tai Sabaki techniques allow martial artists to shift their body to get out of the line of attack. The document provides instructions for six Tai Sabaki techniques: 1) Irimi involves sliding the front foot diagonally while bringing the back foot forward, 2) Issoku Irimi has the back foot step through diagonally while bringing the other foot behind to change stances, 3) Tenkai is a 180 degree pivot on the balls of the feet to face the opposite direction, 4) Tenkan steps slightly forward and turns 180 degrees to face the other way, 5) Irimi Tenkan combines Issoku Irimi with a 180 degree turn, and 6) Hanta Tenkan combines Issoku Iri

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    Tai Sabaki techniques allow martial artists to shift their body to get out of the line of attack. The document provides instructions for six Tai Sabaki techniques: 1) Irimi involves sliding the front foot diagonally while bringing the back foot forward, 2) Issoku Irimi has the back foot step through diagonally while bringing the other foot behind to change stances, 3) Tenkai is a 180 degree pivot on the balls of the feet to face the opposite direction, 4) Tenkan steps slightly forward and turns 180 degrees to face the other way, 5) Irimi Tenkan combines Issoku Irimi with a 180 degree turn, and 6) Hanta Tenkan combines Issoku Iri

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    Tai Sabaki techniques allow martial artists to shift their body to get out of the line of attack. The document provides instructions for six Tai Sabaki techniques: 1) Irimi involves sliding the front foot diagonally while bringing the back foot forward, 2) Issoku Irimi has the back foot step through diagonally while bringing the other foot behind to change stances, 3) Tenkai is a 180 degree pivot on the balls of the feet to face the opposite direction, 4) Tenkan steps slightly forward and turns 180 degrees to face the other way, 5) Irimi Tenkan combines Issoku Irimi with a 180 degree turn, and 6) Hanta Tenkan combines Issoku Iri

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    Tai Sabaki techniques allow martial artists to shift their body to get out of the line of attack. The document provides instructions for six Tai Sabaki techniques: 1) Irimi involves sliding the front foot diagonally while bringing the back foot forward, 2) Issoku Irimi has the back foot step through diagonally while bringing the other foot behind to change stances, 3) Tenkai is a 180 degree pivot on the balls of the feet to face the opposite direction, 4) Tenkan steps slightly forward and turns 180 degrees to face the other way, 5) Irimi Tenkan combines Issoku Irimi with a 180 degree turn, and 6) Hanta Tenkan combines Issoku Iri

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    How to Do Tai Sabaki (martial

    Arts Body Shifting)


    How to perform Tai Sabaki. Martial artists can get out of the line of attack by
    using Tai Sabaki techniques. This is a general guide that can be used with many
    styles such as karate, aikido or jujitsu. Explanation will be on Hanmi, Irimi,
    Issoku Irimi, Tenkai, Tenkan, Irimi Tenkan & Hanta Tenkan. For the purpose of
    easy understanding, all technique will start from Migi Hanmi (Right Foot
    Forward Stance) & the martial artist is presumed to face north. For meaning of
    the terms used, see the tips column.

    Steps
    1.

    1
    IRIMI (MOVING IN). From Migi Hanmi, slide your front foot diagonally (about 40
    degrees to your right). Bring your back foot up to resume your stance. Your left
    foot will still be at the back of your right foot.

    2.

    2
    ISSOKU IRIMI (STEPPING THROUGH). From Migi Hanmi, step through with
    the back foot, diagonally off the line of attack. Your back foot will now become
    your front foot. Bring the other foot in behind to resume your stance. When you

    have completed the movement, you should have changed your stance to Hidari
    Hanmi.

    3.

    3
    TENKAI (PIVOT). From Migi Hanmi, pivot 180 degrees on the balls of your feet
    to end up facing the opposite direction. If at the starting position, you face north
    in Migi Hanmi, when you have completed the movement, you will be facing
    south and be in Hidari Hanmi.

    4.

    4
    TENKAN (TURNING). From Migi Hanmi, step slightly forward and off the line of
    attack with the front foot. Turn in the direction of your back 180 degrees by
    bringing the other foot around behind. You will now be facing south and still in
    Migi Hanmi stance.

    5.

    5
    IRIMI TENKAN (STEP THROUGH & TURN). (This movement is also commonly
    known as "kaiten") From Migi Hanmi, perform Issoku Irimi, that is, step through
    with the back foot. Then pivoting on the ball of the new front foot, turn 180
    degrees in the direction of your back. You should now be facing in the opposite
    direction and in the opposite stance (Hidari Hanmi) to when you started.

    6.

    6
    HANTA TENKAN (STEP THROUGH & HALF TURN). From Migi Hanmi,
    perform Issoku Irimi that is step through with the back foot. Pivot on the ball of
    your front foot (left foot), then turn as if performing a tenkan but only 90 degrees
    (to your right). Your back should be facing west and you should now be facing
    off to the side of your original direction (your front body will now be facing
    east)in Hidari Hanmi (that is the opposite stance to when you started).

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