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jogi #1

jogi #2

Aiki Jogi #3

Facing north initially (n,s, etc indicate ending direction)

  1. ready position, thrust tsuki, return to upper guard (n)
  2. left yokomen (n)
  3. reverse yokomen (n)
  4. turn to right 180° and strike down (s)
  5. slide forward, tsuki to throat (s)
  6. step with left foot, reverse yokomen (s)
  7. turn to left 90°, drawing the bow strike (e)
  8. flip jo and strike tsuki (e)
  9. strike with butt end of jo (upper cut) (e)
  10. turn 180° strike tsuki (w)
  11. reverse yokomen and step (w)
  12. tsuki (w)
  13. turn 45° to left, step with left foot, and strike shomen (sw)
  14. tsuki and return to high guard (sw)
  15. yokomen (sw)
  16. turn 180° and strike tsuki (ne)
  17. flip jo and strike tsuki (ne)
  18. upper cut (ne)
  19. turn 90° to left and strike shomen step with right foot (nw)
  20. side strike step through with left foot (nw)
  21. flip jo, strike tsuki, turn 180° to right, jodan-no-kamae (se)
  22. shomen (se)
  23. tsuki (se)
  24. reverse yokomen (se)
  25. turn 225° to the right and strike shomen (n)

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