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Saito's Jo Suburi #13

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One handed figure-eight strike

Start in left hanmi with base of the jo on the floor an arm's distance from your right foot. Hold the jo in your right hand to your right side. Turn your wrist forwards, raising the jo and, while stepping forwards with the right foot, sweep the jo downwards across your imaginary opponent's face. The tip of the jo will continue downwards to its lowest point on your left and then continue its figure-eight movement until it reaches its apex on the left side.

At this point catch the jo high on your left side in your open left hand. Push the jo with downwards and across to the right with your left hand as you take a half-step forward with your left foot. As the jo passes the line-of-attack in its downward arc, step back with your right foot. Let the jo continue its figure-eight motion downwards and up as it travels around your right wrist to its final position beside your head on your right side. Catch the jo with your left hand so that you finish in a hasso posture.

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