NIPPON KEMPO'S JAPANESE BOXING

KAWASHI-WAZA
THE DODGING TECHNIQUES

Defensive technique of manipulating the body in order to make the opponent swish the air.

The technique is used by unification of ASHISABAKI ( footwork ) and UKETE-WAZA ( hand block techniques ), also it is important of performance not only of ATEMI-WAZA ( thrusting and striking with fist or kicking with foot ), but also of NAGE-WAZA ( throwing techniques ) and KANSETSU-GYAKUTORI-WAZA ( joint reverse grasp techniques ).

Kinds of KAWASHI-WAZA :

1) SORIMI ( bend the body backwards )

2) HINERIMI ( twist the body )

3) SHIZUMI ( drop the body )

4) KUGURIMI ( pass under )

5) OTOSHI-HIKIMI ( drop and twist the body )

6) HIRAKIMI ( open the body )

Besides the above there are IRIMI and YORIMI.


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