It is very important that students of Wado use these three movements together. To neglect any one of these factors will make the practicioners movement ineffective. Practicing them as a whole movement (Sanmi - Ittai) enables the student to avoid the greater force, with the most economical use of their own, with no wasted time
Teni
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Change position.
Tentai
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Change form.
Tengi
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Change technique
Irimi
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(The action of entering)
Nagasu, Inasu, Noru
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The arts of Nagasu, Inasu and Noru are some of the most important characteristics to be found in the Wado - Kai Kihon Gumite and Kumite Gata.
Nagasu
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Body evasion or flowing movement used against the attacker.
Inasu
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Counter attacking simultaneously or attacking as your opponent starts to attack, using the attackers body weight energy to break his/her balance, attacking or counter attacking combined with the art of Nagasu.
Noru
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Not to resist your opponents attack but to blend with it, using your own body weight movement to unbalance your opponents posture. Noru can be described as a supple bamboo in a storm. The Bamboo stalk will bend in the wind but spring back when the opening occurs
Focus refers to the concentration of all the energy of the body in the instant a particular technique makes contact with its target. This concentration of energy is derived from t...
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