Hanmi
half body Place one foot behind the other pointing 45-ish degrees, so that when the front foot is pulled back it lands in the other foot's arch.
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Hitoemi
'singular' (long narrow) body Draw your back foot behind the line so that the back hip opens up and the body becomes narrow to the point of view of the attacker. 
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HANMI PIVOT / 180-DEGREE
From Hanmi stance, pivot both feet 180 degrees from the balls of the feet, or by lightly picking up and hovering the feet. Repeat: 
IRIMI 1 / ENTRY
Both feet move forward. To make it an exercise you can do for a few minutes, pivot both feet 180, and repeat: 
IRIMI 2 / ENTRY + PIVOT
Move both feet forward AND turn them together 180 at the same time. Repeat: 
TENKAN 1 / ONE-FOOT PIVOT Pivot 180 on the front foot; back foot draws a half circle going behind. To make it an exercise you can do for a few minutes, switch the forward foot, and repeat: 
*The front leg rotates to the inside (from the hip socket), heel up. Notice that the front pivoting foot adjusts and aligns at the end - that is okay.
TENKAN 2 / THE 'TWO-STEP'
Step forward with the back foot; do TENKAN 1 on that foot as it's landing. Do the other side. Repeat: 
It should also be done on a line, ensuring that you are developing a relationship to the line and the 180 turn.
Again, notice here that the front foot fixes itself at the end, Extra:
TENKAN STANCE-SWITCH EXERCISE Start in Hanmi (which by definition is on a line); switch the forward foot; repeat. Gradually bring the heel out wider and wider until you're doing TENKAN 2 ('two-step') on the perpendicular line. Gradually decrease the angle again, until you come back to the first line, switching stance. Repeat. |
