Part of this week's assignment was to select a video of ryotedori tenchinage and discuss what we liked about it. I picked Lorraine DiAnne Shihan. I love how low she comes in — that's her main focus in this instance. Not only does she step far off the centerline and then back directly into uke's space, but the low arm and low body position help to really put uke off balance. Tenchinage is really ineffective with a tall partner unless you can get them to your level.
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