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Re: 9 forms of kokyu sore
In a 2004 lecture, Hiroshi Tada 9th dan, Kubota's teacher listed the forms of kokyu soren (not sore) thus:
A. Kokyu soren
1. Kokyu in the morning
2. Kokyu that activates the nerve system throughout the body
3. Kokyu that vibrates life and raises the level of life power
4. Kokyu that stimulate the costal and respiratory muscles and increase breath power
5. Kokyu that increases breath power while expanding the chest
6. Kokyu that promote blood circulation
7. Kokyu for purification
8. Kiai, or a shout delivered with strong Ki for the purpose of focusing all of one's energy
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