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mike lee · 10-01-2002, 10:50 AM

One thing I like about koshi is that if you do it real slow, you can feel your hara and the hara of your uke harmonize, provided he goes directly over your hara.

In addition, the movement can easily be turned into the fireman's carry, which is a wrestling technique that can also be used to transport an injured person away from danger. I think they use it a lot in special-forces training.

10-01-2002, 10:50 AM	#12
mike lee Location: Taipei, Taiwan Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 646 Offline	multiple uses One thing I like about koshi is that if you do it real slow, you can feel your hara and the hara of your uke harmonize, provided he goes directly over your hara. In addition, the movement can easily be turned into the fireman's carry, which is a wrestling technique that can also be used to transport an injured person away from danger. I think they use it a lot in special-forces training.