Body movement, or Taisabaki

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Taisabaki means "body movement" to dodge punches and kicks and the way of changing body direction.

Listed below are some of the basic way of moving the upper body to dodge your opponent's attack.

Name	Movement	Explanation
Yoko furimi Side sway		Step your right leg to your right a little and sway your body to the right.
Ryusui Sway forward		Step your right leg to your right a little and sway your body to the 45 degree of angle to the right with your left shoulder leading your upper body's right turn.
Sorimi Sway back		Putting your weight to your rear leg, sway back.
Hikimi Drawing body		Draw your middle body back to put it out of your opponent's reach.

Listed below are some of the basic way of changing the body direction.

Name	Movement	Explanation
Han tenshin Simple shift		Pull your rear leg behind your left leg to turn right and shift your body to the left. You can dodge your opponent's strait punch or kick with this technique.
Gyaku tenshin Reverse shift		Pull your front leg behind your right leg to turn left and shift your body to the right. You can dodge your opponent's strait punch or kick with this technique.
Han tenkan Half turn		Put your front leg slightly forward to turn right.
		Put your rear leg a step forward to turn left.
Zen tenkan Full turn		Put your front leg in front of your rear leg and turn right 180 degree of angle to face your opponent on your back.
Nisoku zentenkan Two steps full turn		You can turn 180 degree in two steps. This technique is important to throw your opponent with Juho.

Ukemi

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Ukemi is a guarding technique to save your body from falling down and hit your body to the floor. There are several types of Ukemi techniques but the basic two techniques are shown below. Click on each figure to see the detail explanations.

Mae ukemi Front turn guard		To save your body from falling down damage, make your body turn forward.
Ushiro ukemi Backward turn guard		To save your body from falling down damage, make your body turn backward.

Basic steps

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Listed below are some of the basic steps of Shorinji Kempo.

Name of the techniques	Movement	Explanation
Fumikomi ashi, Front leg forward step		Put your front leg a step forward.
Mae yose ashi, Rear leg forward step		Draw your rear leg toward your front leg.
Sashikomi ashi, Forward steps		Put your front leg a step forward and then draw your rear leg toward your front leg.
Sashikae ashi, Forward steps changing legs		Put your rear leg a step forward beyond your front leg. As shown in the left FIg. first, draw your right leg near your front leg and then put it in front of the left leg in 45 degree of angle.
Tobikomi ashi, Rear leg jump forward		Jump forward jumping with rear leg.
Mae kumo ashi, Front leg jump forward		Jump forward jumping with front leg. As shown in the left Fig. land on your rear leg first.

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