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Step Together

Tsugi Ashi

Movement where one foot draws closer to the other before the body moves or changes direction.

MovementMovementsBeginnerKarate

Key steps

  1. Keep the feet controlled as they close together.
  2. Avoid standing upright during the transition.
  3. Use the step to reset distance or prepare the next stance.
  4. Keep the hands active while the feet move.

Coaching points

  • Keep the feet controlled as they close together.
  • Avoid standing upright during the transition.
  • Use the step to reset distance or prepare the next stance.
  • Keep the hands active while the feet move.
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