| Steps | Uke | Nage |
| 1 | middle posture (chudan) | middle posture (chudan) |
| sasou (right hanmi) | ||
| 2 | shomen uchi (irimi to right hanmi) | |
| 3 | gyaku kesa giri (slide left to right hanmi) | |
| shomen uchi (irimi to left hanmi) | ||
| 4 | receive cut, turn bokken (tenshin to left hanmi) | |
| 5 | shomen uchi (irimi to right hanmi) | |
| 6 | kiri otoshi (tenshin to right hanmi) | receive cut (right hanmi) |
sasou: to invite, call forth, lure
gyaku kesa giri: reverse diagonal strike
kiri otoshi: mutual cut or strike, one party controlling
aiuchi: mutual cut or strike, neither party controlling
Follow this link to see a video demonstration. A version of this post was originally published in the April 2023 newsletter.