Tonfa Strikes
Ready Position 1: Both tonfas held in left hand on left side of body by hip.Ready Position 2: Each tonfa held in each hand by hip, as in junbi.
Ready Position 3: Each tonfa held in each hand by chest, as in fighting stance.
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BLOCKS
...(all closed except for Leg Lift)...ONE-HAND
......1. Down Block
......2. Upward Block
......3. Inside Block
......4. Outside Block
......5. Leg Lift Block (open)
...TWO-HAND
......1. Two-Hand Down Block (like Junbi)
......2. Upward Block & Punch
......3. Two-Hand Inside Block (palms facing out)
......4. Two-Hand Outside Block (to one side)
......5. Block in Mountain Stance (John Travolta)
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STRIKES
...(employ both one and two-hand, except for Shuto & Four-Circle Strike)... Punch
... Overhead (downward hammer fist) (throw the baseball)
... Uppercut
... Shuto -no two-hand
......- From shoulder
......- From hip (used with block)... Reverse Shuto (palm up)
... Ridge (striking with handle)
... Hammer (elbow to center line)
... Four-Circle Strike: (all closed) -only two-hand