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Empi (sequence)

Solo form primitive sequence for Empi. Steps pending verified coding (scaffold).

solo 46 steps Signature [T2/T1][S2/S1][M3/M1]
Form Empi (sequence)
This form’s signature
Temporal — who acts firstn=44 steps
T2 66%T1 34%
Spatial — range of resolutionn=44 steps
S2 70%S1 23%S3 7%
Modal — mechanismn=44 steps
M3 66%M1 27%M2 7%

[T2/T1][S2/S1][M3/M1]

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Every action, in order

Each step names a technique. Coordinates appear when that technique has T·S·M facet slots.

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1 Count 1 · R · gedan-barai hizakutsu · drop to left knee (orishiki) T2S2M3 2 Count 2 · kamae hachiji-dachi · koshi-kamae (non-combat) 3 Count 3 · R · gedan-barai zenkutsu-dachi T2S2M3 4 Count 4 · L · kagi-zuki kiba-dachi · retreat T1S2M1 5 Count 5 · L · gedan-barai zenkutsu-dachi · advance T2S2M3 6 Count 6 · R · age-zuki zenkutsu-dachi · jodan rising T1S1M1 7 Count 7a · R · tsukami-uke zenkutsu-dachi · kami-zukami hair grab T2S3M3 8 Count 7b · R · fumikomi (kick) · then kosa-dachi T1S2M2 9 Count 7c · L · otoshi-zuki kosa-dachi · dropping punch T1S1M1 10 Count 7d · R · nagashi-uke kosa-dachi · sweeping T2S2M3 11 Count 8 · R · gedan-barai zenkutsu-dachi · ushiro, to rear T2S2M3 12 Count 9 · L · gedan-barai zenkutsu-dachi T2S2M3 13 Count 10 · R · age-zuki zenkutsu-dachi · jodan rising T1S1M1 14 Count 11a · R · tsukami-uke zenkutsu-dachi · kami-zukami hair grab T2S3M3 15 Count 11b · R · fumikomi (kick) · then kosa-dachi T1S2M2 16 Count 11c · L · otoshi-zuki kosa-dachi · dropping punch T1S1M1 17 Count 11d · R · nagashi-uke kosa-dachi · sweeping T2S2M3 18 Count 12 · R · gedan-barai zenkutsu-dachi · ushiro, to rear T2S2M3 19 Count 13 · L · gedan-barai zenkutsu-dachi T2S2M3 20 Count 14 · L · haishu-uke kiba-dachi · jodan; slow semicircle T2S2M3 21 Count 15 · R · mae-empi-uchi kata-ashi-dachi · into left palm; KIAI T1S2M1 22 Count 16 · L · tate-shuto-uke kiba-dachi · chudan T2S2M3 23 Count 17a · R · choku-zuki kiba-dachi · chudan T1S1M1 24 Count 17b · L · choku-zuki kiba-dachi · chudan; chained T1S1M1 25 Count 18 · L · gedan-barai zenkutsu-dachi T2S2M3 26 Count 19 · R · age-zuki zenkutsu-dachi · jodan rising T1S1M1 27 Count 20 · R · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi T2S2M3 28 Count 21 · L · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi · reverse position T2S2M3 29 Count 22 · R · gyaku-zuki kokutsu-dachi · chudan T1S1M1 30 Count 23 · R · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi · advance T2S2M3 31 Count 24 · L · gedan-barai zenkutsu-dachi · 180 deg T2S2M3 32 Count 25 · R · age-zuki zenkutsu-dachi · jodan rising T1S1M1 33 Count 26a · R · tsukami-uke zenkutsu-dachi · kami-zukami hair grab T2S3M3 34 Count 26b · R · fumikomi (kick) · then kosa-dachi T1S2M2 35 Count 26c · L · otoshi-zuki kosa-dachi · dropping punch T1S1M1 36 Count 26d · R · nagashi-uke kosa-dachi · sweeping T2S2M3 37 Count 27 · R · gedan-barai zenkutsu-dachi · ushiro, to rear T2S2M3 38 Count 28 · L · gedan-barai zenkutsu-dachi T2S2M3 39 Count 29 · R · teisho-uke zenkutsu-dachi · palm-heel T2S2M3 40 Count 30 · teisho-uke zenkutsu-dachi · teisho-morote-uke T2S2M3 41 Count 31 · teisho-uke zenkutsu-dachi · teisho-morote-uke T2S2M3 42 Count 32 · teisho-uke zenkutsu-dachi · teisho-morote-uke T2S2M3 43 Count 33 · R · gedan-barai kokutsu-dachi · yori-ashi T2S2M3 44 Count 34 · kamae kiba-dachi · morote koko-kamae, tiger-mouth (non-combat) 45 Count 35 · R · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi · joho-kaiten-tobi 360 jump; land; KIAI T2S2M3 46 Count 36 · L · shuto-uke kokutsu-dachi T2S2M3