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Returning-wave kick

percussion: low kick (returning wave; defensive)

Coordinate T2-S2-M2 nami-gaeshi波返し
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Its coordinate

This technique occupies a cell of the solution space when T·S·M slots are present.

T2S2M2
How it is coded

The decision path

Three independent questions place the technique. Observation only.

T2S2M2
Who acts first?
T2 Bilateral.
At what range does it resolve?
S2 Stand & cope.
By what mechanism?
M2 Feet.
Statistical analysis

Where it appears

Forms of this art that include the technique.

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01 Tekki Shodan (sequence) solo
Neighbours

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Other primitives in this art.

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