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As you turn to your right 90°, letting your metsuke follow your turn, do not keep looking at shyomen. Sit in seiza.
Begin to draw the sword as your knees come together.
Raise up on your knees and toes.
Make a slow, focused turn to your left {shyomen}, as you draw your sword.
Look strongly at your opponent {seme}.
Continuously draw, do not pause, and make a sharp, fluid nukitsuke, with your sword and your left foot having the same timing. Be sure that your forward foot/leg goes straight to your opponent.
Push your front foot slightly forward, furikaburi then kirioroshi bringing your rear knee in toward your front foot.
Chiburui then Noto.
