Ashibumi and Dozukuri (Footing and Posture)
Placing feet one arrow-length apart at sixty degrees while aligning core posture with the center of the earth.
Yugamae, Uchiokoshi, and Hikiwake
Gripping the bow, raising the arms smoothly overhead, and drawing the asymmetric bow uniformly.
Kai and Hanare (The Full Draw and Release)
Reaching physical and spiritual union before the string releases naturally without conscious muscular jerk.
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