Hitch Step Entry

1. Always Bend knees. Do not rise up and down.
2. Weight stays on ball of foot
3. Defending arm must be positioned below eye level. The other arm has hand positioned in front of solar plexus.
4. Step in deep and close.
5. After stepping in, hip should pivot and click right behind uke.
6. A good final position after hitch step, is to have outside hand reaching elbow and arm closest to uke resting on the shoulder of the same side.
7. Keep eyes always on opponent.
8. Hitch step in a line.
9. Hand movement- the hand closest to solar plexus rises upward, twists so palm faces face and ear, and ends up as defending arm in front with the other arm now protecting solar plexus.