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Sabaki
   

Sabaki is a light formation of stones in a hostile environment. The purpose of the sabaki is either run away to the support of other friendly stones or to build two eyes and live this way. Sabaki is a light formation, which means that tails might be sacrificed to achieve life or connection if the need arises. It means also that the number of stones that are invested in sabaki is not too large. Sabaki is a fast running formation which can become solid at the same time.

Building sabaki is an art.


Note: isn't Karui? the term for light as opposed to heavy (both properties of groups of stones) whereas sabaki is rather a technique ? I would translate sabaki with swift .

--Dieter


Sabaki in ordinary parlance means handling or treatment. I think that the term is used in Kendo (the art of swordplay), where it has to do with footwork. (I'm not real sure about the Kendo usage.)

-- Bill Spight


In Judo and Jujutsu tai sabaki (we usually translate as body movement) is used to describe the various pivots and movements of the body to defend against an attack or to off-balance your opponent. In other words, those body movements that put you in a good position (or your opponent in a bad one). Lightness is implied in the Judo context. -- Aaron Cass



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