3-4 point high approach, double contact hane
The joseki finishes with these moves. Black of course throws in at to connect his stones, after which White extends to
or plays tenuki. Depending on the position,
is sometimes played at a instead. Neither side is in a hurry to capture the stones that are in atari: those are not worth much at the moment.
Although the two black stones are intended to be sacrificed, Black should not hurriedly do so with and
in this diagram. Black does build some thickness, but his shape is not impressive, and he also ends in gote.
Thus, Black first plays the forcing move at . If White answers at
, Black is now satisfied with playing the sacrifice manoeuvre of
and
. The exchange of
for
is a very large plus for Black. To avoid this result, White takes away a liberty from the black stones, which results in the joseki sequence.
As said, White often switches elsewhere rather than playing at a (or ). One option which is available for Black is to push from above with
, forcing White into a low position with
.