Connecting techniques

Overview

• Connection
  • Solid connection (String connection)
  • Tactical connection (Direct connection)
  • Strategic connection (Indirect connection)

Solid connections

• Solid connection (simple connection)
  • Pole connection (staff connection)

Tactical connections

Tactical connection is also called direct connection.

• Diagonal connection (kosumi)
• Bamboo joint (take fu)
• Trapezium shape
• Hanging connection (tiger's shape)
  • Trumpet connection
  • Honeycomb
• Bridge under (watari)
  • First line connection
  • Second line connection
  • First line ogeima connection
  • Keima side connection
  • Cut threat clamp
• Box connection
• Keima protecting the cutting point
• Good eye potential
  • Mouth shape
  • Parallelogram
  • Table shape
  • Tippy table
  • Square good shape
• Connecting by capturing
  • Ponnuki
  • Tortoise shell
  • Double crosscut to connect

Note that this list and the list for strategic connections are incomplete.

Strategic connections

• Jump
  • One-space jump
  • Two-space jump
• Knight's move
  • Small knight's move
  • Large knight's move
• Elephant jump
• Extension
  • Two-space extension
  • Three-space extension
• Lion shape
• Underneath attachment

Applications

• Protecting the cut - Example 1
• Protecting the cut - Example 2