Forum for Strike at the waist of the keima
not a waist cut [#271]
I made earlier versions of this page, referring to the waist cut?. We fell into the old terminology/tactics trap again: because "waist cut" is not a standard translation, the reference was cleared. However, the current page doesn't describe anything useful, just that the keima can be cut, which we all know, not how to cut it.
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At the top, we see how Black must cut in this basic situation. The shape develops to a windmill. At the right, Black's shape is worse, because he has a diagonal development into the cross-cut. See also haengma tutorial for beginners. At the bottom, a different starting situation. Again the move leading to the windmill like shape is good, whereas the left side shape, with the zig-zag development of Black, is obviously bad.
These basic considerations lead to the proverb, or so I thought.
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