| Shomen Uchi | YokomenUchi | Tsuki |
| Irimi Ura | Irimi Ura | |
| Sidestep Hantai Tenkan | Sidestep Hantai Tenkan | Sidestep Hantai Tenkan |
| Irimi Tenkai Soto | Irimi Tenkai Soto | |
| Irimi Tenkan Soto | Irimi Tenkan Soto | |
| Issoku Irimi | Issoku Irimi | Issoku Irimi |
| Irimi Tenkan Uchi | Irimi Tenkan Uchi | |
| Irimi Omote | ||
| Irimi Omote Tenkan Soto | Irimi Omote Tenkan Soto | Irimi Omote Tenkan Soto |
| Irimi Omote Tenkan Uchi | Irimi Omote Tenkan Uchi | Irimi Omote Tenkan Uchi |
Entering with Tenkan Uchi to either side is also possible but strikes me as rather advanced. I can use it just to get the hell out of the way but I am much less likely to be able to find a finishing technique.
The Sidestep is very flexible, but I don't necessarily think it puts me in the best position. It's great if uke's strike turns out to be some sort of yokomen; nage's arm meets the yokomen and folds and feeds the arm to the other hand. But I'd rather enter more deeply with Irimi Tenkai or Tenkan. Practiced dynamically, the Sidestep is really Hantai Tenkan (a partial tenkan) and is just a shallow entry version of Irimi Tenkan. For that reason, I mentally lump them all together in my basic tai sabaki responses.
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