(These also are believed to have the following reasons behind them: 'do not let go of the grip -> it is absolutely disadvantageous to let go, since he/she is holding down a sword,' 'turn around on the front foot and follow, i.e., the front foot is the stem, because the center of gravity is toward the front when holding a sword and it's absolutely disadvantageous to be at a halfway distance with an opponent bearing a sword,' 'ukemi when losing balance, i.e., it's better to gain a big distance using ukemi than to struggle to recover one's position when the opponent has a sword.')
（これも、「手を離さない→刀を押さえているから離すと絶対不利」「前足を軸に振り向いてついていく→刀を持っていると前体重だから軸は前足、刀相手に中途半端な距離をとると絶対不利」「崩れたら受身→刀相手に体勢を立て直そうともたつくよりは、受身で大きく間合いを取るほうがいい」というような理由がある、といわれている。）