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The firstpiece in the repertoire is "Hi-fu-mi Hachi-gaeshi no

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are complete' There is nothing in particular that make these pieces

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than any other piece in the repertoire. After the first piece and
the six leaming pieces, the
student will progress to the so-called Three Classics: "Mukai-ji
Reibo,,, ..Kok[ Reibo,,. and
"Shin no Kyorei".so

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"lkkan-ryu KokU-kaede"

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"Banshiki-cho"
"Shin no Kyorei,,
"Kinsan Kyorei"
"Yoshiya Reibo"
"Yugure no Kyoku"
"Sakae-jishi"
"Uchikae Kyorei"

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13

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17
19

"Reibo-nagashi"

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"SOkaku Reibo"

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24

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27
28
29

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31

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33
34
35
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22

Classic

"lgusa Reibo"
"lzu Reibo"

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Hi-fu-mi Hachi-gaeshi no Shirabe,,

"Taki-otoshi no Kyoku,,
"Akita Sugagaki,,
"Koro Sugagaki,,
"Ky0shU Reibo,,
"Shizu no Kyoku,'
"Ky6 Reibo,,
"Mukaiji Reibo,,
"Kok0 Reibo,,
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Study 3
Study 4
Study 5
Study 6
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"Sanya Sugagaki"
"Shimotsuke Kyorei"
"Meguro-jishi"
"Ginry0 Kyorei"
"Sayama Sugagaki"
"Sagari-ha no Kyoku"
"Nami-ma Reibo"
"Shika no T6ne"
"H0shdsu"
"Akebono Shirabe"
"Akebono Sugagaki"
"Ashi no Shirabe"
"Kotoji no Kyoku"
"Kinuta Sugomori"
"Tsuki no Kyoku"
"Kotobuki Shirabe"

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The. comparatively small pieces "Ikkan-ry[ Koku-kaede", a variation

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