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This Japanese swimming-stroke looks like the sidestroke where the body position is straight on the side with the arms stretched next to the body. The arms are pulled through under water simultaneous where the hands are kept close together. The legstroke is a noshi-kick and the combination of the arms and legs is short. A gliding-phase follows with two arms stretched next to the body.


Morote-Noshi seen from above.

The Japanese word Morote means in this respect with both hands. In other words, the hands are simultaneous pulled through. Noshi means kick.

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This swimming-stroke looks like the sidestroke where the body position is straight on the side with the arms stretched next to the body. This is the starting point. The arms are now simultaneous brought under water in front of the body until they are stretched above the head (see figure 6a). During the pull-over the arms stay close together. The legstroke is a noshi-kick and the combination of the arms and legs is short.


Modified Morote-noshi seen from above.

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Gliding

Just like with the morote-noshi a gliding-phase follows with two arms stretched next to the body. With the modified morote-noshi, however, there is also a gliding-phase with two arms stretched in front of the body (see figure 6a). In short there are two long gliding-phases. Some people find it difficult to keep straight on the side during the second gliding-phase; the body tend to roll to the chest or the back. In this case you can use the legs to maintain your balance.

1 difference

The modified morote-noshi has, compared with the normal morote-noshi, only one difference. Namely, a second gliding-phase follows with the arms stretched in front of the body (see figure 6a). If one can swim the normal morote-noshi well, then there is a good chance to swim this swimming-stroke just as good.

Morote means in this respect with both hands. In other words, the hands are simultaneous pulled through. Noshi means kick.

 

Looks very similiar to the first swimming-stroke which is descripted on this page, the morote-noshi, where the body position is also straight on the side with the arms stretched next to the body. The arms are pulled through under water simultaneous where the hands are kept close together. The trailing arm, however, makes a half pull-through until it reaches the chin and is then pulled through. The leading arm makes a full pull-through and is pulled through when the trailing arm is pulled through,

The combination of the arms and legs is semi-long and two gliding-phases follow. One time when the leading arm is in front of the body and one time when both arms are stretched next to the body.

Hitoe means in this respect single-handed. In other words, the arms are pulled through seperately. Noshi means kick.

 


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