Using our own body weight we slowly sank into our partner, applying direct pressure onto a muscle or muscle group. This is often done using two hands - one as a stationary or mother hand and the second as the active or messenger hand. As we applied this stroke our body weight would shift onto the mother hand, then to both hands, the messenger hand and back to ourselves as the messenger hand moved positions. Contact is maintained throughout this stroke. Vibration Vibration, jostling, rocking, ken biki were all introduced in this session.
Vibration can be fine and tremulous or more like rocking.
This stroke can get deep into the muscle layers and works well over most areas of the body. Fluidity and rhythm help to enhance this stroke. With friction we slowly sank our thumbs into a muscle using our body weight and then applied subtle movement to the area, sometimes in a circular motion. We used this stroke on dense areas of tissue around the shoulder blades and upper back.