3. Position the marudai or disk so the cords are arranged as in Figure 1. The cord positions are indicated by a letter, and you will always work with the cords in pairs: A and B, C and D, E and F, and G and H for the sides; and C and H and B and E for the rungs. If you are working on a marudai, grasp the first cord mentioned with your right hand and the other cord with your left hand, and move them simultaneously in the direction indicated for that movement. If you’re working with a disk, pick up the first cord of the pair, move it in the direction indicated to the new position, then pick up the second cord, and move it in the direction indicated to the new position.
Begin the ladder rope as follows:
Movement 1: Working clockwise, move cord A to the cord B position, and move cord B to the cord A position (Figure 2).
Movement 2: Working counterclockwise, move cord D to the cord C position, and move cord C to the cord D position (Figure 3).
Movement 3: Working clockwise, move cord E to the cord F position, and move cord F to the cord E position (Figure 4).