Ten-no Kata
Please note that after each move either to the front or the rear you must return to yoi or ready stance. In this kata after each move you return to where you started from.
Yoi!
- Step forward (Right Leg) into front stance lunge punch middle level. KIAI!
- Step forward (Left Leg) into front stance lunge punch middle level. KIAI!
- Step forward into front stance (right Leg) upper level lunge punch. KIAI!
- Step forward into front stance (Left Leg) upper level lunge punch. KIAI!
- Step forward into front stance (Left Leg) and middle level counter punch. KIAI!
- Step forward into front stance (Right Leg) and middle level counter punch. KIAI!
- Step forward into front stance (Left Leg) and Upper level counter punch. KIAI!
- Step forward into front stance (Right Leg) and Upper level counter punch. KIAI!
- Step rearward (Right leg moves) into fudo-dachi or immovable stance and down block / counter punch. KIAI!
- Step rearward (Left leg moves) into fudo-dachi or immovable stance and down block / counter punch. KIAI!
- Step rearward (Right leg moves) into fudo-dachi or immovable stance and chudan inside block / counter punch. KIAI!
- Step rearward (Left leg moves) into fudo-dachi or immovable stance and chudan inside block / counter punch. KIAI!
- Step rearward (Right leg moves) into back stance, middle level knife hand block. Adjust front leg and shift into Fudo-dachi stance and execute a middle level knife hand strike. KIAI!
- Step rearward (Left leg moves) into back stance, middle level knife hand block. Adjust front leg and shift into Fudo-dachi stance and execute a middle level knife hand strike. KIAI!
- Step rearward (Right leg moves) into back stance, upper level knife hand block. Adjust front leg and shift into Fudo-dachi stance and execute a upper level counter punch. KIAI!
- Step rearward (Left leg moves) into back stance, upper level knife hand block. Adjust front leg and shift into Fudo-dachi stance and execute a upper level counter punch. KIAI!
- Step rearward (Right leg moves) into fudo-dachi stance, execute a rising block / counter punch. KIAI!
- Step rearward (Left leg moves) into fudo-dachi stance, execute a rising block / counter punch. KIAI!
- Step rearward (Right leg moves) into fudo-dachi stance, execute a upper level outside block / counter punch middle level. KIAI!
- Step rearward (Left leg moves) into fudo-dachi stance, execute a upper level outside block / counter punch middle level. KIAI!
Yasumi !