1st Basic Kata Step By Step

 

• 1. Rei

• 2. Yoi Heiku-dachi (feet apart one foot length, fists hanging naturally).

• 3. Turn counter-clockwise 90 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari (left) zenkutsu dachi (front fighting stance) and execute hidari (left) gedan uke (low block), right hand pulled back into hikite.

• 4. Step forward into migi (right) zenkutsu dachi (front fighting stance) and execute migi (right) junzuki (front punch) at chudan (middle) level.

• 5. Turn clockwise 180 degrees, using the hips for power, into migi (right) zenkutsu dachi (front fighting stance) with a migi (right) gedan uke (low block).

• 6. Step forward into hidari (left) zenkutsu dachi (front fighting stance) and execute hidari (left) junzuki (front punch) at chudan (middle) level.

• 7. Turn counter-clockwise 90 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari (left) zenkutsu dachi (front fighting stance) and execute hidari (left) gedan uke (low block).

• 8. Step forward into migi (right) zenkutsu dachi (front fighting stance) and execute migi (right) jodan uke (high block).

• 9. Step forward into hidari (left) zenkutsu dachi (front fighting stance) and execute hidari (left) jodan uke (high block).

• 10. Step forward into migi (right) zenkutsu dachi (front fighting stance) and execute migi (right) jodan uke (hight block).

• 11. Turn counter-clockwise 270 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari (left) zenkutsu dachi  (front fighting stance)and execute hidari  (left) gedan uke  (low block), right hand pulled back into hikite.

• 12. Step forward into migi (right)  zenkutsu dachi  (front fighting stance)and execute migi  (right) junzuki (front punch) at  chudan (middle)  level.

• 13. Turn clockwise 180 degrees, using the hips for power, into migi  (right) zenkutsu dachi (front fighting stance) with a migi  (right) gedan uke  (low block).

• 14. Step forward into hidari  (left) zenkutsu dachi  (front fighting stance) and execute hidari  (left) junzuki (front punch)  at  chudan (middle)  level.

• 15. Turn counter-clockwise 90 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari  (left) zenkutsu dachi  (front fighting stance)and execute hidari  (left) gedan uke  (low block).

• 16. Step forward into migi  (right) zenkutsu dachi (front fighting stance) and execute migi (right)  junzuki (front punch)  at   chudan (middle)  level.

• 17. Step forward into hidari  (left) zenkutsu dachi  (front fighting stance) and execute hidari  (left) junzuki (front punch)  at  chudan level.

• 18. Step forward into migi  (right) zenkutsu dachi (front fighting stance) and execute migi  (right) junzuki (front punch)  at   chudan (middle)  level.

• 19. Turn counter-clockwise 270 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari  (left) zenkutsu dachi  (front fighting stance) and execute hidari  (left) gedan uke  (low block).

• 20. Step forward into migi (right)  zenkutsu dachi  (front fighting stance) and execute migi (right)  junzuki (front punch)  at  chudan  (middle) level.

• 21. Turn clockwise 180 degrees, using the hips for power, into migi  (right) zenkutsu dachi (front fighting stance) with a migi (right) gedan uke  (low block).

• 22. Step forward into hidari  (left) zenkutsu dachi  (front fighting stance) and execute hidari (left)  junzuki (front punch) at  chudan  (middle) level.

• 23. Yamei.

• 24. Naorei, into Musubi-dachi (attention stance) position.

• 25. Rei