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Sanseiryu Kata
One
of the 3 major Katas brought back from
China
by Kanbun Uechi.
1. Rei (bow)
2. Open to ready stance hirate kamae
3. Step into left sanchi stance with open
with a left palm heel right-handed circular block with right-handed left
to right wrist blocks and at the finish left hand will perform a watari
uke (a crossing block).
4 Left sanchin stance slide (#2 8 form)
and right hand palm heel left hand circular block followed by a right
hand one knuckle punch. Left slide back (#3 8 form) with both hand
shokens knuckle to knuckle, elbows in sanchin.
5. Keeping hands in position turn
180°
hands in ready position. Right hand palm heel with left circular block
with right front vertical elbow strike. Slide back into right sanchin
stance with right palm heel left hand boshiken strike to the chin or
bridge of nose, right palm heel, left circular block and right piercing
hand strike.
6. Turn 180
°. Left
sanchin stance with right palm heel left circular block with left front
kick. Left sanchin stance slide (#2 8 form) Right palm heel left
circular block right one knuckle punch and left slide back (#3 8 form)
into both hands shokens knuckle to knuckle, elbows in sanchin.
7. Pivot
45
°
to right into right sanchin stance. And double 4-knuckle strike to
throat, or bridge of nose.
8. Pivot
90°
Left sanchin stance. Right hand scoop which would catch an opponents
front leg kick and grip would occur at the Achilles’ tendon and left
hand scoop which goes beyond left knee to catch an opponents front kick,
and left leg block.
9. Pivot
45°
left sanchin stance with hands in sanchin.
10. Left leg cross over right leg at
45°
angle into a right horse stance 50/50-weight load on heels. With left
hand over right hand positioned just inside right knee, right low block,
then right hand in low block position drops right in front of right knee
scoops in a direct upward position as to catch a kick and then throws
directly in front.
11. Look over left shoulder step up into
left stance with right one knuckle punch. Left stance slide (#2 8 form)
and simultaneously do a one knuckle punch, then for third and final left
slide (#2 8 form) and simultaneously do a one knuckle punch. Then right
hand in low block position drops right in front of right knee scoops in
a direct upward position as to catch a kick and then throws directly in
front.
12. Look over left shoulder, hands at kamae,
left foot stutter, and right foot full step into right low stance 50/50
weight on heels, left circular block, right frontal elbow strike,
straighten hips to center, back fist, and one knuckle strike.
13. Look over left shoulder, 180°
turn, hands a kamae, left stutter step right full step into right front
leaning stance with 60% weight on front foot and looking over right
knee; 40% weight on back leg and back leg is straight. Simultaneously
right palm heel left circular block and right vertical elbow strike.
Weight is now redistributed to 50/50 as right hand in low block position
drops right in front of right knee scoops in a direct upward position as
to catch a kick and then throws directly in front.
11. Turn 225°
into turn into left sanchin stance and hand positioning and right
sanchin strike.
12. Pull left leg back turn pivot – 45°-left
sanchin stance at ready. Left knee lift shin block at the same time left
circular block right dividing block, when leg raise is finished at the
same time the hands are finished rear leg lowers body to a both hands on
guard stance after leg block left hand in higher position than right
hand. Left leg lowered into a left cat stance (weight distribution is
10% on left foot 90% on right foot .)Then left foot flat to
floor.
13. Turn 180°
Right sanchin stance at the ready, right knee lift shin block. right
circular block left dividing block when leg raise is finished at the
same time the hands are finished rear leg lowers body to a both hands on
guard stance after leg block - right hand in higher position than left
hand.
14. Pivot 45°,
Right palm heel, left circular block showing control of opponent. Step
into right sanchin stance, perform kakushiken (crane beak strike – right
hand come up over right ear to strike opponent on pressure point at
junction of left side of opponents neck at collar bone, hand is at a 90°
angle on wrist – use hip for power, then pull right hand back using an
upside down u movement to have both hands at the ready, then bring back
into left knee lift shin block then left foot lands in an left cat
stance (10% weight on left foot 90% weight on back leg. Feet flat on
floor neutral position hands at ready position.
15. Fudo dachi (hands at side feet together)
16. Rei
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