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1. Rei.
2. Yoi.
3. Look left. Step out to your left into hidari ma hanmi neko ashi dachi (left side
facing stance), while ringing the right hand to a protection for! o"er the forehead,
pal! out, and si!ultaneously perfor!ing a hidari jodan haishu uke (left upper o"er#
hand lock). $he upper ar! is parallel to the ground and slightly ao"e the forehead,
while the left hand is perpendicular to the ground.
%. &nter!ediate position.
'. Look right. (ring the left foot ack in towards the right foot so that it is now in the
sa!e position that it started in. $urn the hands pal! inwards, and step out to your
right into migi ma hanmi neko ashi dachi (right side facing stance), dri"ing the hands
to the right with the left hand in a protection for! o"er the forehead, pal! out, and
si!ultaneously perfor!ing a migi jodan haishu uke (right upper o"er#hand lock).
). Looking forward, si!ultaneously draw right foot into shizen hontai (natural stance)
while drawing oth hands into fists, pal! up at the hips. *ollow i!!ediately with
stepping forward to hidari zenkutsu dachi and perfor! gedan juji uke (low +#
lock), with right ar! on top.
,. Step forward with the right into migi ma hanmi nekoashi dachi while perfor!ing a
migi soto uke with left fist co"ering the solar ple-us.
.. (ring the left foot forward and together with the right foot into heisoku dachi (closed
toes stance) while ringing the right fist ack to ka!ae and the left ar! across the
front of the ody at chudan le"el in a ready position.
/. Look left and si!ultaneouly perfor! hidari gedan barai (left downward lock) and
hidari yoki geri (left front kick to the side).
10. Step to the left, twisting the hips into hidari gyakuzuki dachi while e-ecuting a migi
yoko enpi uchi (right sideward elow strike).
11. (ring the right foot in towards the left into heisoku dachi so that you are now facing
in the direction of the start of the kata, while ringing the left fist ack to ka!ae and
the right ar! across the front of the ody at chudan le"el in a ready position.
12. Look right and si!ultaneouly perfor! migi gedan barai (right downward lock) and
migi yoko geri (right front kick to the side).
13. Step to the right, twisting the hips into migi gyakuzuki dachi while e-ecuting a hidari
yoko enpi uchi (left sideward elow strike).
1%. Look left and perfor! hidari harai te (left sweeping hand) while ringing the right
hand to a protection for! o"er the forehead, pal! out. $his is an inter!ediate stance
and should e i!!ediatly followed y the following stance.
1'. $wist the hips to the left into yoko seishan dachi (sideward seishan stance) while
si!ultaneously perfor!ing migi tenohira uke (right pal!ar lock) and ringing the
left hand to a protection for! at the side of the head, pal! out.
1). 1-ecute migi mae geri and lunge forward into migi gyaku nekoashi dachi (right
re"erse cat stance) while si!ultaneously perfor!ing migi tate uraken uchi (right
"ertical ackfist strike). 2&3&. 4uring this si!ultaneous hand !o"e!ent, the left
hand co!es down fro! the protection for! at the side of the head to press lock the
opponents punch or kick. 3s you are pressing downwards with the left, the right
hand releases the ar! and circularly co!es up fro! underneath o"er the press lock
to e-ecute the uraken.
1,. $urn 22' degrees to the left on the right foot into hidari nekoachi dachi (left cat
stance) while perfor!ing a hidari soto uke (left !iddle lock).
1.. 5lacing weight onto the front foot, perfor! migi mae geri and step into migi
zenkutsu dachi. 1-ecute a migi jun-zuki (right front punch) then a hidari gyaku-zuki
(left re"erse punch).
1/. $urn /0 degrees to the right on the left foot into migi nekoachi dachi (right cat
stance) while perfor!ing a migi soto uke (right !iddle lock).
20. 5lacing weight onto the front foot, perfor! hidari mae geri and step into hidari
zenkutsu dachi. 1-ecute a hidari jun-zuki (left front punch) then a migi gyaku-zuki
(right re"erse punch).
21. Step forward %' degrees to the left into hidari ma hanmi neko ashi dachi while
perfor!ing a hidari soto uke (left !iddle lock). $he right ar! is pulled down
across the chest to protect the solar ple-us.
22. Step forward into migi ma hanmi neko ashi dachi while perfor!ing a migi soto
uke. $he left ar! is pulled down across the chest to protect the solar ple-us.
23. Step forward into hidari ma hanmi neko ashi dachi while perfor!ing a hidari soto
uke (left !iddle lock). $he right ar! is pulled down across the chest to protect the
solar ple-us.
2%. $wist the ody /0 degrees to the left while drawing the left foot ack into an
elongated front cat stance. 3t the sa!e ti!e, perfor! morote soto uke. $his circular,
doule inside lock is !eant to reak an opponents grasp on the front of your gi or
neck.
2'. 5erfor! si!ultaneous !orote gedan arai and !igi hizageri (right knee kick), thus
striking the opponent in the face with the knee. 2&3&. $he hands should e out to the
side and in fists.
2). Set the right foot eside the left and turn 22' degrees to the left into hidari mahanmi
nekoashi dachi. 5erfor! hidari kake uke. $he right ar! is across the chest with the
hand open and the fingers pointed upward.
2,. (ring the right foot halfway to the left then step /0 degrees to the right into migi
mahanmi nekoashi dachi. 5erfor! migi kake uke. $he left ar! is across the chest
with the fingers pointed upward.6
2.. Ya!e (Step the left foot ack slightly then drag the right heel ack into heikodachi.
2/. Rei.
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