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1. Off the break, right foot steps forward to sanchin no kamae (sanchin dachi stance) double
chudan arms position.
2. Load left hand slowly to chamber, fast face punch with immediate return to chudan arm
position in blocking motion.
3. Step with left foot to sanchin dachi, repeat #2 with right hand.
4. Step with right foot to sanchin dachi, repeat #2 with left hand.
5. Double deflection block (right, left) with sweep of right arm to open chudan position
reinforced by left hand under tricep. (really difficult to explain the fluidity and grace of this
move!)
8. Repeat #6 and #7 (second sequence)
9. Repeat #6 and #7 (third sequence)
10. Reach up, label grab, pull in and simo pivot lower body left to strike groin with right hip
in original direction.
11. With body facing left, line of attack in original direction, clean off gedan uke block simo
w/ rignt kensetsu geri (knee kick) 12. Rechamber kick, pivot on left foot to 180 degree
opposite original direction (face backwards) placing right foot in secondary position of left
side forward sanchn dachi simo perform left high open chudan kake uke block, right hand to
closed fist chamber.
13. Step forward with right foot, perform right high open chudan kake uke block, left hand
to closed fist chamber.
14. Step forward with left foot, perform left high open chudan kake uke block (don't turn
over hand into grab position this time), right hand to closed fist chamber.
15. Left inside out block/strike (simulating arm break of lapel grab)
16. Pivot 90 degree to right, right foot steps into zenkutsu dachi (forward stance), right
eagle claw strike to throat.

17. Twist eagle claw strike 90 degree left, then right in place, two small clockwise circles,
double seiken suki punch to solar plexus. 1
8. Pivot 90 degree to left to gyaku zenkutsu dachi (reverse forward stance), maintain line of
attack from #17, righ tetsui uchi (hammer fist strike) to groin.
19. Right leg yoko geri (side kick) to same line of attack.
20. Rechamber right leg, pivot 90 degree on left foot to left so line of attach shifts 180
degrees from #16-19, placing right foot in secondary position of left side forward sanchn
dachi while simo left high chudan kake uk w/out rb.
21. Cross over step with right foot simo left hooking hair grab.
22. Step with left foot to sanchin dachi simo right jodan seiken suki (high punch) with KIAI!
23. Double chudan seiken suki (middle punch) to solar plexus.
24. Right foot swings around behind left to face 45 degree backwards in partial kneeling
stance (hmmm...if in the beginning of the kata you faced 12 o'clock this stance faces 7
o'clock) right gedan uke.
25. Staighten up, right mae geri (frot kick) to shiko dachi (horse stance), left hand
claw/screen, right upper cut, reposition right mau uraken uchi (frontal backhand strike),
reach up downward empi uchi (elbow strike), right gedan tetsui uchi (hammerfist strike),
reverse left hand cross body punch, right kensetsu geri (knee kick), place back into shiko
dachi stance.
26. Left foot back mawate (turn) 180 degrees into left side forward zenkutsu dachi (forward
stance) so as to face the original dirction of the kata.
27. Double lapel grab, pull hands into closed fist chamber with simo right mae geri kekomi
(thrust front kick) to chin.
28. On retraction, right foot takes big step backwards and slide into right side back neko
ashi dachi (cat stance), right seiken suki with left hand grabing tricep of right arm to
reinforce punch. KIAI!
29. Spin out mawashi uke ( double circular block) in place.
30. Closing.