002-1001 - Sanchin

Summary

The hard in goju, this pattern is designed for shime testing and strengthening the core. It should be done holding everything tense and with full control - at any point your instructor should be able to stop your movements and you should not falter.

Type

Pattern

Sub-Type

Kata

Introduced at

Varies

Assessed at 3rd Kyu

Video

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Pattern

As there is no count for this kata, the pattern will be split into

	Enbu-sen	Stance	Technique
1		R short stance	Eyes: 12 O'Clock Stepping forward from yoi Double middle block¹ L pulls back to hikite² L middle punch³ L arm bends to reset back at double middle block⁴
2		L short stance	Eyes: 12 O'Clock Stepping forward from previous Retain double middle block from previous count R pulls back to hikite² R middle punch³ R arm bends to reset back at double middle block⁴
3		R short stance	Eyes: 12 O'Clock Stepping forward from previous Retain double middle block from previous count L pulls back to hikite¹ L middle punch² L pulls back to hikite³ L fist under R elbow⁴ Mawate into next count (front foot across body)
4		L short stance	Eyes: 12 O'Clock Rotating from previous count, blocking as you step L middle block (retain out throughout count)¹ R middle punch² R arm bends to reset back at double middle block³
5		R short stance	Eyes: 12 O'Clock Stepping forward from previous Retain double middle block from previous count L pulls back to hikite¹ L middle punch² L pulls back to hikite³ L fist under R elbow⁴ Mawate into next count (front foot across body)
6		L short stance	Eyes: 12 O'Clock Rotating from previous count, blocking as you step L middle block (retain out throughout count)¹ R middle punch² R arm bends to reset back at double middle block³ L pulls back to hikite⁴ L middle punch⁵ L arm bends to reset back at double middle block⁶ R pulls back to hikite⁷ R middle punch⁸ L rolls from middle block out to middle punch⁹ Both hands pull back to hikite¹⁰ Double middle punch¹¹ Both hands pull back to hikite¹² Double middle punch¹³ Both hands pull back to hikite¹⁴ Double middle punch¹⁵
		R short stance	Eyes: 12'Oclock Step back into stance from previous R Mawashi Uke¹
		L short stance	Eyes: 12'Oclock Step back into stance from previous L Mawashi Uke¹