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002-1301: Gekisai Dai Ich

Summary

The first of the Gekisai kata, designed to introduce the pattern and aide in locking in kihon.

Type Pattern
Sub-Type
Kata
Introduced at
5th Kyu

Video

Pattern


Enbu-sen
Stance
Technique
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L short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Rotating counter clockwise from yoi

L Upper Block

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R 3qtr stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Stepping forward from previous

R middle punch

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L 90° lower stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Front foot steps back

L lower block

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R short stance

Eyes: 12 O'clock

L foot steps up into short stance, rotating clockwise

R upper block

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L 3qtr stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Stepping forward from previous

L middle punch

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R 90° lower stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Front foot steps back

R lower block

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L short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

L foot steps up, R foot rotates into short stance

L middle block

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R short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Step through

R middle block

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L 3qtr stance

L front kick, land forward in 3qtr stance

L front elbow strike, L backfist

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L lower block, R reverse middle punch

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Shoulder-width stance facing L of shrine

Eyes: 3 O'Clock

R foot sweeps, lands in shoulder width stance facing L of shrine, eyes looking to the rear

R outward shuto tsuki (knife hand strike)

 

Ki-ai on bold/underline

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L short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

L foot steps up, R foot rotates into short stance

L middle block1

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R 3qtr stance

R front kick, land forward in 3qtr stance

R front elbow strike, R backfist

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R lower block, L reverse middle punch

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Shoulder-width stance facing R of shrine

Eyes: 9 O'Clock

L foot sweeps, lands in shoulder width stance facing R of shrine, eyes looking to the rear

L outward shuto tsuki (knife hand strike)

 

Ki-ai on bold/underline

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R deep lunging stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

From shuto tsuki in previous count, L hand parries across into L moroto tsuki (rotating double fist strike)

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Attention stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Both hands return to right hikete (right ribs) with L hand on top1

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L deep lunging stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

R hand parries across into R moroto tsuki (rotating double fist strike)