# 002-1301: Gekisai Dai Ich

<table id="bkmrk-summary-tbl" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 0px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 66.6%;"></col><col style="width: 33.4%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-width: 0px;">#### Summary

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

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</td><td>Kata  
</td></tr><tr><td>Introduced at  
</td><td>5th Kyu  
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#### Video

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#### Pattern

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</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Enbu-sen  
</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Stance  
</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Technique  
</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 173.467px;"><td style="height: 173.467px;">1  
</td><td rowspan="3" style="height: 698.317px;"><div drawio-diagram="35"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1717158893.png" alt="drawing-5-1717158893.png"/></div>

  
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L short stance

</td><td style="height: 173.467px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Rotating counter clockwise from yoi

**L Upper Block**

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</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 278.95px;"><div drawio-diagram="39"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717302464.png" alt="drawing-5-1717302464.png"/></div>

R 3qtr stance

</td><td style="height: 278.95px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Stepping forward from previous

**R middle punch**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 245.9px;"><td style="height: 245.9px;">3  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 245.9px;"><div drawio-diagram="20"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1716563387.png" alt="drawing-5-1716563387.png"/></div>

L 90<span class="font3" id="bkmrk-%C2%B0-lower-stance">° lower stance</span>

</td><td style="height: 245.9px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Front foot steps back

**L lower block**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 167.65px;"><td style="height: 167.65px;">1  
</td><td rowspan="3" style="height: 685.267px;"><div drawio-diagram="36"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1717159036.png" alt="drawing-5-1717159036.png"/></div>

  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 167.65px;"><div drawio-diagram="29"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1716796042.png" alt="drawing-5-1716796042.png"/></div>

R short stance

</td><td style="height: 167.65px;">Eyes: 12 O'clock

L foot steps up into short stance, rotating clockwise

**R upper block**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 277.85px;"><td style="height: 277.85px;">2  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 277.85px;"><div drawio-diagram="23"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1716609232.png" alt="drawing-5-1716609232.png"/></div>

L 3qtr stance

</td><td style="height: 277.85px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Stepping forward from previous

**L middle punch**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 239.767px;"><td style="height: 239.767px;">3  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 239.767px;"><div drawio-diagram="41"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717314504.png" alt="drawing-5-1717314504.png"/></div>

R 90<span class="font3" id="bkmrk-%C2%B0-lower-stance-1">° lower stance</span>

</td><td style="height: 239.767px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Front foot steps back

**R lower block**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 173.467px;"><td style="height: 173.467px;">1  
</td><td rowspan="4" style="height: 618.967px;"><div drawio-diagram="37"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1717159107.png" alt="drawing-5-1717159107.png"/></div>

  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 173.467px;"><div drawio-diagram="16"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1716563229.png" alt="drawing-5-1716563229.png"/></div>

L short stance

</td><td style="height: 173.467px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

L foot steps up, R foot rotates into short stance

**L middle block**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 167.65px;"><td style="height: 167.65px;">2  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 167.65px;"><div drawio-diagram="29"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1716796042.png" alt="drawing-5-1716796042.png"/></div>

R short stance

</td><td style="height: 167.65px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Step through

**R middle block**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 158.633px;"><td style="height: 158.633px;">3  
</td><td class="align-center" rowspan="2" style="height: 277.85px;"><div drawio-diagram="23"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1716609232.png" alt="drawing-5-1716609232.png"/></div>

L 3qtr stance

</td><td style="height: 158.633px;">**L front kick**, land forward in 3qtr stance

**L front elbow strike, L backfist**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 119.217px;"><td style="height: 119.217px;">4  
</td><td style="height: 119.217px;">**L lower block, R reverse middle punch**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 159.817px;"><td style="height: 159.817px;">5  
</td><td rowspan="4" style="height: 612.234px;"><div drawio-diagram="38"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1717159136.png" alt="drawing-5-1717159136.png"/></div>

  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 159.817px;"><div drawio-diagram="42"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717315021.png" alt="drawing-5-1717315021.png"/></div>

Shoulder-width stance facing L of shrine

</td><td style="height: 159.817px;">Eyes: 3 O'Clock

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

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**R outward shuto tsuki (knife hand strike)**</span>

Ki-ai on bold/underline

</td></tr><tr style="height: 173.467px;"><td style="height: 173.467px;">1  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 173.467px;"><div drawio-diagram="16"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1716563229.png" alt="drawing-5-1716563229.png"/></div>

L short stance

</td><td style="height: 173.467px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

L foot steps up, R foot rotates into short stance

**L middle block<sup>1</sup>**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 159.267px;"><td style="height: 159.267px;">2  
</td><td class="align-center" rowspan="2" style="height: 278.95px;"><div drawio-diagram="39"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717302464.png" alt="drawing-5-1717302464.png"/></div>

R 3qtr stance

</td><td style="height: 159.267px;">**R front kick**, land forward in 3qtr stance

**R front elbow strike, R backfist**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 119.683px;"><td style="height: 119.683px;">3  
</td><td style="height: 119.683px;">**R lower block, L reverse middle punch**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 225.9px;"><td style="height: 225.9px;">4  
</td><td style="height: 225.9px;"><div drawio-diagram="37"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1717159107.png" alt="drawing-5-1717159107.png"/></div>

</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 225.9px;"><div drawio-diagram="42"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717315021.png" alt="drawing-5-1717315021.png"/></div>

Shoulder-width stance facing R of shrine

</td><td style="height: 225.9px;">Eyes: 9 O'Clock

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

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**L outward shuto tsuki (knife hand strike)**</span>

Ki-ai on bold/underline

</td></tr><tr style="height: 329.333px;"><td style="height: 329.333px;">1  
</td><td style="height: 329.333px;"><div drawio-diagram="44"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717315471.png" alt="drawing-5-1717315471.png"/></div>

</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 329.333px;"><div drawio-diagram="30"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1716796296.png" alt="drawing-5-1716796296.png"/></div>

R deep lunging stance

</td><td style="height: 329.333px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

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

</td></tr><tr style="height: 225.9px;"><td style="height: 225.9px;">2  
</td><td style="height: 225.9px;"><div drawio-diagram="37"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1717159107.png" alt="drawing-5-1717159107.png"/></div>

</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 225.9px;"><div drawio-diagram="45"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717315790.png" alt="drawing-5-1717315790.png"/></div>

Attention stance

</td><td style="height: 225.9px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Both hands return to **right hikete (right ribs) with L hand on top<sup>1</sup>**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 277.85px;"><td style="height: 277.85px;">3  
</td><td style="height: 277.85px;"><div drawio-diagram="46"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717315941.png" alt="drawing-5-1717315941.png"/></div>

</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 277.85px;"><div drawio-diagram="23"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1716609232.png" alt="drawing-5-1716609232.png"/></div>

L deep lunging stance

</td><td style="height: 277.85px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

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

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