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 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 L short stance 
 
 
 Eyes: 12 O'Clock 
 Rotating counter clockwise from yoi 
 L Upper Block 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 R 3qtr stance 
 
 
 Eyes: 12 O'Clock 
 Stepping forward from previous 
 R middle punch 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 L 90 ° lower stance 
 
 
 Eyes: 12 O'Clock 
 Front foot steps back 
 L lower block 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 R short stance 
 
 
 Eyes: 12 O'clock 
 L foot steps up into short stance, rotating clockwise 
 R upper block 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 L 3qtr stance 
 
 
 Eyes: 12 O'Clock 
 Stepping forward from previous 
 L middle punch 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 R 90 ° lower stance 
 
 
 Eyes: 12 O'Clock 
 Front foot steps back 
 R lower block 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 L short stance 
 
 
 Eyes: 12 O'Clock 
 L foot steps up, R foot rotates into short stance 
 L middle block 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 R short stance 
 
 
 Eyes: 12 O'Clock 
 Step through 
 R middle block 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 L 3qtr stance 
 
 
 L front kick , land forward in 3qtr stance 
 L front elbow strike, L backfist 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 L lower block, R reverse middle punch 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 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 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 L short stance 
 
 
 Eyes: 12 O'Clock 
 L foot steps up, R foot rotates into short stance 
 L middle block 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 R 3qtr stance 
 
 
 R front kick , land forward in 3qtr stance 
 R front elbow strike, R backfist 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 R lower block, L reverse middle punch 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 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 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 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) 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 Attention stance 
 
 
 Eyes: 12 O'Clock 
 Both hands return to right hikete (right ribs) with L hand on top 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 L deep lunging stance 
 
 
 Eyes: 12 O'Clock 
 R hand parries across into R moroto tsuki (rotating double fist strike)