# 002-1302: Gekisai Dai Ni

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Building from Gekisai Dai Ich, this kata introduces cat stance &amp; changes the pattern slightly.

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</td><td>Kata  
</td></tr><tr><td>Introduced at  
</td><td>5th Kyu  
</td></tr></tbody></table>

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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=""/></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=""/></div>

L short stance

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

Rotating counter clockwise from yoi

**L Upper Block**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 278.95px;"><td style="height: 278.95px;">2  
</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=""/></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=""/></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=""/></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=""/></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=""/></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=""/></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=""/></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=""/></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 kake uke**

</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=""/></div>

R short stance

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

Step through

**R kake uke**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 158.65px;"><td style="height: 158.65px;">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=""/></div>

L 3qtr stance

</td><td style="height: 158.65px;">**L front kick**, land forward in 3qtr stance

**L front elbow strike, L backfist**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 119.2px;"><td style="height: 119.2px;">4  
</td><td style="height: 119.2px;">**L lower block, R reverse middle punch**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 159.817px;"><td style="height: 159.817px;">5  
</td><td rowspan="6" style="height: 953.351px;"><div drawio-diagram="38"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1717159136.png" alt=""/></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=""/></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=""/></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 kake uke**

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

R short stance

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

Step forward into short stance

**R kake uke**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 173.467px;"><td style="height: 173.467px;">3<sub>a</sub>  
</td><td style="height: 173.467px;"><div drawio-diagram="16"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-05/drawing-5-1716563229.png" alt=""/></div>

L short stance

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

Step back into short stance

**L kake uke**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 159.283px;"><td style="height: 159.283px;">4  
</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=""/></div>

R 3qtr stance

</td><td style="height: 159.283px;">**R front kick**, land forward in 3qtr stance

**R front elbow strike, R backfist**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 119.667px;"><td style="height: 119.667px;">5  
</td><td style="height: 119.667px;">**R lower block, L reverse middle punch**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 225.9px;"><td style="height: 225.9px;">6  
</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=""/></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=""/></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: 195.383px;"><td style="height: 195.383px;">1  
</td><td style="height: 195.383px;"><div drawio-diagram="44"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717315471.png" alt=""/></div>

</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 195.383px;"><div drawio-diagram="50"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717317532.png" alt=""/></div>

R cat stance

</td><td style="height: 195.383px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

L foot pulls back into R cat stance

L hand parries across from previous count into **L mawashi uke**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 136.4px;"><td style="height: 136.4px;">2  
</td><td style="height: 136.4px;"><div drawio-diagram="46"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717315941.png" alt=""/></div>

</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 136.4px;"><div drawio-diagram="49"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717317521.png" alt=""/></div>

L cat stance

</td><td style="height: 136.4px;">Eyes: 12 O'Clock

R foot steps back and shuffles over into L cat stance

**R mawashi uke**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 225.9px;"><td style="height: 225.9px;">3  
</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=""/></div>

</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 225.9px;"><div drawio-diagram="49"><img src="https://kyohan.opensourcekarate.org/uploads/images/drawio/2024-06/drawing-5-1717317521.png" alt=""/></div>

L cat stance

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

L foot steps across, R foot moves back to align to front

**Open hands pull back to hikete, push back out into R mawashi shape**

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*a - Please note: These counts are called quite close to one another, in sort of a 1... 2,3 fashion.*