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002-1302: Gekisai Dai Ni

Summary

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

Type Pattern
Sub-Type
Kata
Introduced at
5th Kyu

Video

Pattern


Enbu-sen
Stance
Technique
Vital Points / Bunkai
1
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L short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Rotating counter clockwise from yoi

L Upper Block1


2
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R 3qtr stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Stepping forward from previous

R middle punch1


3
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L 90° lower stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Front foot steps back

L lower block1


1
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R short stance

Eyes: 12 O'clock

L foot steps up into short stance, rotating clockwise

R upper block1


2
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L 3qtr stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Stepping forward from previous

L middle punch1


3
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R 90° lower stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Front foot steps back

R lower block1


1
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L short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

L foot steps up, R foot rotates into short stance

L kake uke1


2
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R short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Step through

R kake uke1


3
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L 3qtr stance

L front kick1, land forward in 3qtr stance

L front elbow strike2, L backfist3


4

L lower block1, R reverse middle punch2


5
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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)1

Ki-ai on 1


1
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L short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

L foot steps up, R foot rotates into short stance

L kake uke1


2a
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R short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Step forward into short stance

R kake uke1


3a
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L short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Step back into short stance

L kake uke1


4
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R 3qtr stance

R front kick1, land forward in 3qtr stance

R front elbow strike2, R backfist3


5

R lower block1, L reverse middle punch2


6
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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)1

Ki-ai on 1


1
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R cat stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

L foot pulls back into R cat stance

L hand parries across from previous count into L mawashi uke1

 
2
 
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L cat stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

R foot steps back and shuffles over into L cat stance

R mawashi uke1

 
3
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L cat stance

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 shape1

 

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