002-1302: Gekisai Dai Ni

Summary Building from Gekisai Dai Ich, 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

L short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Rotating counter clockwise from yoi

L Upper Block1

2

R 3qtr stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Stepping forward from previous

R middle punch1

3

L 90° lower stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Front foot steps back

L lower block1

1

R short stance

Eyes: 12 O'clock

L foot steps up into short stance, rotating clockwise

R upper block1

2

L 3qtr stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Stepping forward from previous

L middle punch1

3

R 90° lower stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Front foot steps back

R lower block1

1

L short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

L foot steps up, R foot rotates into short stance

L kake uke1

2

R short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Step through

R kake uke1

3

L 3qtr stance

L front kick1, land forward in 3qtr stance

L front elbow strike²,strike, L backfist3

4

L lower block¹,block, R reverse middle punch2

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)1

 

Ki-ai on 1
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1

L short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

L foot steps up, R foot rotates into short stance

L kake uke1

2_a

R short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Step forward into short stance

R kake uke1

3_a

L short stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

Step back into short stance

L kake uke1

4

R 3qtr stance

R front kick1, land forward in 3qtr stance

R front elbow strike²,strike, R backfist3

5

R lower block¹,block, L reverse middle punch2

6

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
bold/underline

1
 

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
   

L cat stance

Eyes: 12 O'Clock

R foot steps back and shuffles over into L cat stance

R mawashi uke1

3
 

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.