002-2003: Kihon Ido San

Summary

The last of the kihon ido series, this pattern is advanced and is introduced at the brown belt level.

A note on stances: as with all kihon-ido documentation, the stance diagrams will all have the left foot in front. This is to save confusion when practicing, as each movement could be done on either side depending on how it is drilled.

Movement: When moving forward in kihon ido, the back foot leads - i.e: if I'm kicking to land forward, it would be off the back foot. When moving backwards, this is reversed - kicking off the front foot to land back. The foot controlling the movement is described as "leading foot", and the other is "trailing foot."

Left foot short stance

Left hand kumite-no-kamae

San-bon-tsuki (3 punches, upper/middle/middle)

Step to short stance

Upper block, middle punch

Front kick into short stance

Leading foot suriashi-dachi

Front hand inner deflecting block, reverse upper punch

Trailing foot suriashi-dachi

Back hand palm block, front backfist, reverse middle punch

Step to short stance

Trailing foot suriashi-dachi

Front kick into fighting stance, jab-cross

Pull back to kamae

Left foot short stance

Left hand kumite-no-kamae

Trailing foot surashi-dachi

Jab-cross

Step over into fighting stance

Trailing foot lunges forward

Front hand backfist, reverse upper punch

Front kick into fighting stance

Switch foot into fighting stance

Jab-cross

Trailing foot surashi-dachi

Leading foot front kick, jab-cross

Step over into fighting stance

Step back into 90° lower stance, front lower punch

Shuffle up side-kick into fighting stance

Pull back into cat stance, groin kick of trailing foot

Front kick off back foot

Trailing foot surashi-dachi

Jab-cross