Heian 1
The Steps:
As always, begin the Kata in Attention Stance, with feet together, hands at your side and eyes forward. Every Kata begins and ends from this stance with a bow.
1. Left Kata Stance (facing left from starting position) left down-block
2. Step forward into right kata stance right middle level punch
3. Front foot behind the back foot 180 degree turn right kata stance & right down-block, Right foot to left foot, hands come up and hammer fist strike as the right foot returns to previous position
4. Step forward (left kata stance) left middle level punch
5. Left foot to right, 90 degree turn left left down block followed by a left upper block, grab and rotate
6. Step forward into right kata stance with right rising block and KIA
7. Step forward (left kata stance) left upper block, grab and rotate
8. Step forward into right kata stance with right rising block and KIA
9. Back foot behind the front foot into left kata stance with left down block
10. Step forward into right kata stance right middle level punch
11. Front foot behind the back foot 180 degree turn right kata stance & right down-block
12. Step forward (left kata stance) left middle level punch
13. Left foot to right, 90 degree turn left left down block
14. Step forward into right kata stance right middle level punch
15. Step forward (left kata stance) left middle level punch
16. Step forward into right kata stance right middle level punch with a KIA
17. Back foot behind the front foot into left fighting stance with left shuto block
18. Step forward into right fighting stance right shuto strike
19. Front foot behind the back foot 180 degree turn right kata stance & right shuto block
20. Step forward into left fighting stance left shuto strike