Heian 3
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.
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.
- (Horse Stance) Middle level inside block (with left hand) to left, (right hand in ready position)
- (Feet together, knees slightly bent) Bring right foot to left foot, facing left with right inside/left downblock combination
- Left inside/right downblock combination
- Right inside/left downblock combination
- (back to Horse Stance) Slide your right foot back into a Horse Stance, middle level inside block with right hand
- Left inside/right downblock combination
- Right inside/left downblock combination
- Left inside/right downblock combination
- (Left Kata Stance) 90 degree turn left, middle level isometric inside block
- Step forward (Right Kata Stance) Spearhand (the right arm is extended, the left a guard under the right elbow)
- 180 degree turn (taking the back foot behind the front foot) (Left Kata Stance) middle reverse punch left hand
- Step forward (Right Kata Stance) middle reverse punch right hand
- 90 degree turn left (feet together, hands in fists at sides)
- Right outside crescent kick (head high) followed by a right elbow strike and backfist
- Bring your left foot to your right (hands return to sides)
- Left outside crescent kick (head high) followed by a left elbow strike and backfist
- Bring your right foot to your left (hands return to sides)
- Right outside crescent kick (head high) followed by a right elbow strike and backfist
- 90 degree turn left into a Horse Stance, Right swinging punch
- Left swinging punch with a Kia!