Taikyoku 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. This kata starts from a horse stance after the bow with hands in ready position.
END: Left foot to right foot, turn and face Start direction and 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. This kata starts from a horse stance after the bow with hands in ready position.
- (From Horse Stance) Left foot to right foot, turning 90 degrees and sliding out into a Left Kata Stance with a Down Block over the Left Knee (*Down Blocks will follow each turn throughout the Kata and should be 6 inches about the knee)
- Step forward into Right Kata Stance with a Right Middle Reverse Punch to the Solar Plexus
- TURN (180 Degrees): Front foot behind the Back foot, Down Block with the Right fist over the Right Knee in a Right Kata Stance
- Step forward into a Left Kata Stance with a Left Middle Reverse Punch to the Solar Plexus
- TURN (90 Degrees): Left foot to Right foot, sliding the Left foot out into a Left Kata Stance with a Down Block over the Left Knee
- Step forward into Right Kata Stance with a Right Middle Reverse Punch to the Solar Plexus
- Step forward into a Left Kata Stance with a Left Middle Reverse Punch to the Solar Plexus
- Step forward into Right Kata Stance with a Right Middle Reverse Punch to the Solar Plexus
- TURN (90 Degrees): Back foot behind the Front foot, Down Block with the Left fist over the Left Knee in a Left Kata Stance
- Step forward into Right Kata Stance with a Right Middle Reverse Punch to the Solar Plexus
- TURN (180 Degrees): Front foot behind the Back foot, Down Block with the Right fist over the Right Knee in a Right Kata Stance
- Step forward into a Left Kata Stance with a Left Middle Reverse Punch to the Solar Plexus
- TURN (90 Degrees): Left foot to Right foot, sliding the Left foot out into a Left Kata Stance with a Down Block over the Left Knee
- Step forward into Right Kata Stance with a Right Middle Reverse Punch to the Solar Plexus
- Step forward into a Left Kata Stance with a Left Middle Reverse Punch to the Solar Plexus
- Step forward into Right Kata Stance with a Right Middle Reverse Punch to the Solar Plexus With a KIA!!!
- TURN (90 Degrees): Back foot behind the Front foot, Down Block with the Left fist over the Left Knee in a Left Kata Stance
- Step forward into Right Kata Stance with a Right Middle Reverse Punch to the Solar Plexus
- TURN (180 Degrees): Front foot behind the Back foot, Down Block with the Right fist over the Right Knee in a Right Kata Stance
- Step forward into a Left Kata Stance with a Left Middle Reverse Punch to the Solar Plexus
END: Left foot to right foot, turn and face Start direction and bow.