Taikyoku Ichi and Ni

Taikyoku Ichi Steps

1) From Yoi Dachi, look to your left, step back with your left leg and begin block, turn hips into left ZD as you block GB, with your left hand. Your fist should be 2″ off the knee, in line with your left leg.
2) Raise your left hand to perform hidden move, step through into right ZD and punch chudan level (middle) with your right hand.
3) Look over your shoulder step back with your right foot and turn hips into right ZD and block GB with your right hand. Fist should be in line with leg, 2″ above the knee.
4) Raise your right hand to perform hidden move, step through into left ZD and punch chudan level (middle) with your left hand.
5) Look to the left, over your shoulder, step 90 degrees, turn your hips into left ZD and block GB, with your left hand.
6) Slide straight into right ZD and punch chudan level, with your right hand.
7) Slide straight into left ZD and punch chudan level, with your left hand.
8) Slide straight into right ZD and punch chudan level, with your right hand. KIAI!
9) Look over shoulder, begin ¾ turn by stepping into Kake Dachi (Hook Stance), turn 270 degrees into left ZD and perform GB, with your left hand.

10) Raise your left hand to perform hidden move, step through to right ZD and punch chudan level with your right hand.
11) Look over shoulder, step back 180 degrees, turn hips into right ZD and block GB, with your right hand.
12) Raise your right hand to perform hidden move, step through into Left ZD and punch chudan level with your left hand.
13) Look over your shoulder, step back 90 degrees and begin block, turn hips into left ZD and perform GB with left hand.
14) Slide straight into right ZD and punch chudan level with your right hand.
15) Slide straight into left ZD and punch chudan level with your left hand.
16) Slide straight into right ZD and punch chudan level with your right hand. KIAI!
17) Look over shoulder, begin¾ turn by stepping into KK (Hook Stance), turn 270 degrees into left ZD and perform GB with your left hand.
18) Raise your left hand to perform hidden move, step through into right ZD and punch chudan level with your right hand.
19) Look over shoulder, step back 180 degrees, turn hips into right ZD and perform GB with your right hand.
20) Raise your right hand to perform hidden move, step through into left ZD and punch chudan level with your left hand.
21) Return to Yoi Dachi upon Norai. Bow and end kata upon Rei.

Taikyoku Ni

Taikyoku Ni is the same as Ichi except that all punches are performed to jodan level (upper).

Detailed descriptions of the steps with pictures for these kata can be downloaded here.

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