Pinan San Steps 1) Bow into Mokuso and come out into Yoi Dachi. Look to your left, step back and begin the block. Turn your hips into left KKD as you block CUU with your left hand. Step up into Musubi Dachi (MD) and punch straight down with your right hand, keeping your left hand […]
Pinan Yon Steps 1) Bow into Mokuso and slide out into Yoi Dachi. Looking to your left, step back and stack your hands on the right. Turn hips into KKD as you block CUU with your left hand and JU with your right hand. Both hands are open with thumbs tucked. See picture for proper
Pinan Go Steps 1) Bow into Mokuso and slide out into Yoi Dachi. Looking to your left, step back and begin block. Turn hips into left Kokutso Oachi (KKD) as you block left Chudan Uchi Uke (CUU). Perform a straight punch with your right hand. Reach out with your left hand and cover your fist.
Sanchin Steps 1) Bow into Moksu. Upon the command, step out with your right foot into Sanchin Dachi (SD) and perform a double CUU. Tense your hands and feet at the same time.2) Chamber your left hand and slowly punch straight out. Bring the fist straight back across the body and perform CUU.3) Bring your
Yantsu Steps 1) Bow into Mokuso and come out in Yoi Dachi. Chamber both arms back with the hands intight fists. Coming straight out, perform double Haito (ridge hand) to temple.2) Chamber hands and perform double fisted punch to face.3) Stack your hands to the right side of your body and snap a right Uraken
Gekisai Dai Steps 1) Bow into Mokuso and slide out into Yoi Dachi. Looking to your left, step back with your left foot, turn your hips to the left 90degrees into sanchin dachi SD and perform JU with your left hand. Step into right ZD and punch jodan level with your right hand. Step back
Tsuki No Steps 1) Bow into Moksu and come out in yoi dachi. Step back with your right foot into KD as you turn your hips to a 45-degree angle. Perform a GB with your left hand and follow with a right reverse punch chudan level, across your body due to hip alignment.2) Step through
In our Black Belt Kata class this weekend (7/16/2022) we focused on the the last (on our list of black belt katas), the longest, and the most complex kata, Sushiho. According to Shihan Cameron Quinn’s book, “The Budo Karate of Mas Oyama”, Sushiho 五十四歩 translates to Fifty Four Steps. In his book he writes: This
