Thread: Bokken Kata
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Old 06-30-2004, 04:15 AM   #3
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Re: Bokken Kata

Hello, this is one of the kata's i like to train at home, i've tried to explain it step by step the best i can, but if you have any questions i'll be glad to anwser them.

Niho zenshin zengo kiri rensu kude.

Starting position: N, right foot forward.
· N, step in with left, shomen uchi.
· N, step in with right, shomen uchi.
· Z, 180° turn on the spot, shomen uchi.
· Z, step in with right, shomen uchi.
· Z, step in with left, shomen uchi.
· N, 180° turn on the spot, shomen uchi.

· N, step in with left, step in with right, shomen uchi.
· Z, 180° turn on the spot, shomen uchi.
· Z, step in with right, step in with left, shomen uchi.
· N, 180° turn on the spot, shomen uchi.

· N, step in with left, step in with right, tsuki.
· Z, 180° turn on the spot, shomen uchi.
· Z, step in with right, step in with left, tsuki.
· N, 180° turn on the spot, shomen uchi.

· N, step back with right and defend with bokken above the head (roof).
· Z, 180° turn on the spot, step in with left, shomen uchi.
· N, 180° turn on the spot, open your left hand, cut open belly with (only) right hand.
· N, lift bokken, join left hand, step in with left, shomen uchi.
· N, step back with left and defend with bokken above the head (roof).
· Z, 180° turn on the spot, step in with right, shomen uchi.
· N, 180° turn on the spot, open your right hand, cut open belly with (only) left hand.
· N, lift bokken, join right hand, step in with right, shomen uchi.

· Sankaku: NW, jump in with left, lift, NE, jump in with right, shomen uchi.
· Z, 180° turn on the spot, shomen uchi.
· Sankaku: ZW, jump in with right, lift, ZE, jump in with left, shomen uchi.
· Z, 180° turn on the spot, shomen uchi.

· Zanshin.
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