Wadoryu Karate - KATA - pinan shodan

TECHNIQUES - KATA

pinan shodan

photosequence: shihan Ishikawa at about 35 years of age
kaisetsu: shihan Ishikawa at about 35 years of age

Move:

1

Technique:

preperation

Tachikata:

shizentai

Objective:

cleanse your mind of any thoughts or emotions. Ready for action.

Note:

have the knees bend and soft, don't lock them.

Move:

2

Technique:

hidari jodan soto uke - migi jodan kamaete

Tachikata:

mahanmi neko ashi dachi

Objective:

isolate the use of downward gravity, while doing a sideway defense.

Note:

Move straigt down. Drop the body. therefore, mahanmi neko ashi is used. Don't think of lowering the waist, rather think of "unblocking" the knee. Hiza no nuki.

The right arm functions as kamae and should be ready to react to any movement.

Kaisetsu:

defend from jodan zuki

Move:

3

Technique:

hidari chudan uchi uke - migi chudan tettsui otoshi uke.

Tachikata:

mahanmi neko ashi dachi

Objective:

use both hands for different functions in different directions at the same time, also the twist of the waist and upperbody are as important

Note:

make sure not do destroy the nekoashi when twisting the upperbody

Kaisetsu:

jodan zuki - chudan zuki - chudan zuki. defend using jodan soto uke, uchi uke, tettsui otoshi uke

Move:

4

Technique:

jodan tettsui uchi

Tachikata:

shizentai

Objective:

strike high and remain "low" with the body. punch with the whole body and withdraw the left foot with the whole body

Note:

smoothly do these continous movements, do not rush them. don't move the head.

Kaisetsu:

from tettsui otoshi uke, grab the last chudan attack and counter with tettsui uchi

Move:

5

Technique:

identical to move 2

Tachikata:

Objective:

Note:
don't lower the left arm.

Kaisetsu:

Move:

6

Technique:

identical to move 3

Tachikata:

Objective:

Note:
right palm faces the left cheek

Kaisetsu:

Move:

7

Technique:
identical to move 4

Tachikata:

Objective:

Note:
attack the temple

Kaisetsu:

Move:

8-1

Technique:

kamae

Tachikata:

migi hanmi shizentai

Objective:

intermediate preparing for next movement

Note:

lower the right arm, withdraw the right leg and change the direction of looking. in kushanku move 50 is it done without this intermediate.

Kaisetsu:

Move:

8-2

Technique:

jodan soto uke - chudan yokogeri

Tachikata:

stand on the left leg, stand with the body.

Objective:

simultaneous movement

Note:

left fist remains

Kaisetsu:

defend from jodan zuki with soto uke and couter using yoko geri simultaneously

Move:

9

Technique:

jodan shuto uke

Tachikata:

mahanmi neko ashi dachi

Objective:

remaining gravity centre, emphasise the jodan shuto defense. change of enbusen should be emphasised when movement and change occurs simultaneously, like pinan sandan / godan move 1.

Note:

take care where you put the right foot after kicking. make sure to be able to switch to mahanmi neko ashi dachi without moving the centre of gravity.

Kaisetsu:

defend from jodan zuki

Move:

10

Technique:

jodan shuto uke

Tachikata:

mahanmi neko ashi dachi

Objective:

practise of forward movement and jodan shuto uke

Note:

make sure the neko ashi points straight forward

Kaisetsu:

as the opponent moves back, follow and defend from jodan zuki as the opponent attacks again.

Move:

11

Technique:

jodan shuto uke

Tachikata:

mahanmi neko ashi dachi

Objective:

practise of forward movement and jodan shuto uke

Note:

the defense should be in harmony with the bodymovement

Kaisetsu:

as the opponent moves back, follow and defend from jodan zuki as the opponent attacks again.

Move:

12

Technique:

nukite (small finger pointing down, target suigetsu)

Tachikata:

zenkutsu dachi

Objective:

use the shuto kamae for shuto attack. (all open hand techniques are called shuto)

Note:

move the nukite in a straight line from the kamae

Kaisetsu:

as the opponent moves back, follow and counter with nukite

Move:

13

Technique:

jodan shuto uke

Tachikata:

mahanmi neko ashi dachi

Objective:

practise of turning movement and jodan shuto uke (using the front foot as a pivot)

Note:

don't forget to imagine your opponent and be ready to use the shuto kamae for any attack, or defense

Kaisetsu:

defend from jodan zuki

Move:

14

Technique:

jodan shuto uke

Tachikata:

mahanmi neko ashi dachi

Objective:

the first part of this kata, including the "moving back" part are the keypoints of this kata. However, the rest of the kata focusses on correct use of jodan shuto uke

Note:

forward mahanmi use suggests irimi, nagashi and kuzushi

Kaisetsu:

defend from jodan zuki

Move:

15

Technique:

jodan shuto uke

Tachikata:

mahanmi neko ashi dachi

Objective:

repeat correct shuto. (using the back foot as a pivot)

Note:

the hidari shuto should be kamae lightly touching suigetsu

Kaisetsu:

defend from jodan zuki

Move:

16

Technique:

jodan shuto uke

Tachikata:

mahanmi neko ashi dachi

Objective:

repeat.

Note:

correct shuto occurs from the elbow (hiji) not by the shuto itself

Kaisetsu:

defend from jodan zuki

Move:

17

Technique:

gyaku jodan soto uke

Tachikata:

gyakuzuki dachi

Objective:

change of seichusen, this is nagashi/taisabaki

Note:

from the previous shuto, if attacked, the body is moved off seichusen creating a new one on the next enbusen.

Kaisetsu:

defend from jodan zuki

Move:

18-1

Technique:

chudan maegeri

Tachikata:

stand on leg, stand with the whole body

Objective:

Follow the opponent who is retreating.

Note:

take care remaining the same height.

Kaisetsu:

counter the opponent using maegeri

Move:

18-2

Technique:

chudan gyakuzuki

Tachikata:

gyakuzuki dachi

Objective:

use the kette to add power to the gyakuzuki

Note:

after kicking in the centre with maegeri, make sure to not put it straight down, as the stance will become to narrow.

Kaisetsu:

attack suigetsu with gyakuzuki

Move:

19

Technique:

gyaku jodan soto uke

Tachikata:

gyakuzuki dachi

Objective:

nagashi practise

Note:

slightly rotate the upperbody, to assist the idea of nagashi/taisabaki.

Kaisetsu:

defend from jodan zuki

Move:

20-1

Technique:

chudan maegeri

Tachikata:

like move 18-1

Objective:

Note:

Kaisetsu:

Move:

20-2

Technique:

chudan gyakuzuki

Tachikata:

like move 18-2

Objective:

Note:

Kaisetsu:

Move:

21

Technique:

morote uke

Tachikata:

zenkutsu dachi

Objective:

change from gyakuzuki dachi to junzuki dachi, thus 'pressing' forward

Note:

if you extend the fingers of the left fist, it should just touch the right elbow

Kaisetsu:

defend from jodan zuki

Move:

22

Technique:

gedan barai

Tachikata:

zenkutsu dachi

Objective:

shift of the body and the gedan defense. Like move 4 in pinan nidan

Note:

make sure to turn the whole body far enough (225) to make sure the whole body can actually turn completely, to do a correct defense

Kaisetsu:

defend from chudan maegeri

Move:

23

Technique:

jodan uke

Tachikata:

zenkutsu dachi

Objective:

practise of fundamental movement

Note:

keep looking straight ahead

Kaisetsu:

defend from jodan zuki

Move:

24

Technique:

gedan barai

Tachikata:

zenkutsu dachi

Objective:

shift of the body and the gedan defense. Like move 4 in pinan nidan

Note:

again, use the whole body. don´t lookt down as you turn

Kaisetsu:

defend from chudan maegeri

Move:

25

Technique:

jodan uke

Tachikata:

as move 23

Objective:

Note:

Kaisetsu: