International Hayashi-Ha Shito-Ryu Kata – Heian Sandan
This page provides details on the International Hayashi-Ha Shito-Ryu Kata – Heian Sandan. If you have a question regarding a particular movement, please check with your instructor as katas can vary between different Shito-Ryu schools and organizations.
Written instructions are listed below the kata video.
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Video of International Hayashi-Ha Shito-Ryu Kata – Heian Sandan
Written Kata Instructions
- Musubi dachi
- Heiko dachi
- Turning 90 degrees left neko ashi dachi, left hand soto uke
- Stepping up with right foot to heisoku dachi, left hand gedan barai, right hand soto uke, then left hand soto uke, right hand gedan barai
- Turning 180 degrees right neko ashi dachi, right hand soto uke
- Stepping up with left foot to heisoku dachi, right hand gedan barai, left hand soto uke, then right hand soto uke, left hand gedan barai
- Turning 90 degrees left neko ashi dachi left hand soto uke
- Stepping up right zenkutsu dachi right hand spear hand thrust, KIAI
- Pivot 180 degrees sliding right foot to the left, left zenkutsu dachi right hand slaps back of right leg and slides up to small of back
- Turning 180 degrees stepping forward with left foot, left shikodachi gedan barai
- Stepping up right zenkutsu dachi chudan zuki
- Stepping up with left foot and pivoting 180 degrees left heisoku dachi fists on hips
- Stepping forward with right foot shikodachi fists remaining on hips right elbow block, right uraken
- Stepping forward with left foot shikodachi fists remaining on hips left elbow block, left uraken
- Stepping forward with right foot shikodachi right hand yoko tettsui
- Stepping forward with left foot zenkutsu dachi left hand chudan zuki
- Stepping forward with right foot heiko dachi
- Pivot 180 degrees left heiko dachi, left elbow strike to the rear and right punch behind left ear
- Shuffle to right heiko dachi, right elbow strike to the rear and left punch behind right ear, KIAI
- Heiko dachi
- Musubi dachi
- Rei
References
- International Hayashi-ha Shito-ryu Karate-do Federation, Our Katas, http://www.internationalshitoryu.com/aboutus/our-katas/, Added – 05/05/14
- Kata instructions provided courtesy of Cacabelos, http://cacabelos.us/WSKOkatas.html, Copyright © Cacabelos 2003 All Rights Reserved. No part of this information may be reproduced without Cacabelos ‘s express consent. Added – 06/01/14