Senshi Nokkiru Dojo
Kata

Sanchin


Beginning: "Mokuso" - close eyes, bring feet together into musubi dachi, crossing hands in front of face and lowering them, still crossed, to just in front of tanden.

"Yoi" - cross arms in front of throat and bring to sides, with ibuki breathing.


  1. R. foot forward to R. sanchin dachi, morote kake uke (ibuki).

  2. L. hand execute L. chudan gyaku tsuki (ibuki) and L. kake uke (ibuki).

  3. L. foot forward to L. sanchin dachi, morote kake uke (no ibuki).

  4. R. chudan gyaku tsuki (ibuki), R. kake uke (ibuki).

  5. R. foot forward to R. sanchin dachi, morote kake uke (no ibuki).

  6. L. chudan tsuki punching under right elbow (ibuki).

  7. R. foot steps straight across in front of L. foot; pivot 180° to L. sanchin dachi. L. chudan uchi uke (no ibuki).

  8. R. chudan gyaku tsuki (ibuki) and R. kake uke (ibuki).

  9. R. foot forward to R. sanchin dachi, morote kake uke (no ibuki).

  10. L. chudan tsuki punching under right elbow (ibuki).

  11. R. foot steps straight across in front of L. foot; pivot 180° to L. sanchin dachi. L. chudan uchi uke (no ibuki).

  12. R. chudan gyaku tsuki (ibuki), R. kake uke (ibuki)

  13. R. foot forward to R. sanchin dachi, morote kake uke (no ibuki).

  14. L. chudan gyaku tsuki (ibuki), L. kake uke (ibuki).

  15. R. chudan tsuki (ibuki), R. kake uke (ibuki).

  16. L. chudan gyaku tsuki (ibuki), L. kake uke (ibuki).

  17. Stretch hands staright out in front, back to back, pull to sides quickly and execute morote chudan nukite (ibuki).

  18. Stretch hands staright out in front, back to back, pull to sides quickly and execute morote chudan nukite (ibuki).

  19. Stretch hands staright out in front, back to back, pull to sides quickly and execute morote chudan nukite (ibuki).

  20. R. foot step back to L. sanchin dachi, R. mawashi uke. R. shotei gedan uchi, L. shotei chudan uchi simultaneously (ibuki).

  21. L. foot step back to R. sanchin dachi, L. mawashi uke. L. shotei gedan uchi, R. shotei chudan uchi simultaneously (ibuki).



End: "Yame" - left foot back to heiko dachi, crossing hands in front of throat and bring to sides.




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