Instructions for Chi No Kata - International Hayashi-Ha Shito-Ryu Kata

This page will help you to learn Chi No, one of the International Hayashi-Ha Shito-Ryu katas. This kata is also known as Chino. For additional Shito-Ryu Karate katas, please visit the main Shito-Ryu Karate Katas page.

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Written Kata Instructions

• Musubi Dachi
• Heiko Dachi
• Stepping 45 degrees forward with right foot, turning 90 degrees left, left foot forward zenkutsu dachi age uke
• Stepping forward with right foot forward ½ zenkutsu dachi oizuki
• Stepping backward with right foot, turning 90 degrees right shiko dachi, left hand gedan barai
• Stepping 45 degrees forward with left foot, turning 90 degrees right, right foot forward zenkutsu dachi age uke
• Stepping forward with left foot forward ½ zenkutsu dachi oizuki
• Stepping backward with left foot, turning 90 degrees left shiko dachi, right hand gedan barai
• Stepping forward with left foot zenkutsu dachi soto uke
• Stepping forward with right foot zenkutsu dachi soto uke
• Left side Mae Geri, landing left foot forward zenkutsu dachi, left side tate empi
• Stepping backward with right foot, turning 90 degrees right shiko dachi, left hand gedan barai
• Stepping 45 degrees forward with right foot, turning 90 degrees left, left foot forward zenkutsu gyakuzuki KIAI
• Stepping backward with right foot, turning 90 degrees right, heiko dachi, right hand yoko shuto uchi
• Turning 90 degrees right stepping forward with left foot zenkutsu dachi, soto uke
• Right side Mae Geri, landing right foot forward zenkutsu dachi, right side tate empi
• Stepping backward with left foot, turning 90 degrees left shiko dachi, right hand gedan barai
• Stepping 45 degrees forward with left foot, turning 90 degrees right, right foot forward gyakuzuki KIAI
• Stepping back with left foot, turning 90 degrees left, heiko dachi left hand yoko shuto uchi
• Turning 90 degrees left, stepping 45 degrees back with left foot, right foot forward zenkutsu dachi, morote zuki - left hand jodan gyakuzuki, right hand gedan zuki
• Stepping up with left foot next to right foot and bringing both fists to rest on right hip
• Stepping back with right foot, left foot forward zenkutsudachi, morote zuki – right hand jodan gyakuzuki, left hand gedan zuki, KIAI
• Stepping back with left foot hekio dachi
• Musubi dachi
• Rei

References

1. International Hayashi-ha Shito-ryu Karate-do Federation, Our Katas, http://www.internationalshitoryu.com/aboutus/our-katas/, Added - 05/05/14
2. 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