Instructions for Heian Nidan - International Hayashi-Ha Shito-Ryu Kata

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Written Kata Instructions

• Musubi Dachi
• Heiko Dachi
• Turning 90 degrees left, left foot forward neko ashi dachi tettsui uchi
• Stepping forward with right foot, zenkutsu dachi oizuki
• Turning 180 degrees right, right foot forward zenkutsu dachi gedan barai, tettsui uchi
• Stepping forward with left foot, zenkutsu dachi oizuki
• Turning 90 degrees left, left foot forward zenkutsu dachi gedan barai
• Stepping forward with right foot, zenkutsu dachi age uke
• Stepping forward with left foot, zenkutsu dachi age uke
• Stepping forward with right foot, zenkutsu dachi age uke KIAI
• Turning 225 degrees left, left foot forward zenkutsu dachi gedan barai
• Stepping forward with right foot, zenkutsu dachi oizuki
• Turning 90 degrees right, right foot forward zenkutsu dachi gedan barai
• Stepping forward with left foot, zenkutsu dachi oizuki
• Turning 45 degrees left, left foot forward zenkutsu dachi gedan barai
• Stepping forward with right foot, zenkutsu dachi oizuki
• Stepping forward with left foot, zenkutsu dachi oizuki
• Stepping forward with right foot, zenkutsu dachi oizuki KIAI
• Turning 225 degrees left, stepping back with left foot, landing left foot forward shiko dachi left hand shuto gedan barai
• Turning 180 degrees right stepping forward with right foot, shiko dachi right hand shuto gedan barai
• Turning 90 degrees right, stepping forward with right foot, shiko dachi right hand shuto gedan barai
• Turning 180 degrees right stepping forward with leftt foot, shiko dachi right hand shuto gedan barai
• Stepping 45 degrees backward with left foot, turning 45 degrees left, heiko 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