Miyagi Chogun training youth Seiunchin Kata

Masters Level Heian ShoDan (Sutrisno)

Masters Level Heian ShoDan (Sutrisno)

 

This is an advanced training drill from Sutrisno family Shotokan, the Heian Sho Dan.

 

Facing 12 o’clock

 

1. Rei facing 12 o’clock
2. Turn to 9 o’clock , stepping LFF into Left Front Stance with a left low block followed by a right low block.
3. Step RFF into Right Front Stance with a right low block followed by a left low block.
4. Turn 180 clockwise to 3 o’clock, pivoting on the left foot, into Right Front Stance with a Right low block
5. Pull the right foot back alongside the left, turn 90 counter-clockwise to 12 o’clock and deliver a right side descending hammer fist strike towards 3 o’clock.
6. Pivoting 90 degrees clockwise to 3 o’clock on the right foot, LFF into Left Front Stance with a left low block followed by a right low block.
7. Turn 90 degrees counter-clockwise to 12 o’clock, pivoting on the right foot, stepping forward with the left foot then a left low block turning into left high block, turning into a left high knife hand block.
8. RFF into Right Front Stance with a right high block, then right middle inside block, then a right low block, then a left high punch, then a right middle punch finishing with a left low punch.
9. LFF into Left Front Stance with a left high block, then left middle inside block, then a left low block, then a right high punch, then a left middle punch finishing with a right low punch.
10. RFF into Right Front Stance with a right high block, then right middle inside block, then a right low block, then a left high punch, then a right middle punch finishing with a left low punch.
11. Turn 270 counter-clockwise, pivoting on the right foot, stepping into Left front stance to 3 o’clock with a left low block followed by a right low block..
12. RFF into Right Front Stance with a right high punch then a left middle punch.
13. Turn 180 clockwise to 9 o’clock, pivoting on the left foot, into Right Front Stance with a right low block followed by a left low block.
14. LFF into Left Front Stance with a left high block then a right middle punch.
15. Turn to 6 o’clock , stepping LFF into Left Front Stance with a left low block
16. Step RFF into Right back stance with a right inside middle strike then a right outside middle hammerfist strike..
17. Step LFF into Left back stance with a left inside middle strike then a left outside middle hammerfist strike.
18. Step RFF into Right back stance with a right inside middle strike then a right outside middle hammerfist strike..
19. Turn 270 counter-clockwise to 9 o’clock, pivoting on the right foot, stepping into Left back stance with a left open hand outer middle strike and an accompanying right open hand middle cover, then a right open middle hand outer middle strike and an accompanying left open hand middle cover.
20. Pivoting on the left foot, RFF to 10:30, stepping into Right back stance, with a right open hand outer middle strike and an accompanying left open hand middle cover, then a left open hand outer middle strike and an accompanying right open hand middle cover..
21. Pivot on the left foot, and turn to 3 o’clock, stepping into a Right back stance, with a right open hand outer middle strike and an accompanying left open hand middle cover, then a left open hand outer middle strike and an accompanying right open hand middle cover..
22.  Pivoting on the right foot, LFF to 1:30, stepping into Left back stance with a left open hand outer middle strike and an accompanying right open hand middle cover.then a right open middle hand outer middle strike and an accompanying left open hand middle cover.
23. Step back into a closing Rei.

While we practiced this kata, I never filmed it. Tristan shared this one evening with me and that was all the instruction I received. 

I always thought that he was joking calling it a Master Level kata. perhaps more to fix it in his students minds, More just one of the many, many layers of hit art.

This is the standard Heian Shodan kata template with the above exercise it based on.  

 

 

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