The use of Kata Technique – Section 8

Special techniques

Opening Seisan Kata 106.01 – Working outside the kick

Attacker executes a right front kick to your center

Seisan Response - Technique 1. to 1.1

1. Step your left foot into alongside your right foot.
2. Continue to step forward with your left foot crescent step.
3. Your left arm crosses your body and moves under the attackers kick.
4. You rotate your body counter-clockwise and execute your left side block. This rolls the attacker’s kick counterclockwise.
5. When your left side block reaches the standard side block position you execute a annaku pivot 20 degrees across their attack line and continue to roll your block down counterclockwise to execute a projection to the ground, for the attacker.

This seisan application works the exterior line of defense to an interior line of defense.

Force multipliers to consider

1. Correct body alignment. Your center must roll to the left as your left hand begins to block/roll the kick, and it must then continue to follow your arm as it rolls to the right for the projection.

Opening Seisan Kata 106.02 – Countering grabs from the front

Attacker grabs your wrist from the front. This works for straight attacking hand grabs, cross attacking hand grabs and double grabs of a single hand or hands grabbing both hands.

Seisan Response - Technique 1. to 1.1

1. Step your left foot into alongside your right foot.
2. Your left arm crosses your body and moves under the attackers grab.
3. Continue to step forward with your left foot crescent step and side block to break the grab.