Kata Annaku

This Shorin Ryu kata came from Shorin Ryu Honda Katsu, as taught by Carl Long in Pennsylvania.   The name means “Light from the South”. It was taught at green belt level.

Mr. Long’s tradition is in the Shimabuku Ezio lineage of Shorin Ryu.

 

12:00   . rei, hide weapon, close down

            . cross arms, open

 2:00    . look right, shift to left back stance, RSB 45’

            . shift weight to right foot, LRP

11:00   . look left, shift weight to right back stance, LSB 90’

            . shift weight to left foot, RRP

 9:00    . look left, 45’ left, lff cat stance, LSB

            . step lff seisan keeping LSB, RHP, LHP, RFK, RRP (note Vertical Punches)

 3:00    . look right, 180’, pivot on left, rff cat stance, RSB

            . step rff seisan keeping RSB, LHP, RHP, LFK, LRP (note Vertical Punches)

12:00   . look left, 90’ left pivot on right, lff cat stance, LSB

            . step rff seisan, RHP

 1:00    . look right, 270 left, pivot on right, lff seisan, right forearm strike

 2:00    . look right, 45’ right, pivot on left, rff cat stance, RSB

            . step rff seisan keeping RSB, LRP, RRP, LFK, LRP (note full twisting punches)

10:00   . look left, 90’ left, pivot on right, lff cat stance, LSB

            . step lff seisan keeping LSB, RRP, LRP, RFK, RRP (note full twisting punches)

 6:00    . Look left, step right foot back into lff back stance, LLB

            . Step rff, RHP (note full twisting punch)

            . Left foot kick-back, RSB

            . right front jump kick

            . land in rff seisan, RLB

            . left foot kick-back, RSB

12:00   . look left, 180’ left, pivot on the right,  Left hand out (palm down), Right hand chambered at the ear, then strike out with right shuto strike as the left hand returns to rotate and cover the solar plexus.

step back right foot,  Right hand out (palm down) Left hand chambered at the ear, then strike out with the left shuto strike as the right hand returns to rotate and cover the solar plexus,

. step up, close down

. rei

 

 

Bushi No Te Isshinryu Revision

 

 

Marc and Mike

 

12:00   . rei, hide weapon, close down

            . cross arms, open

 2:00    . look right, shift to left back stance, RSB 45’

            . shift weight to right foot, LRP

11:00   . look left, shift weight to right back stance, LSB 90’

            . shift weight to left foot, RRP

 9:00    . look left, 45’ left, lff cat stance, LSB

            . step lff seisan keeping LSB, RHP, LHP, RFK, RRP (vertical punches)

 3:00    . look right, 180’, pivot on left, rff cat stance, RSB

            . step rff seisan keeping RSB, LHP, RHP, LFK, LRP (vertical punches)

12:00   . look left, 90’ left pivot on right, lff cat stance, LSB

            . step rff seisan, RHP

 1:00    . look right, 270 left, pivot on right, lff seisan, right forearm strike

 2:00    . look right, 45’ right, pivot on left, rff cat stance, RSB

            . step rff seisan keeping RSB, LRP, RRP, LFK, LRP (vertical punches)

10:00   . look left, 90’ left, pivot on right, lff cat stance, LSB

            . step lff seisan keeping LSB, RRP, LRP, RFK, RRP (vertical punches)

 6:00    . Look left, step right foot back into lff back stance, LLB

            . Step rff, RHP (vertical punch)

            . Left foot kick-back, RSB

            . right front jump kick

            . land in rff seisan, RLB

            . left foot kick-back, RSB

12:00   . look left, 180’ left, pivot on the right, chamber both hands high to the left,

double shuto right hand leading, left at solar plexus

. step back right foot, chamber both high to the right, double shuto left leading,

Right at solar plexus

. step up, close down

. rei

 

 

Note: the last section facing 12, with the chamber of both hands high, is a modification I made for beginners. The original technique was step away with the bottom hand facing the opponent (palm down) and the top hand crossing the lower arm, the hand turned towards your face. Then the lower hand is pulled back as the top arm drops the elbow and strikes out. The two hands together can be a wrist grab counter.

 

The modified technique came from Korean training, and it is changed at green belt.