10. - 9. Kyu Flashcards
Zen Kutsu Dachi
Starting from Yoi Dachi step back with your right leg so that your feet are about one shoulder width apart and two shoulders in length. 70% of the your weight should be on your front leg and 30% on your back leg. Your front food is point straight ahead with your knee over the center of your foot.
- Your back foot is at an angle of 45 deg
- Back leg is straight
- You should not see your toes in front of you
Fudo Dachi
Stand with yvour feet turned outwards, one should width apart and your weight evenly distributed. Hold your arms in front of you, first clenched with the elbows kept close to the side of your body.
Yoi Dachi / Haiko Dachi
From Fudo Dachi, turn your heels out and at the same time move your hands upwards across your chest. Slowly pull your hands down and turn your heels inwards until your feet are parallel.
Seiken Morote Tsuki
Morote Tsuki Chudan, Jodan and Gedan are performed the same way as Oi Tsuki. The main difference is that you strike with both hands at the same time.
Seiken Oi Tsuki
Chudan Tsuki should be level with your solarus plexus.
Jodan Tsuki is just under the nose
Gedan Tsuki is aimed at the groin
All three punches are done on the center line. Your strike with the knuckles of the fist and middle finger of your fist. The tip of your thum should touch your middle finger.
Hiza Ganmen Geri
Hiza Geri is a kick using the knee. start from Yoi Dachi, lift your knee as high as possible keeping your back straight and your toes point down.
Kin Geri
Kin Geri is an extension of Hiza Geriu.
Lift your knee as if kicking Hiza Geri, then extend your leg so your foot is on the center line and level with your grown. You kick using Haisoku (upper part of foot).
Kin Geri is a snapping kick.
Seiken Mae Gedan Barai
Start by lifting your right arm up to the left sid of your head, close to your ear. Your elbow is pointing down and your left arm is covering your groin. Block downwards with your right arm and at the same time pull back your left hand into Hikete position.
On completion of the block your right arm stops about two fist away from your right leg
Body and shoulder are turned into the block at an angle of 45 degrees
Seiken Jodan Uke
Pull your left elbwo down so the arm is vertical. Your fist should be below the level of your eyes and about one Seiken in front of your face.
Sanchin Dachi
From Yoi Dachi step forward in a circular motion with your right leg so that on completion of the step your right heel and toes of your left foot are on the same baseline. At the end of step, turn your heels outwards. The stance is about one shoulder wide and the weight distributed equaliy on both feet with your legs slightly bent.
It’s important to tense every muscle of your body
Lock your hips and keep your back straight
Ido Geiko
Mawatte
Naure
Kokutsu Dachi
From Yoi Dachi step forward with your left leg. The distance from your front foot to your back foot should be no more than three steps (length of your foot is one step). The width should not be more than 5cm. Your front foot is pointing straight head.
In Kokutsu Dachi your back leg takes most of the weight 70%
Back foot is at 45deg
Musubi Dachi
Your feet are turned outwards and your heels are touching
Hands crossed left over right in front of groin
Moment of great focus and concentration
Seiken Ago Uchi
From starting position keep relaxed and aim at the chin.
Pull hands back as fast as possible
Punch aimed at the chin
Seiken Gyaku Tsuki
Seiken Gyaku Jodan, Chudan and Gedan
Same as Oi Tsuki, just punch with the opposite hand
If left leg is forward, then strike with right
Gyaku means ‘reverse’
Mae Geri Chudan Chusoku
Lift leg like in Hiza Geri.
Kick aiming solarus plexus
Keep leg slightly bend, don’t lock
Kick using Chusoku (Fussballen)
Seiken Chudan Uchi Uke
Take your left arm across your chest and place it under your right armpit with the back of your fist uppermost. At the same time your right arm is placed on the center line.
On completion
- Left fist is shoulder height
- Body and shoulrder are turned into the block at 45deg
Seiken Chudan Soto Uke
Put your left fist behind your head and yor right arm across your body.
Block in a circula movement with your left arm so that your arm goes over the center line and stop on the opposite side of your body.
Simultaneously pulling back your right hand into Hikete position.
Nogare Omote
Breathing
Start from Fudo Dachi
Take a deep breath through your nose
Extending your arm fotward and shlowly pulling your hands back into Hikete position
Take a small pause and then turn your hands so your palm are facing down.
Breath out through the mouth while pushing your hands towards the floor.
Nogare Ura
Breathing
Start from Fudo Dachi and take a deep breath
Pull your hands back and while holding your breath, push your hands forward, fingers pointing straight ahead.
At the end of the movement turn your heands so that your palms are facing up.
Breath out through your mouth and let your arms drop to your side.
