KENSHIN KARATE SCHOOL
A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE KARATE DOJO
12944 Travilah Road, Potomac, MD 20854
(301)926-8339
renshi@kenshinkarate.com

TAIKYOKU GEDAN ICHI

YOI

1. Step forward with the right foot and shift 90 degrees (1/4 turn) to the left into left 45º Shiko Dachi and execute a left Gedan Uke.
2. Step forward with the right foot into right 45º Shiko Dachi and perform Chudan Seiken Suki.
3. Stepping with the right foot, turn 180 degrees (2/4 turn) to the right into right 45º Shiko Dachi and execute a right Gedan Uke.
4. Stepping with the left foot into left 45º Shiko Dachi and performing left Chudan Seiken Suki.
5. Stepping with the left foot, turn 90 degrees (1/4 turn) to the left into left 45º Shiko Dachi, facing original direction, and perform a left Gedan Uke.
6. Stepping in three times (right, left, right) into 45º Shiko Dachi each time executing Chudan Seiken Suki (right, left, right). KIAI on the last one.
7. Stepping with the left foot, turn 270 degress (3/4 turn) to the left into left 45º Shiko Dachi and execute a left Gedan Uke.
8. Stepping with the right foot into right 45º Shiko Dachi and performing right Chudan Seiken Suki.
9. Stepping with the right foot, turn 180 degrees (2/4 turn) to the right into right 45º Shiko Dachi and perform a right Gedan Uke.
10. Stepping with the left foot into left 45º Shiko Dachi and executing left Chudan Seiken Suki.
11. Stepping with the left foot turn to the left 90 degrees into left 45º Shiko Dachi and perform a left Gedan Uke.
12. Stepping in three times (right, left, right) into 45º Shiko Dachi each time executing Chudan Seiken Suki (right, left, right). KIAI on the last one.
13. Stepping with the left foot, turn 270 degress (3/4 turn) to the left into left 45º Shiko Dachi and execute a left Gedan Uke.
14. Stepping with the right foot into right 45º Shiko Dachi and performing right Chudan Seiken Suki.
15. Stepping with the right foot and turn 90 degrees (1/4 turn) to the right into right 45º Shiko Dachi, facing original direction, and perform a right Gedan Uke.

YAME