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       Basic Katas From Utube

These videos may have subtle differences from USEWF and should be used with the guidance of your instructor.

 

First Basic Kata

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Second Basic Kata

Third Basic Kata (Pending)

 

                 First Basic Kata    

  • 1. Rei

  • 2. Yoi Heiku-dachi (feet apart one foot length, fists hanging naturally).

  • 3. Turn counter-clockwise 90 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari gedan uke, right hand pulled back into hikite.

  • 4. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi junzuki at chudan level.

  • 5. Turn clockwise 180 degrees, using the hips for power, into migi zenkutsu dachi with a migi gedan uke.

  • 6. Step forward into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari junzuki at chudan level.

  • 7. Turn counter-clockwise 90 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari gedan uke.

  • 8. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi jodan uke.

  • 9. Step forward into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari jodan uke.

  • 10. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi jodan uke.

  • 11. Turn counter-clockwise 270 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari gedan uke, right hand pulled back into hikite.

  • 12. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi junzuki at chudan level.

  • 13. Turn clockwise 180 degrees, using the hips for power, into migi zenkutsu dachi with a migi gedan uke.

  • 14. Step forward into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari junzuki at chudan level.

  • 15. Turn counter-clockwise 90 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari gedan uke.

  • 16. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi junzuki at chudan level.

  • 17. Step forward into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari junzuki at chudan level.

  • 18. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi junzuki at chudan level.

  • 19. Turn counter-clockwise 270 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari gedan uke.

  • 20. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi junzuki at chudan level.

  • 21. Turn clockwise 180 degrees, using the hips for power, into migi zenkutsu dachi with a migi gedan uke.

  • 22. Step forward into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari junzuki at chudan level.

  • 23. Yamei.

  • 24. Naorei, into Musubi-dachi position.

  • 25. Rei

 

            Second Basic Kata   

 

 

  • 1. Rei

  • 2. Yoi Heiku-dachi (feet apart one foot length, fists hanging naturally).

  • 3. Turn counter-clockwise 90 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari gedan uke, right hand pulled back into hikite.

  • 4. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi mae-geri and junzuki at chudan level.

  • 5. Turn clockwise 180 degrees, using the hips for power, into migi zenkutsu dachi with a migi gedan uke.

  • 6. Step forward into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari mae-geri and junzuki at chudan level.

  • 7. Turn counter-clockwise 90 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari gedan uke.

  • 8. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi jodan uke.

  • 9. Step forward into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari jodan uke.

  • 10. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi jodan uke.

  • 11. Turn counter-clockwise 270 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari gedan uke, right hand pulled back into hikite.

  • 12. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi mae-geri and junzuki at chudan level.

  • 13. Turn clockwise 180 degrees, using the hips for power, into migi zenkutsu dachi with a migi gedan uke.

  • 14. Step forward into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari mae-geri and junzuki at chudan level.

  • 15. Turn counter-clockwise 90 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari gedan uke.

  • 16. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi mae-geri and junzuki at chudan level.

  • 17. Step forward into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari mae-geri and junzuki at chudan level.

  • 18. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi mae-geri and junzuki at chudan level.

  • 19. Turn counter-clockwise 270 degrees, using the hips for power, into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari gedan uke.

  • 20. Step forward into migi zenkutsu dachi and execute migi mae-geri and junzuki at chudan level.

  • 21. Turn clockwise 180 degrees, using the hips for power, into migi zenkutsu dachi with a migi gedan uke.

  • 22. Step forward into hidari zenkutsu dachi and execute hidari mae-geri and junzuki at chudan level.

  • 23. Yamei.

  • 24. Naorei, into Musubi-dachi position.

  • 25. Rei

 

            Third Basic Kata

  • 1.  Rei

  • 2.  Yoi  Heiko dachi (feet apart one foot length, fists hanging naturally).

  • 3.  Move left foot to left into hidari neko ashi dachi (side-facing cat stance). Perform hidari haishu uke with right hand hikite open across the chest.

  • 4.  Bring left foot back to heiko dachi (ready stance) and perform migi tae uke.

  • 5.  Perform migi shuto to the right at shoulder level.

  • 6.  Perform hidari seiken zuki at 45 degree angle to the right and withdraw both hands simultaneously into hidari tae uke. (Note - these first movements are done with the body facing the front.)

  • 7.  Step left foot out 45 degrees to the left into left neko ashi dachi and perform left shuto uke with right hand hikite beside the chest in a fist.

  • 8.  Step right foot forward into zenkutsu dachi and perform right yonhan nukite chudan (spear hand thrust at solar plexus level).

  • 9.  Pivot 180 degrees counterclockwise withdrawing the right hand. Then step the right foot forward into migi neko ashi dachi and perform migi shuto uke with left hand hikite beside the chest in a fist.

  • 10.  Step left foot forward into zenkutsu dachi and perform hidari yonhan nukite chudan.

  • 11.  Pivot 135 degrees clockwise into zenkutsu dachi and perform migi jodan uke (high block).

  • 12.  Perform hidari gyakuzuki (reverse punch) chudan.

  • 13.  Perform migi junzuki (front punch) chudan.

  • 14.  Yame, step left foot beside the right into heiko dachi by pivoting 90 degrees clockwise on the right foot.

  • 15.  Naorei

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