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Kata- Gojushiho Sho

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  1. Step forward with your right foot into front stance while your arms do a downward assisted block.
  2. Step through with your left foot to the 11 o’clock position into back stance as your arms cross and do an outward tension block.
  3. Place you’re left foot infront of your right foot, then move your right foot into the 2 o’clock position into a right back stance. Arms cross and do an outward tension block just like in STEP 2.
  4. Left leg move into 11 o’clock position, body turns into a left front stance, left hand moves out across slowly, hand opened.
  5. Step forward (from there), do a right reverse punch, left stationary punch, and then step though right-front-kick, front punch (End up in a right front stance, right punch to the solar plexus area, facing the 11 o’clock position).
  6. Move right leg across over to the 1 o’clock position into front stance, right hand moves out across slowly, hand opened.
  7. Step forward (from there), do a left reverse punch, right stationary punch, and then step through left front kick, front punch (End up in a left front stance, left punch to the solar plexus area, facing the 1 o’clock position).
  8. Step back through the center with left foot, end up with a right front stance, right upward elbow strike to the 12 o’clock position.
  9. Turn body to the opposite side at the 6 o’clock position to a left back stance. While doing this, your hands are doing a right inside tension, knife-hand assisted block (right hand is doing the block, left hand is the assistant).
  10. Staying in the left back stance, cross arms (right arm on top), do a downward knife-hand chop with left hand and an inside knife- hand strike with the right hand.
  11. Step through to a right front stance, do a straight armed knife-hand strike to the solar plexus while left hand is openly placed on your right elbow. Then, do a double straight armed knife-hand strike with left hand and then with the right hand (STILL STAYING IN THE FRONT STANCE).
  12. Turn body around to the 12 o clock position into a left back stance. While doing this, your hands are doing a right inside tension, knife-hand assisted block (right hand is doing the block, left hand is the assistant).
  13. Staying in the left back stance, cross arms (right arm on top), do a downward knife-hand chop with left hand and an inside knife- hand strike with the right hand.
  14. Step through to a right front stance, do a straight armed knife-hand strike to the solar plexus while left hand is openly placed on your right elbow. Then, do a double straight armed knife-hand strike with left hand and then with the right hand (STILL STAYING IN THE FRONT STANCE).
  15. Spin body counter clockwise, do a 90 degree turn to the right, placing your left foot at the 3 o ‘clock position into horse stance (body is facing the 12 o’clock position.) During this move, your hands go straight out. When you land the horse stance, do a downward left knife-hand strike to the left side (head facing the 3 o’clock position, while still maintaining a good, solid horse stance), while the right hand is placed palm-up at the solar plexus.
  16. Cross over with right foot, step into horse stance (still going to the 3 o clock position). Arms then go straight infront of you ( body is facing the 12 o clock position), then pull hands straight back, placing both hands on the left side into a left-chamber-hand position. Then, do right downward knife-hand strike to the right side (head now facing the 9 o clock position) while the left hand is placed palm up at the solar plexus.
  17. Cross over with left foot, step into horse stance (still going to the 9 o clock position). Arms then go straight infront of you ( body is facing the 12 o clock position), then pull hands straight back, placing both hands on the right side into a right-chamber-hand position.
  18. Step to the 12 o clock position, left back stance, right arm inside tension knife-hand strike (just as before). Staying in the left back stance, cross arms (right arm on top), do a downward knife-hand chop with left hand and an inside knife- hand strike with the right hand.
  19. Step through to a right front stance, do a straight armed knife-hand strike to the solar plexus while left hand is openly placed on your right elbow. Then, do a double straight armed knife-hand strike with left hand and then with the right hand (STILL STAYING IN THE FRONT STANCE).
  20. Turn back to the 12 o’clock position into a left front stance, and do a right ridge-hand strike to the temple.
  21. Step forward into right front stance, while doing this- your right arm is slowly moving, palm facing up. Before you land the right front stance, do a left ridge-hand strike to the temple.
  22. Next, as you step forward into a left front step, your left arm is slowly moving, palm facing up. Before you land the left front stance, do a right inside block (right hand crosses under left arm and does the block).
  23. Step through do a right front kick and pull your legs together in a cross-legged stance while your arms are in a preparation for down-ward block.
  24. Turn to the opposite side to the 6 o ‘clock position into a right front stance (head facing the 12 o clock position) and do a right down-ward block to the 12 o clock position.
  25. Switch into a back stance (still left-side forward). While doing this, your hands are doing a right inside tension, knife-hand assisted block (right hand is doing the block, left hand is the assistant). Staying in the left back stance, cross arms (right arm on top), do a downward knife-hand chop with left hand and an inside knife- hand strike with the right hand.
  26. Step through to a right front stance, do a straight armed knife-hand strike to the solar plexus while left hand is openly placed on your right elbow. Then, do a double straight armed knife-hand strike with left hand and then with the right hand (STILL STAYING IN THE FRONT STANCE).
  27. Pull hands straight out, turn 90 degrees to the right, body is turning counter clockwise, placing your left foot at the 9 o clock position into horse stance (body is facing the 12 o clock position, head is facing the 9 o clock position). Arms are requiring a left downward knife-hand strike to the side while the right hand is placed at the solar plexus.
  28. Cross over with right foot into a horse stance, left hand is going out in preparation for right punch. After punch lands right hand immediately does a downward knife-hand strike to the right side (head now facing the 3 o clock position) , left hand is placed at the solar plexus.
  29. Cross over the left foot into a horse stance. Right hand is going out in preparation for left punch. Left Punch.
  30. Step forward to the 12 o clock position into a right front stance, while doing a slow downward assisted block.
  31. Step back (still facing the 12 o clock position) into horse stance (body is facing the 3 o clock position), left arm is doing a hammer fist strike to the center towards the 12 o clock position.
  32. Step through with your right leg into front stance and do a font punch.
  33. Turn body to the 9 o clock position, pull legs to a ready stance position, while arms go straight out infront of you. Arms , then, retract to your hip. (Each fist is “glued” to each side of your hip).
  34. Turn to the 6 o clock position into a left front stance while still keeping your hands in that “glued” position.
  35. Step through to a right-side forward cat stance, arms swing over your head, cross in the front, and downward knife-chop on both sides of your body.
  36. Staying in this stance, pull arms infront of you in a tension-like position. Fingers are tightly together while index finger is pointed to designated target.
  37. Shift your stance forward and do a strike, still keeping fingers in same positions.
  38. Turn to the 12 o clock position in a left back stance, and do the right inside –knife-hand block.