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    Pinan Three

    Start in open leg natural stance. On command move to informal attention stance and bow.

  1. Feet move, heels together II \/ II. Fist in face.
  2. Move left leg into narrow horse riding stance, facing 12 o'clock. Punch to the hips
    with both fists.
  3. Move into left back stance facing 9 o'clock with a left inside forearm block.
  4. Step up with right leg into informal attention stance, backfist punch with the right fist
    (lung one) with right straight fist punch (L-13); then backfist punch with
    the left fist (lung one) with right straight fist punch (L-13).
  5. Right foot back and pivot into right back stance facing 3 o'clock, with a right inside
    forearm block.
  6. Step up with left leg into informal attention stance, backfist punch with the left fist
    (lung one) with right straight fist punch (L-13); then backfist punch with the right fist
    (lung one) with left straight fist punch to the (L-13).
  7. Turn to face 12 o'clock in left forward leaning stance with an inside knife hand strike.
  8. Step forward into right forward leaning stance with a right four finger spear hand,
    left hand on right arm. KIAI.
  9. Right arm back to protect the side of the head, right foot back and pivot 360 degrees,
    left foot out to finish in left forward leaning stance with a left gedan barrai.
  10. Step forward into right forward leaning stance, right straight fist punch to the philtrum.
  11. Step forward into left forward leaning stance, left straight fist punch to the philtrum.
  12. Step forward into right forward leaning stance, right straight fist punch to the
    philtrum. KIAI.
  13. Pivot anticlockwise to face 6 o'clock, in informal attention stance with fist on the hips (hitting surfaces).
  14. Step forward into horse riding stance facing 3 o'clock. Right shoulder block, right
    backfist punch to the philtrum, right fist back to hip.
  15. Step forward into horse riding stance facing 9 o'clock. Left shoulder block, left
    backfist punch to the philtrum, left fist back to hip.
  16. Step forward into horse riding stance facing 3 o'clock. Right shoulder block, right
    backfist punch to the philtrum, right fist back to hip.
  17. Step into left forward leaning stance facing 6 o'clock, left straight punch to the solar plexus.
  18. Step up with right leg into horse riding stance facing 6 o'clock, left fist on left hip
    facing upwards, right fist above it; and immediately pivot on right foot into horse
    riding stance facing 12 o'clock. Skip across to the right, moving right fist to right
    hip facing upwards, left fist above it.
  19. Step up into informal attention stance and bow.
  20. Fists to hips then down to groin, open leg natural.

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