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    Pinan Four

    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. Narrow horse riding stance. Punch to the hips with both fists.
  3. Left back stance, facing 9 o'clock. Left open hand out with arm bent at the elbow,
    right arm window with open hand.
  4. Right back stance, facing 3 o'clock. Right open hand out with arm bent at the elbow,
    left arm window with open hand.
  5. Move left foot back into informal attention stance, with right fist on right hip, left fist
    above it facing downwards.
  6. Left kick to 9o'clock with a left backhand strike
  7. Place left foot down in horseriding stance, right roundhouse elbow to left palm.
  8. Move right foot into informal attention stance, fists on the left hip.
  9. Right kick to 3 o'clock with a right backhand strike
  10. Place right foot down into horseriding stance, left roundhouse elbow to right palm.
  11. Move right foot into right forward leaning facing 12 o'clock, right outside knifehand
    to neck, left hand 'shield eyes from sun'.
  12. Step behind with left leg into crouching horse towards 9 o'clock but facing 12 o'clock,
    scoop down round & up with right hand into augmented backfist strike to 12 o'clock.
  13. Unfold to 4:30 (anticlockwise), end with left foot a little in front. X block down with
    right on top. Unfold to bunny hands. (Two fists chin level, facing outwards.)
  14. Right kick and step through, right rabbit punch, left rabbit punch.
  15. Slide right foot so facing 7:30, right foot a little in front, X block with left on top,
    unfold to bunny hands.
  16. Left kick and step through, left rabbit punch, right rabbit punch.
  17. Left forward leaning stance with left augmented forearm block. Same on right, same on left.
  18. Double knifehand strike (St-9), pull down to right knee which comes up, step
    a little to the left with right leg (like a crouching horse but not crouching), unfold to 10:30
    with double inside knifehand.
  19. Step to 1:30, double knife hand
  20. Step up into informal attention stance (with double diamond block) and bow.
  21. Fists to hips then down to groin, move into open leg natural.


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