From bow to shizen-tai 1H ee 8 wh rR e We Move left foot first Bg’ chadan oi-zuki ¢ = wa» gs at ~ Right middle level lunge punch Keep left foot firm, Punch while sliding right foot forward Noy KI ie Shizen-ta. Hachinoji-dachi 1. Hidart zonkutsu-dachi 16i Hidari gedan barai 9 “pte he af _ So ~<€ - Left downward block The left fist should be about 15 centi meters above the left knee. i Migi gedan barai Ss ewe 44 17 s Right downward block Left leg is jiku ashi (pivot leg). Move Tight leg in a wide arc Gx “e° 2. Migi zenkutsu-dechi 3. Migi zonkutsu-dachiMigi kentsui tate mawashi-uchi Vertical strike with right hammer fist First bring right foot halfway back and right fist back strongly. Advance right foot 5 | Hidari chadan oi-2uki A Left middle level lunge punch Slide left foot one step forward. Tighten right leg we Na LNG pe ae: olin 4. Migizenkutsu-dachi4 & and strike. No power in elbow. Twist right arm so back of fist is to the right. 6 | Hidari gedan barai I Left downward block Right leg is /iku ashi. Turn hips to left. ee Slide oft foot t ltt 5. Hider zenkutsu-dachi 6. Hider zonkutsu-dachi« 7 | Migi jaden age-uke y a - t 7. A J ‘Right upper level rising block Cross left palm and right forearm in front of jaw. Slide right foot forward. Twist right forearm so back of fist is to the rear. i’ ‘jodan age-uke . c 4% 8 ’ ‘ a - “ 1 1 a » a’ o4 » Left upper level rising block Open and close right fst a 7. Migi zenkutsu-dachi 20w Hidari gedan barai 2,9 a @ \ j me) ‘ a hs sa ba a Left downward block aise lett it to ight shoulder. Five 0 theieh Migi gedan barai 9 8 8 ® ) A ah = a2 2 2 X& a Right downward block With left leg as siku ashi. turn hips to the right. 10. Hider zenkutsu-dachi 11, Migi zenkutsu-dachi 211] Migi chadan oi-zuki 2 8 9 1D age) =O - 12 Ie f FSG 7% 4 Right middle level lunge punch Slide right foot forward, Tighten left leg, Hidari chadan oi-2uki e ¢ 8 <} — is * 4 4 t es we «© Se OS® Left middle level lunge punch Slide lelt foot forward, Tighten right leg, FE ae 12, Migi zenkutsu-dachi 13. Hider zankutsu-dechiw Hidari gedan barai e ° ~ af & 4 4 « * 4 x Left downward block Turn hips to left, move left leg to left |Hidari chadan oi-zuki @ @ ® = ‘aw hoe a \ Sater j 7 ty er ee Left middle level lunge punch Slide left foot one step for ward 14, Hider zenkussu-dachi 18, Migi zenkutsu-dechi 24Migi chaden oi-zuki oe Right middle level lunge punch Slide right foot one step for. ward Migi chiidan oi-2uki ® ‘ le A a of Right midale level lunge punch Slide right foot one step for | ez 17. Migi zenkutsu-dachi aN Hider zonkutsu-dochi18] Hidari shut6 uke 9 & eo & 4 5 at ~ "6 oH OF 2 ats Left sword hand block Turn with right knee bent. Bring left eg to left side. Ey Migi shut6 uke a” a mmf " ? \ s etee as Ma s a Keep left knoe bent and pivot on left Right sword hand block leg to the right. >D Migi shuto uke @ i t o ~ te *a nm Right sword hand block With left knee bent, shift body weight to left leg. 21} Hidari shuto uke Q Yame | g Left sword hand block Shift weight to right leg Ses Gredially Sturn chagonally toler eese ees ees wee beiny back ernoce tel Si 3 20. Midori kokutsu-dachi 21. Migi kokutsu-dochiHEIAN 1: IMPORTANT POINTS Heian 1 is composed of basic blocking —techniques—downward block, upper level rising block, middle level block with the back of the sword hand—and the middle ———_level straight punch. The stances are the front stance and the back stance. Also included is the method of countering when your wrist is ‘grasped by a strong opponent. The most important things to master in this kata are reversing direction and leg movements. Twenty-one movements. About forty seconds. 1. To execute @ technique to the left side from shizen-tai, turn hips to the left, slide left foot to the left. 282. In reversing direction, the feeling should be of quickly pulling the hips toward the heel of the pivot leg. Do not raise the heel of the pivot foot. 3. In circling to the right side with right leg as pivot. quickly rotate hips to the left and quickly slide left foot 294. In reversing direction, use the right front leg of the front stance as the pivot leg. Turn hips to the left to take a left back stance to the right side. Bend right knee; do not change height of hips. 5. In going from back stance to back stance, shift weight to front leg, Slide back leg forward or to the side. 30