Tuesday, 5 June 2012

Shotokan Exercise Three Stance Combination

A simple shotokan karate exercise utilising three stances. Starting in kiba dachi with a left tate shuto, drive off the right leg and turn 45 degrees and perform a right arm gyaku zuki (reverse punch). Then strongly pull the right hip and body back at the same time as you pull the right gyaku zuki arm back. Then perform a left choku zuki (straight punch) in Kiba dachi (horse riding stance), immediately followed by a right choku zuki. Next, drive off from the left leg and turn 45 degrees and perform a left arm gyaku zuki (reverse punch). Then strongly pull the left hip and body back at the same time as you pull the left gyaku zuki arm back. Then perform a right choku zuki (straight punch) in Kiba dachi (horse riding stance), immediately followed by a left choku zuki. Then pull the left hip and left side of the body back as you perform a left shuto uke (knife hand block) in Kokutsu dachi (back stance), immediately start to pull the right hip and right side of the body back as you perform a right shuto uke (knife hand block) in Kokutsu dachi (back stance). Slowly return back to the starting position with a left tate shuto in kiba dachi, then repeat the exercise.