Goju-ryu: Gekisai Dai Ich
- Attention stance
- Left foot steps out into Yoi (ready stance) shoulder width apart
- Alternatively: Yoi with feet together at attention left hand over right several inches away from the groin
- the left hand pushes down while the right hand pushes up creating (explosive) tension
- From either Yoi right foot steps forward and you turn left 90 degrees into hourglass stance
- High block with left hand
- If feet are apart in Yoi when the right foot steps forward you pivot on the center (ball and heel) of the foot so that the stance is even
- If feet are together in Yoi left foot pivots on the heel and the right on the ball so the stance is even
- if hands and feet are together in Yoi the right arm explodes from underneath almost like a fanning block before turning
- Then the framing and execution of the high block is completed
- Step forward into hourglass stance with the right foot
- High punch with the right hand
- Step back into square/horse stance so that the body is facing the direction of the attention stance
- Turn the body 90 degrees and left foot slides behind the right into hourglass stance
- High block with the right hand
- Step forward into hourglass stance with the left leg
- High punch with the left hand
- Step back into square/horse stance so that the body is facing the direction of the attention stance
- Left leg steps in and then forward into hourglass stance
- Middle block with the left
- Step forward into hourglass stance with the right
- Middle block with the right
- Left front kick and land in a front stance
- Left elbow strike as blocking right hand pulls back into chamber
- Left downward back fist face level
- Left hand transitions to low block
- And right hand punches with a “Kiai”
- Turn right 90 degrees into a ready stance (with head facing to right)
- Right knife hand strike to the side of the temple
- Alternatively: during this transition the back leg of the previous front stance lifts up as if avoiding a sweep
- Turn right 90 degrees to right, step forward with the left into hourglass stance
- Right front kick and land in a front stance
- Right elbow strike as blocking left hand pulls back into chamber
- Right downward back fist face level
- Right hand transitions to low block
- Left hand punches with a “Kiai”
- Turn left 90 degrees into a ready stance (with head facing to left)
- Left knife hand strike to the side of the temple
- Alternatively: during this transition the back leg of the previous front stance lifts up as if avoiding a sweep
- Turn left 90 degrees and left leg steps back into front stance
- As stepping back left hand pulls back as if pulling the arm of an opponent
- Left hand in chamber palm down, right in chamber palm up
- Double punch with left hand to the lungs and right to the stomach
- Alternatively: when stepping back the left hand turns in like an open handed fanning block
- Right hand in chamber comes out and performs a middle block
- Then both hands pull back to chamber with left palm down and right palm up
- Then double punch
- Step forward into ready stance
- Reverse fist orientation
- Alternatively: Step forward feet together, both knees bent
- Right arm turns in as if for a fanning block
- Left arm arcs around in front for a middle block
- Then both hands are pulled back into chamber in the revers orientation they were before in the prior step
- Step back with the right leg into front stance
- Double punch, right hand to the heart and left to the liver
- Step forward into attention stance
- Alternatively: open left hand
- Turn right fist to palm facing up and place it in the open hand
- Open the right hand
- Step forward to attention as the hands turn staying left over right and return to the beginning position
- Bow
