Shotokan: Hangetsu

  • Natural Stance.
  • Cross your arms in front of your body.
  • (YOI) to the starting position.
  • Move the left forwards in an arc crossing the left arm under the right.
  • Land in a left hour-glass stance and swing the left arm out.
  • Perform an inside block pulling the right fist back to the side. Slow. Gradually applying power to the whole body. Note: this applies to all the following inside blocks and punches.
  • Without moving the legs, pull the left fist back to the left side, whilst extending the right fist.
  • Perform a reverse punch gradually applying full power using the whole body and muscles.
  • Move the right foot forward in an arc crossing the right arm under the left.
  • Midway position.
  • Land in a right hour-glass stance and perform a right inside block.
  • Without moving the legs, pull the right fist back to the side whilst extending the left fist.
  • Perform a reverse left hand punch.
  • Move the left foot forward in arc, crossing the left arm under the right.
  • Midway position.
  • Land in a left hour-glass stance and perform a left inside block.
  • Without moving the legs, pull the left fist back to the side, and extending the right fist.
  • Perform a reverse punch.
  • Extend the fist knuckle of the index fingers of both hands to form one-knuckle fists.
  • Extend the left fist forward, whilst pulling the right fist back.
  • As soon as they are in line with each other, pull both fists back together.
  • To the chest. Slowly.
  • Then extending them forward.
  • Perform a double thrust with both one-knuckle fists. Slow. Note: straight one-knuckle punch with both fists.
  • Open both hands and cross the arms at the wrists.
  • Pull them back above the head.
  • Move them out to the sides, turning both wrists outward (palms facing each other). Slow. Gradually applying power.
  • Cross the arms and bring them down.
  • In front of the body.
  • And out to the sides (palms facing down). Slow.
  • Move the right foot forward and turn to your left by pivoting on the left foot.
  • At the same time, cross the left arm over the right arm (both hands still open).
  • On completion of the turn assume a left hour-glass stance and perform a simultaneous right arm inside block (hand open) and left downward block (hand open). Fast.
  • Without moving the legs or the left arm, start twisting the right hand to the inside.
  • And moving the right elbow out slightly, perform a grasping block. Slow.
  • Step forward with the right foot, crossing the arms – right over left – in front of the body. (Both hands still open).
  • And at the completion of the move assume a right hour-glass stance and perform a simultaneous left arm inside block (hand open) and right arm downward block (hand open). Fast.
  • Without moving the legs or the right arm, twist the left hand inwards.
  • And moving the left elbow out slightly, perform a grasping block. Slow.
  • Step forward with the left foot, crossing the arm – left over right – in front of the body.
  • And assume a left hour-glass stance and perform a simultaneous right arm inside block (hand open) and left arm downward block (hand open). Fast.
  • Without moving the legs or the left arm, twist the right hand inwards.
  • And moving the right elbow out slightly, perform a grasping block. Slow.
  • Look 90 degrees to the right and move the right foot in arc toward the left foot and then to the right, crossing the right arm under the left arm (hands as fists).
  • Land in a right hour-glass stance and perform a right inside block. Fast.
  • Perform a left reverse punch. Fast.
  • And a right straight punch. Fast.
  • Turn 180 degrees around to the left and crossing the left arm under the right, pull the left foot a little across and pivot on the right foot.
  • To move into a left hour-glass stance and perform a left inside block. Fast.
  • Perform a right reverse punch. Fast.
  • And a left straight punch. Fast.
  • Turn 90 degrees to the right and crossing the right arm under the left arm, pull the right foot close to the left foot.
  • And then move into a right hour-glass stance and perform a right inside block. Fast.
  • Perform a left reverse punch. Fast.
  • And a right straight punch. Fast.
  • Look 180 degrees around to the left and pull the left foot back to the right foot, whilst crossing the left arm under the right.
  • Lift the left foot up and swing it around in an arc, whilst simultaneously raising the left fist up high.
  • Lower your arm and leg slowly coordinating their descent as you move into a right back stance and perform a left back fist strike. Slow.
  • Without moving the arms, slowly advance the right foot in front of the left.
  • Perform a left front snap kick whilst simultaneously pulling the left fist back above the right shoulder – right fist stays at the side. Fast.
  • As the foot snaps back, push your weight forward.
  • And as you land in a left hour-glass stance, perform a left downward block. Fast.
  • Perform a right reverse punch. Fast.
  • Perform a left rising block. Fast. Note: the kick, block punch and block sequence are all performed as a fast combination.
  • Turn 180 degrees around to the right and pull the right foot back to the left foot, whilst crossing the right arm under the left.
  • Lift the right foot up and around in an arc, simultaneously raising the right fist.
  • Lower your arm and leg slowly – as before and move into a left back stance, performing a right back fist strike. Slow.
  • Slowly advance the left foot in front of the right.
  • Perform a right front snap kick whilst simultaneously pulling the right fist back above the left shoulder. Fast.
  • As the foot snaps back, push your weight forward.
  • And as you land in a right hour-glass stance, perform a right downward block. Fast.
  • Perform a left reverse punch. Fast.
  • Perform a right rising block. Fast.
  • Turn your head 180 degrees to the left and pull the left foot back to the right, crossing the left arm under the right arm.
  • Lift the left foot up and around in an arc, simultaneously raising the left fist above head height.
  • Lower yourself slowly down into a right back stance, performing a left back fist strike. Slow.
  • Open the left hand and swing the right foot up and around.
  • Perform a crescent kick with the sole of the foot into the palm. Fast.
  • Pull the foot back to the rear.
  • And landing in a left hour-glass stance perform a right punch to the lower-level. Fast.
  • Pull the left foot back toward the right, and opening both hands, pull the right back to the side.
  • Move towards a left cat stance with drawing the hands farther.
  • Slowly thrust both palm heels together and forward in a palm block, while performing a left cat stance.
  • (YAME) Move the left foot back, crossing the arms in front of the body.
  • And return to the natural stance.

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