Shotokan: Tekki Sandan

  • Natural stance..
  • Cross your arm in front of your body.
  • To (YOI) position.
  • Move the right foot out into a straddle leg stance and cross the left arm under the right arm.
  • Perform a left inside block. Fast.
  • Cross both arms in front of the body, the left on top.
  • Perform a double block – left downward block and right inside block. Fast.
  • With a hugging motion bring the forearms together as shown – right arm on top.
  • Without moving the left arm, perform a right inside block. Fast.
  • Perform an upward punch with the right fist. Fast.
  • Pull the right fist back to the side whilst opening the left hand. Fast.
  • Perform a straight punch underneath the left hand. Fast.
  • Look to the right, Simultaneously, without moving the left hand, perform a right inside block; the left hand is pressed against the right upper arm. Fast.
  • Without raising the body move the left foot over the right foot. Slow.
  • Move the right foot into a straddle leg stance and still pressing the left hand against the right arm, perform a right downward block with the fist reversed as shown. Fast.
  • Still maintaining the same hand/arm contact, swing the right arm across the body – right to left twisting the arm.
  • Up high and over.
  • And perform a right downward block. Fast.
  • Look to the front and pull both hands back to the right side, the left open palm on top of the right fist. Fast.
  • Perform a right straight punch under the left palm. Fast.
  • Cross the right arm under the left arm, at the same time making a fist with the left hand.
  • Perform a double block – a left downward block and a right inside block. Fast.
  • Cross the left arm under the right arm.
  • Perform a left arm sweeping block – the fist twisted so that the palm faces outward and a right downward block. Fast.
  • Perform a left upward punch. Simultaneously bring the right arm back level across the front of the body. Fast.
  • Look to the left. Fast.
  • Without raising the body move the right foot over the left foot. Slow.
  • Swing the left leg up.
  • By performing a stamp kick, land in a straddle leg stance and look to the front the arm positions remaining the same.
  • Bring the forearms together as shown – left arm on top.
  • Perform a left inside block. Fast.
  • Perform an upward punch with the left fist. Fast.
  • Pull the left fist back to the side whilst opening the right hand. Fast.
  • Perform a left straight punch under the right palm. Fast.
  • Look to the left and without moving the right hand, perform a left inside block. Fast.
  • Without raising the body move the right foot over the left. Slow.
  • Move the left leg into a straddle leg stance, and perform a left downward block with the fist reversed as shown – the right hand pressed against the left arm. Fast.
  • Still maintaining the same hand/arm contact swing the left arm twisted across the body.
  • Up high and over.
  • And perform a left downward block. Fast.
  • Look to the front and pull both hands back to the side – the right open palm over the left fist. Fast.
  • Perform a left straight punch under the right palm. Fast.
  • Look to the right and cross the right open hand under the left arm.
  • Swing the arm across the body and perform a right vertical knife-hand block. Slow.
  • Perform a left hook punch, pulling the right fist back to the side. Fast.
  • Without raising the height of the body cross the left foot over the right.
  • Swing the right leg up and across whilst crossing the left arm to the right side.
  • By performing a stamp kick, simultaneously look to the front and land in a straddle leg stance performing a left inside block. Fast.
  • Cross the arms in front of the body – right arm underneath.
  • In one continuous movement pull the right arm back, performing a sweeping block and a simultaneous left downward block.
  • Continuing the action, perform a right upward punch – simultaneously bring the left arm back level across the front of the body.
  • Move the right foot back to the starting position crossing the arms in front of the body.
  • Natural  stance.

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