- Bow from musubi dachi
- Right sanchin, double middle block, left gyaku tsuki, left middle block
- Left sanchin, double middle block, right gyaku tsuki, right middle block
- Right sanchin, double middle block, left gyaku tsuki, left middle block
- Pull open hands in to chest, bend knees halfway down
- Straighten legs, push open hands out to sides at shoulder height
- Left sanchin, left kagi into mawashi uke w/ right hand up
- Right sanchin, right kagi into mawashi uke w/ left hand up
- Left finger thrust to throat, pull open hands to hip
- Quick right foot step around front, left sanchin facing rear, mawashi uke
- Right sanchin, mawashi uke
- Quick chamber and shift to left, mawashi uke w/ right hand up
- Right step, right kagi into mawashi uke w/ left hand up
- Right kagi, turn hand down to grab, pull right hand to hip
- Quick right foot step around front 180 degrees, left sanchin, mawashi uke
- Right step, right kagi into mawashi uke w/ left hand up
- Right kagi, turn hand down to grab, pull right hand to hip
- Right kagi into mawashi uke w/ left hand up, sink into right cat stance
- Shuffle forward, turn left 180 degrees
- Left kagi into mawashi uke w/ right hand up, sink into left cat stance
- Shuffle forward, turn right 90 degrees
- Right cat stance w/ left mawashi uke
- Quick turn left 180 degrees, left sanchin, double punch
- Right sanchin, left hand chamber, right hand cross body, left strike over
- Quick turn left 180 degrees, left sanchin, double punch
- Right sanchin, left hand chamber, right hand cross body, left strike over
- Quick turn left 90 degrees, left sanchin, double punch
- Right sanchin, left hand chamber, right hand cross body, left strike over
- Quick turn left 180 degrees, left sanchin, double punch
- Right sanchin, left hand chamber, right hand cross body, left strike over
- Shift to left diagonal stance to left rear 45, left middle block
- Right step to diagonal stance (stay on 45), double low block
- Turn upper body towards left leg, left middle block
- Right step to diagonal stance (stay on 45), double low block
- Right step back, left diagonal to right rear 45, left middle block
- Right step to diagonal stance (stay on 45), double low block
- Turn upper body towards left leg, left middle block
- Right step to diagonal stance (stay on 45), double low block
- Left C-step to front, left circular palm block
- Right C-step, left kagi uke
- Left C-step, right throat grab
- Right front kick, set down in front to horse stance (right leg towards front)
- Reinforced left middle block, right cross body palm block
- Right step to left sanchin facing rear, knees bent halfway
- Straighten legs w/ simultaneous middle and low block w/ left above
- Right sanchin, simultaneous middle and low block w/ right above
- Left sanchin, left kagi uke, throat grab and pull down
- Right sanchin, right kagi uke, throat grab and pull down
- Left sanchin, left kagi uke, throat grab and pull down
- Right sanchin, right kagi uke, throat grab and pull down
- Quick turn left 180 degrees, left zenkutsu facing front, left palm up
- Right crescent kick in to left palm, 360 degree spin, left sanchin, left kagi uke
- Right front flying kick, right horse stance, right elbow into palm, right backfist
- Quick turn to rear in parallel stance, left palm strike
- Lunge forward to left diagonal stance, left middle block
- Small shuffle forward, right elbow into palm
- Left step around front, right diagonal stance to front
- Right palm swipe down, wrist swipe up, open hands swipe outward
- Left hand over right, palms face up, slide right foot back to musubi dachi, palms press down
- End of kata
Tag: Goju-Ryu Karate
Goju-ryu: Seisan
- Bow from Musubi Dachi
- Right sanchin dachi, double middle block, left punch, left middle block
- Left sanchin dachi, double middle block, right punch, right middle block
- Right sanchin dachi, double middle block, left punch, left middle block
- Chamber hands at hips
- Left finger thrust to throat, right finger thrust to throat, double finger thrust to throat
- Chamber hands at hips while performing rear heel kick to groin, burst forward and press palms down
- Repeat heel kick sequence twice more
- Face left while chambering hands, right kansetsu geri to right side, face rear in left zenkutsu dachi
- Left step, double kagi uke
- Right step, double kagi uke
- Left step, double kagi uke
- Left hand open guarding head, right hand extend to right side for throat grab
- Squeeze right hand, shift to face right, gyaku tsuki, seiken tsuki, right hammerfist to temple
- Right side thrust kick, face left side, left palm hand block
- Right cross step over left, kiba dachi to rear left corner, left kagi uke, three straight punches
- Face left side and chamber hands
- Right side thrust kick to rear wall, high middle block, right hammerfist to side, right low block
- Left strike across body, bow and arrow punch to rear wall
- Face front and chamber hands
- Right kansetsu geri, right cross step behind
- Left zen facing front, left kagi uke
- Right front kick, slide back to cat stance, kagi uke
- Mawashi uke starting with left high and right low
- End mawashi uke with right hand high and left low
- Return to musubi dachi
- End of kata
Goju-ryu: Sepai
- Bow from musubi dachi
- Left step back to kokutsu dachi, right hand open above head
- Lower right hand to right side of body while sinking deeper in to stance
- Step up to heiko dachi, clasp hands right over left
- Chamber to right hip, strike with left on top
- Chamber to left hip, strike with right on top
- Left step back to kokutsu dachi, pull hands in to chest, right elbow facing down, left horizontal
- Right elbow strike outwards
- Left step forward to deep kokutsu dachi, left hand open by thigh, right hand open above head
- Shift to left zenkutsu facing front, right open hand inside block
- Right front kick, set down back in to left kokutsu dachi, chamber at right hip, left middle block to left side
- Right cat stance facing rear, left hand crosses body, right hand low block over left hand
- Left hand open above head, right hand open extended downwards
- Turn to the right to face the front, left over right mid-level cross block
- Left hand open above head, right hand open extended downwards
- Turn to the left to face the left rear corner, right palm press up to chest level, left hand chamber
- Step to left zenkutsu, left middle block, left low block, left middle block
- Right step to kiba dachi at 45, both hands open at solar plexus, palms facing each other
- Right leg lift up, stomp back to kiba dachi, two strikes straight downwards
- Right leg step behind to kiba facing rear 45, left low block
- Right middle block to right rear 45
- Left step to kiba dachi at 45, both hands open at solar plexus, palms facing each other
- Left leg lift up, stomp back to kiba dachi, two strikes straight downwards
- Left leg step behind to kiba facing rear 45, right low block, slide back to cat stance
- Left leg step towards front to left kokutsu dachi, yama tsuki w/ right hand above
- Right step to left front 45, seiken tsuki
- Left cross step behind towards front, yama tsuki w/ left hand above
- Left step behind to turn 270 degrees, left zenkutsu dachi, left kagi uke
- Left middle block, left low block, left middle block, right middle block
- Right front kick, set down behind to left kokutsu, right palm block across, left bow and arrow punch
- Face right in right zenkutsu dachi
- Right middle block, right low block, right middle block, left middle block
- Left front kick, set down behind to right kokutsu, left palm block across, right bow and arrow punch
- Right foot slide around behind, right cat stance facing front
- Pull both open hands to solar plexus, palms facing each other
- Mawashi uke position w/ right high left low, push hands out, slide left foot back
- Left circle up to chest level, fist with knuckles facing out, right circles simultaneously to same position
- Open left hand at groin level, right hammerfist in to palm
- End of kata
Goju-ryu: Seiyunchin
- Attention
- 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
- The right foot steps out at a 45 degree angle to the right in to kiba dachi (horse stance)
- Alternatively: some schools sit in a fudo dachi (sumo/unshakable stance)
- At the same time the hands raise up to chest level with the elbows down so that the forearm is angled as a 45 degree angle
- The palms turn outwards and the fingers circle down and around to the starting point with the hands back to back
- The fingers then roll into a fist and pull down over each knee
- The right hand then circles up to an open handed middle block with the palm facing up, at the same time the left hand rises to chamber
- The right hand then turns with a grab and pulls back to chamber position (palm down in the grab) and the left hand strikes forward with a spear hand strike with the palm facing upwards
- The left foot steps in and out at a 45 degree angle in to kiba dachi (horse stance)
- Alternatively: some schools sit in a fudo dachi (sumo/unshakable stance)
- At the same time the hands raise up to chest level with the elbows down so that the forearm is angled as a 45 degree angle
- The palms turn outwards and the fingers circle down and around to the starting point with the hands back to back
- The fingers then roll into a fist and pull down over each knee
- The left hand then circles up to an open handed middle block with the palm facing up, at the same time the right hand rises to chamber
- The left hand then turns with a grab and pulls back to chamber position (palm down in the grab) and the right hand strikes forward with a spear hand strike with the palm facing upwards
- The right foot steps in and out at a 45 degree angle in to kiba dachi (horse stance)
- Alternatively: some schools sit in a fudo dachi (sumo/unshakable stance)
- At the same time the hands raise up to chest level with the elbows down so that the forearm is angled as a 45 degree angle
- The palms turn outwards and the fingers circle down and around to the starting point with the hands back to back
- The fingers then roll into a fist and pull down over each knee
- The right hand then circles up to an open handed middle block with the palm facing up, at the same time the left hand rises to chamber
- The right hand then turns with a grab and pulls back to chamber position (palm down in the grab) and the left hand strikes forward with a spear hand strike with the palm facing upwards
- The lead right leg slide back to the left into either heiko dachi (parallel stance) or neko dachi (cat stance)
- As the lead (right) leg slides back the the right hand closes to a fist and is laid in the palm of the open left hand so that both palms are facing upwards, and together they come to the stomach
- In the same move there is then a forward sliding transition to a sanchin dachi (hourglass stance) with the right leg still leading
- During this forward movement both hands turn upside down with the knuckles of the right arm pointing to the left with the intent of a forward pushing strike to the solarplexus of an opponent
- To assist in this motion the left hand now on top of the right slide over the thumb of the right hand so that the palm is facing the target and pushing the striking hand into the opponent
- The right foot then steps back into a sanchin dachi (hourglass stance)
- With the step backwards the left hand reaches out at head level and the right arm pulls back to chamber
- The left hand pulls as the right arm strikes out with a vertical elbow strike and the two meet at about chest level
- The right foot steps forward into a sanchin dachi (hourglass stance) but rather than straight the hips are pivoted to the right 45 degrees and you sit in the sanchin dachi at the angle
- At the same time (transitioning directly from the elbow strike) the right hand moved to an outward middle block with the left hand pushing on the pinky side of the fist (note that the palm of the fist in the middle block should be facing you)
- Staying on this 45 degree angle line to the right the left foot steps in and then out to a kiba dachi (horse stance) with the core of the body turning to the right but the stance along the same 45 degree angle
- At the same time the right hand drops low and the left hand frames up to the right ear while stepping in so that as you step out into kiba dachi you can low block with the left hand as the right hand pulls back to chamber
- Alternatively: the left hand can circle around to the same position as a hammer strike to the groin rather than a low block, in this case the palm would be facing back behind you rather than down at the ground
- The left foot then steps back to kiba dachi, the body now facing the opposite direction but on the same 45 degree line
- As you step back the right hand frames up to the left ear and low blocks as you step back
- Alternatively: the right hand can circle down to a hammer fist strike as detailed above
- From the angled line that the Kiba dachi is on the left foot steps in to the right and forward perpendicularly to the angle that the kiba dachi was on into a sanchin dachi
- As you step into the sanchin dachi the left hand comes out from chamber to perform a middle block with the right hand open on the pinky side of the fist (this is a supported block)
- The right foot steps in and forward to a kiba dachi with the body turning to the left, this horse stance is now on a line perpendicular to the previous horse stances
- As the right foot steps forward the right hand frames up the left ear and proceeds with a low block
- Alternatively: the right hand can circle down to a hammer fist strike as detailed above
- The right foot steps back into a kiba dachi
- During which the left arm frames and low blocks as you stay on that same angle with the left leg in front
- Alternatively: the left hand can circle down to a hammer fist strike as detailed above
- The left leg then steps back into another kiba dachi but this time angling the direction of the stance so that the kiba dachi is in line with the center of the of the kata (from starting position) and the body is facing to the left
- As you step back into this position the left hand frames in front of the right and goes to an open hand high block over the head
- At the same time the right hand strikes out low to a shuto (knife hand strike) to the groin with the fingers pointing down
- The right leg then steps back to kiba dachi on the center line of the kata with the body facing the right of the original starting position
- The right hand frames in front of the left ending in an open hand high block over the head
- And the left hand strikes out with the knife edge of the hand to the groin
- The back right leg steps forward aggressively into a sanchin dachi with the left leg sliding into the stance
- As you step forward the right hand closes to a fist and swings forward similar to a chudan soto uke (inward fanning block)
- As the right handed strike approaches the center line of the body the left hand meets open handedly at the elbow stopping the strike and causing the fist to arc to the left downward
- At the end of the arc the right leg slides forward to a sanchin dachi and the left leg slides forwards as well
- The right hand then delivers a back fist aimed for the nose
- The right leg then steps to the left into a scissor and then you pivot on the balls of the feet 135 degrees to the left into a sanchin dachi
- As the right leg steps to the left the left hand drops and closes to a fist
- As you pivot into the sanchin dachi the left hand rises and the right hand goes down performing a double arm block
- The right leg then steps forward into a kiba dachi on the same line as the sanchin but with the body turned 90 degrees to the left
- As you step the left hand wards downward and ends at the chest in Buddhist palm position, and at the same time the right hand performs and upper cut punch
- The right hand then performs a back fist and then circles down to a low block
- Staying on the same line the right leg steps back to a kiba dachi with the body now facine 180 degrees from the prior horse stance
- As you step back into the kiba dachi the left hand frames up to the right ear and performs a low block to the left of the horse stance
- The right leg then pulls into neko dachi (cat stance) with the body turning 45 degrees to the right so that it is now facing the original direction as the ready position of the kata
- The hands raise to chest level left over right as you pull into the cat stance
- You then sit lower in the cat stance as you perform a forward elbow strike with the fist of the hand pointing towards the chest
- Note: it is important that this is not a rising elbow strike but an elbow strike that is thrusted into the chest
- The right leg steps back and weight is transfered to the right left and the left leg rises to the ball of the foot into a cat stance
- From the previous elbow strike the arms come back up by the chest crossing with the right over left
- Again you sit lower in the cat stance as you perform a forward elbow strike with the left arm so that the fist of the hand is pointing towards the chest
- The forward left leg in the cat stance steps to the right (in an intermediate scissor stance)
- The right hand lowers and the arms perform a double arm block as you pivot on the balls of the feet to the right, turning 135 degrees from the direction that the elbow strike was pointing
- In this double arm block the right hand rises in a middle block fashion over the left and the left drops to a low block as you end in sanchin dachi
- Staying on the same angled line the body turns 90 degrees to the right as the left leg steps out into a horse stance
- As you do so the right (high hand) wards an incoming strike and the as the left leg lands into the kiba dachi the left hand performs an uppercut with the right hand landing at Buddhist palm at the center of the chest
- The left hand then performs a back fist strike followed by a one armed low block
- Alternatively: the low block can be a hammer fist to the groin
- Again staying on the same line the left leg steps into the right and then back into a horse stance with the body now facing 180 degrees from the previous horse stance
- As you do so the right hand frames and executes a low block
- Alternatively: the low block can be a hammer fist to the groin
- The attention and body of the karateka then turns to the direction of the start of the kata pulling the left leg back so that you are now sitting in a cat stance with the left leg in front
- As you do so the arms cross at chest level with the right over left
- You then sit lower in the stance as you perform a forward elbow strike with the left
- The left foot then steps back into another cat stance with the right leg in front
- The arms cross at chest level with the left over the right
- You then sit lower in the stance as you perform a forward elbow strike with the right
- The right leg steps forward and the left leg slides along with it into a sanchin dachi with the right leg in front
- As the right leg steps forward the left hand reaches out warding a strike and following up with a back fist with the right to the nose (with the palm of the fist facing you and the left hand open palm facing down just below the elbow of the right hand)
- The right leg then takes a fairly large step back and the left leg sliding back along with it into a cat stance with the left leg in front
- At the same time both arms raising or circling around and ending in a double downward elbow strike
- Both hands then stretch outwards with the fingers tense
- The hands then circle around so that the right is in the palm of the left and both palms are facing upwards
- The left leg then steps back into attention
- The hands then stay together but flip back to the yoi position
- You then bow and end the kata
Goju-ryu: Saifa
- Attention
- 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
- The right foot steps out into a front stance
- The right hand is closed in a fist at the side in chamber but the arm is turned so that the palm is facing the ribs
- The left hand covers the right
- Alternatively: the karateka can lean forward at an angle and fall into the front stance with the right foot
- Then the left foot steps in to the right and you turn 90 degrees to the left looking in the same direction that you turned
- The hands stay the way that they are (right closed and left covering) and switch sides with the right arm now across the stomach
- With this previous motion the head is turned 90 degrees to the right looking in the original direction of the attention stance
- The left leg steps back into a horse stance while the left hand wards a strike from the front
- The ward of the left rises and falls as though swatting downward a punch coming from the right side
- As the ward comes back to the chest the right hand delivers a back fist strike and the left hand remains at the center of the chest with the fingers pointed upwards
- Alternatively: an upward jab can be used instead of the back fist
- The left foot steps out into a front stance
- The left hand is closed in a fist at the side in chamber but the arm is turned so that the palm is facing the ribs
- The right hand covers the left
- Alternatively: the karateka can lean forward at an angle and fall into the front stance with the left foot
- Then the right foot steps in to the left and you turn 90 degrees to the right looking in the same direction that you turned
- The hands stay the way that they are (left closed and right covering) and switch sides with the left arm now across the stomach
- With this previous motion the head is turned 90 degrees to the left looking in the original direction of the attention stance
- The right leg steps back into a horse stance while the right hand wards a strike from the front
- The ward of the right rises and falls as though swatting downward a punch coming from the left side
- As the ward comes back to the chest the left hand delivers a back fist strike and the right hand remains at the center of the chest with the fingers pointed upwards
- Alternatively: an upward jab can be used instead of the back fist
- The right foot steps out into a front stance
- The right hand is closed in a fist at the side in chamber but the arm is turned so that the palm is facing the ribs
- The left hand covers the right
- Alternatively: the karateka can lean forward at an angle and fall into the front stance with the right foot
- Then the left foot steps in to the right and you turn 90 degrees to the left looking in the same direction that you turned
- The hands stay the way that they are (right closed and left covering) and switch sides with the right arm now across the stomach
- With this previous motion the head is turned 90 degrees to the right looking in the original direction of the attention stance
- The left leg steps back into a horse stance while the left hand wards a strike from the front
- The ward of the left rises and falls as though swatting downward a punch coming from the right side
- As the ward comes back to the chest the right hand delivers a back fist strike and the left hand remains at the center of the chest with the fingers pointed upwards
- Alternatively: an upward jab can be used instead of the back fist
- The left leg steps into the right so that they are next to each other then it steps out to the left side comfortably
- Once weight is transferred to the left foot the right slides in and forward into a cat stance with the right foot leading
- At the same time as moving to the left into the right, the left hand that is is at the center of the chest drops and the right hand opens
- As the right foot slide over to the cat stance the left arm rises in front of the right and the right arm lowers creating a double arm block with the left resembling a middle block and the right resembling a low block
- The karateka looks to the left as the double arm block is is completed and then does a quick front kick with the leading right leg from cat stance.
- After the kick the right leg steps to the right and the left leg slides in and slightly in front to a cat stance with a leading left leg
- At the same time as the left leg slides in the right hand raises in front of the left and the left lowers to perform a double arm block with the left hand resembling a low block and the right resembling a middle block with the hands open
- The karate ka looks to the left and then quickly kick with the leading left leg
- At the end of the kick the left leg steps back into a front stance with the right leg in front
- Both hands reach out in front and grab
- Alternatively: the left crosses over the right grabbing around at the left shoulder of an imaginary opponent and the right hand grabbing at the left shoulder of an imaginary opponent
- The hands pull back into fists at about chest level and then punch at chest level
- Alternatively: two panther strikes can be used at roughly neck level
- The fists then pull back at around chest level
- Then the hands swing together just above the right knee with the right hand closed in a fist with the pal facing upwards and the left hand open palm facing to the right
- The right leg slides over to the left about two fee or so, enough so that the karate ka can then pivot on both feet ending up with their body turned 180 degrees and their left foot forward in a front stance without bringing their feet off of the ground
- As the right leg steps over to the left the left hand slides under the right arm, just above the elbow with the back of the left hand on the arm
- As you pivot turning 180 degrees the back of the left hand slides against the right arm until the end of the arm and the hands pull back grabbing once the next front stance is reached
- Then a double punch with both hands at about chest level
- Alternatively: two panther strikes can be used at about neck level
- The hands then pull back at around shoulder level and then circle down over the left knee
- The hands are swung together with the left hand closed with the palm facing up and the right hand open with the palm facing to the left
- The right foot (back leg) lifts up as if avoiding a sweep and stops on the ground (about a foot) next to the left foot as the body turns 90 degrees to the right
- Alternatively: the right back leg can just step up to the left as the body turns to the right
- With the stomp the right hand lifts up and comes down for a hammer fist aimed to the head 180 degrees from the direction of the previous front stance, the head turns in this direction as well
- And the left hand moves into chamber
- The right hand then pulls down as if pulling on the hair of the opponent down to the hip
- And the left hand crosses the stomach like an horizontal uppercut
- The left foot then lifts up as if avoiding a sweep and stops on the ground (about a foot) next to the right as the head turns 180 degrees to the left
- With the stomp the left hand lifts up and comes down for a hammer fist aimed to the head 180 degrees from the previous hammer fist
- The head also looks in the direction of the hammer fist
- And the right hand moves to chamber
- The left hand then pulls down as if pulling on the hair of the opponent down to the hip
- And the right hand crosses the stomach like a horizontal uppercut
- The karateka then steps (in the direction that they are looking) forward with the right and punches with the left
- Alternatively: they may middle block with the right while stepping forward and then punch with the left with the right hand returning to chamber
- Alternatively: they may middle block and hook with the right while stepping forward and then punch with the left with the right hand returning to chamber
- The left foot steps in front of the right and you pivot on the feet 180 degrees into a cat stance with the right leg in front
- Alternatively: the left foot may circle forward as if trying to sweep an opponent and then turn into the cat stance
- During the turn the left hand of the out stretched arm opens and the arm bends so that the left hand is above the right (in chamber) and the right hand opens
- The hands then rotate so that they are on the opposite (left) side of the body wit the left hand in chamber with the hand open and palm up and the right arm is across the body with the right hand palm down over the left
- The right hand circles across the top of the chest to the right shoulder with the palm facing forward
- The left hand pulls down so that the palm is also facing forward at the same time
- The hands stay on the same side of the body but circle to swap places so that the right hand is down by the hip palm forward and the left hand is up by the left shoulder palm forward
- Both palms keep their orientation and extend to a double palm heel strike
- Both hands raise to shoulder level palms down then turn and come together right into left and turn as you step back into attention hands left over right
- Bow