Heian Yondan Steps

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Yoi, soto hashi-dashi. Goto musubi-dashi hands to the side, rei, then shout “Heian Yondan”. Return to soto hashi-dashi.

    • look left 90°
    • hidari kokutsu-dashi
    • open hands towards right hip, slowly rise towards:
    • hidari jodan tate haishu-uke (hidari haiwan jodan uke sokumen + migi jodan kamae)
    • turn right 180°
    • migi kokutsu-dashi
    • open hands towards left hip, slowly rise towards:
    • migi jodan tate haishu-uke (migi haiwan jodan uke sokumen + hidari jodan kamae)
    • turn left 90°
    • hidari zenkutsu-dashi
    • gedan juji-uke
    • progress to migi kokutsu-dachi
    • migi chudan morote-uke
    • progress to kochi-gamae
    • look left 90°
    • right hikite, left on top of that
    • hidari jodan yoko-mawashi uraken-uchi + hidari jodan yoko-geri keage
    • hidari zenkutsu-dachi
    • migi chudan mae empi-uchi
    • look over shoulder 180°
    • progress to kochi-gamae
    • look right 90°
    • left hikite, right on top of that
    • migi jodan yoko-mawachi uraken-uchi + migi jodan yoko-geri keage
    • migi zenkutsu-dachi
    • hidari chudan mae empi-uchi
    • hold migi zenkutsu-dachi
    • look left 90°
    • hidari shuto gedan-barai + migi jodan shuto-uke
    • rotate to hidari zenkutsu-dachi
    • hidari jodan shuto-uke + migi jodan shuto-uchi
    • migi jodan mae-geri keage
    • shift into migi kosa-dachi
    • hidari chudan osae-uke + migi chudan uraken-tate uchi
    • kiai
    • turn left backwards 135°
    • hidari kokutsu-dachi
    • hidari chudan kakiwake-uke
    • migi jodan mae-geri keage
    • migi zenkutsu-dachi
    • migi chudan oi-tsuki
    • hidari chudan gyaku-tsuki
    • turn right 90°
    • migi kokutsu-dachi
    • migi chudan kakiwake-uke
    • hidari jodan mae-geri keage
    • hidari zenkutsu-dachi
    • hidari chudan oi-tsuki
    • migi chudan gyaku-tsuki
    • rotate right 45°
    • hidari kokutsu-dachi
    • hidari chudan morote-uchi-uke
    • progress to migi kokutsu-dachi
    • migi chudan morote-uchi-uke
    • progress to hidari kokutsu-dachi
    • hidari chudan morete-uchi-uke
    • change to hidari zenkutsu-dachi
    • morote kubi-osae
    • migi hiza-geri
    • kiai
    • rotate 180°
    • hidari kokutsu-dachi
    • hidari chudan shuto-uke
    • progress to migi kokutsu-dachi
    • migi chudan shuto-uke

On finish return to soto hashi-dashi.

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