PINAN GODAN This is the last and most advanced of the five basic ...

PINAN GODAN
This is the last and most advanced of the five basic Pinan series. The kata has twenty nine movements,
and displays defense against armed opponents. The striking and blocking techniques are put together with
quick body maneuvering and rapid transition from stance to stance. Back hand block - haishu uke High
augmented forearm block - jodan morote ude uke Downward x block - gedan juju uke Sweeping
block .- nagashi uke Downward knife hand block - gedan shuto uke Downward spearhand strike- gedan
nukite uchi Double block - (morote uke) gedan bari uke-jodan ude uke Hook punch - kagi zuki Stamping
kick - fumikomi geri
1. Move into attention stance and perform a standing bow
1. Move into natural stance position
2. Look to the right and then to the left (quickly)
3. Drawing back and putting the weight on the right and back leg, pivot to the left into cat stance and
perform chudan ude uke
4. Perform right hook punch (kagi zuki)
5. Stepping up with the right leg into attention stance, look to the right side and set fist to the right ide
set position
6. Stepping out with the right leg, pivot to the right into cat stance, at the same time perform a right ude
uke
7. Perform left hook punch
8. Stepping up and looking to the front in a high natural stance, set hands to the left set position
9. Stepping forward with the right leg into right kokutsu dachi perform a right augmented ude uke
block, chudan area
10. Stepping forward with the left leg into left zenkutsu dachi perform a downward x block (right over
left and fist closed)
11. Draw the arms back into the body and perform a jodan x block (fist open, right over left)
12. Keeping the wrist together pivot right hand around and under left performing a grasping block. Draw
both hands back to the right hand set position
13. Staying in left zenkutsu dachi perform a left zuki
14. Stepping forward with the right leg into right zenkutsu dachi, perform a right zuki, draw back right
leg into cat stance and perform a right ude uke
15. Looking over the left shoulder and to the rear pivot on the left leg 180 degrees into right kiba dachi
and perform a right gedan bari uke
16. Look to the left and the front and perform a left gedan bari uke
17. Stepping over an in front of the left leg with the right perform a right empi uchi (elbow strike) to the
left hand open palm. While performing elbow strike pivot into right zenkutsu dachi at time of strike
18. Stepping forward with the left leg into kousa dachi perform a right ude uke and a left gedan bari uke
19. Stepping forward with the right leg into right reverse forward stance perform a jodan augmented
right ude uke block (looking to the rear)
20. Pushing off with the right leg to the rear lift both legs up under the body and pivot the right side of
the body 180 degrees to the opposite position
21. Landing in crossover stance, left leg behind right and facing the right side, perform a gedan x block
22. Look to the right, step back with left leg into right zenkutsu dachi, facing the rear, perform a right
ude uke
23. Looking over the left shoulder, pivot to the left and the front on a 25 degree angle drawing back into
cat stance, step outward to the left side on an angle putting weight on the left leg perform a right
spear hand strike downward with grasp, left hand to side of head shift the left leg into reverse forward
stance, perform a right jodan ude uke and a left gedan bari uke
24. Draw the left leg back up into attention stance still facing the left direction, keep arms in block position
25. Look to the right, step to the front and right on a 25 degree angle, stepping with right leg over and in
front of left, pivot out with right leg putting weight on the left leg perform a left spear hand strike

downward with grasp, right hand to side of head shift into reverse forward stance while performing
left jodan ude uke and right gedan bari uke
26. Draw back right leg to a high natural stance still looking to the right, arms in block position
27. Face the front and go into natural stance
28. Go into attention stance and perform standing bow (tachi rei)
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