11 (Kihons and Geri Wazas)

Kihons & Geri Wazas

(Basic Techniques and Shorei Kicking Techniques)
The Kihons and Geri Wazas are prearranged responses to a one-time attack. The five kihons outlined below are in response to Tori (the attacker) stepping forward with a right chudan seiken.
Kihon #1

Uke (defender) steps forward in left zen with a left morote uke.

Left jodan seiken.

Right chudan seiken.

Left mae gedan barai.

Kihon #2

Uke steps forward in left zen with a right gaki uke.

Pivot into right zen with a left chudan gyaku zuki.

Right chudan mawashi geri.

Step back into left zen with a left mae gedan barai.

Kihon #3

Uke steps forward in left zen with left nagashi uke.

Right thumb knuckle strike to mid section.

Pivot into right zen with left tettsui to back of head.

Step back into left zen with a left mae gedan barai.

Kihon #4

Uke steps forward in left zen with double gaki uke. Grab tori's arm and perform a right chudan hisa geri.

Right shuto to back of tori's neck as stepping down in a high right zen.

Step back into left zen with a left mae gedan barai.

Kihon #5

Uke steps forward in left zen with left age uke.

Left riken uchi to the nose.

Right chudan gyaku zuki.

Left mae gedan barai.

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Geri Waza #1

From left zen, step forward into left neko with cross-cover block (left hand closed and right hand open, protecting the groin).

Left jodan snap-seiken with left gedan mae geri.

Geri Waza #2

From left zen, step forward into left neko with cross-cover block block (left hand closed and right hand open, protecting the groin).

Left jodan riken uchi with left yoko geri kekomi to tori's knee.

Geri Waza #3

From left shiko dachi, cross-cover block (right hand open, left hand closed).

Right mawashi geri, step through into right shiko with right snap punch.

Geri Waza #4

From left kokutsu dachi - right ushiro geri, left mawashi geri, right ushiro geri.