SHIO KOSOKUN

Steps

  1. Kama-tte (Face North). Move right leg towards left leg and stand in musubi dachi. Simultaneously bring both fists towards chest and change into open hands with left hand in front of the right hand. Rotate both hands inwards and end up with finger tips pointing downwards. Shift right leg back to soto hachi dachi and bring both hands up toward the sky. Then separate the hands to the sides and then bring them together at waist level in front of the body. Right open hand knife edge in contact with left palm.
  2. Turn right into left nekoashi dachi and execute a right shuto uke. Face East.
  3. Turn left into right nekoashi dachi and execute a left shuto uke. Face West
  4. Right leg steps West into left Nekoashi dachi and execute a right Shuto Uke .
  5. Left leg steps West into right Nekoashi dachi and execute a left shuto uke.
  6. Right leg steps forward into a right moto dachi and execute a right Nukite. Kiai.
  7. Turn 180 degrees to face East into left moto dachi and bring left open hand in front of the forehead and execute a right sukui uke.
  8. Peform a right mae geri.
  9. Right leg land Eastwards in right Kokutsu dachi. Right fist in front of the forehead and left gedan barai.
  10. Cross both hands as in Heian shodan and execute a left harai uke. Pull back left leg at the same time to form left moto dachi.
  11. Right leg step forward and left turn 180 degrees and left leg steps West into left nekoashi dachi and execute a right shuto uke.
  12. left leg step forward nto right Nekoashi dachi and execute a left shuto uke.
  13. Right leg steps forward into a right moto dachi and execute a right Nukite.
  14. Turn 180 degrees to face West into left moto dachi and bring left open hand in front of the forehead and execute a right sukui uke.
  15. Peform a right mae geri.
  16. Right leg land Westwards in right Kokutsu dachi. Right fist in front of the forehead and left gedan barai.
  17. Cross both hands as in Heian shodan and then execute a left harai uke. Pull back left leg at the same time to form left moto dachi.
  18. Pull back both fist to chamber at the right side. Left on top of right and both palms facing each other. At the same time pull back left foot into Heisoku dachi. Look left.
  19. Simultaneously perform a left yoko barai together with a left geri towards North.
  20. Land left leg in left zenkutsu dachi and strike right elbow towards left open hand. Both arms parallel to the floor.
  21. Pull back both fist to chamber at the leftt side. Right on top of left and both palms facing each other. At the same time pull back right foot into Heisoku dachi. Look Right.
  22. Simultaneously perform a right yoko barai together with a right geri towards South.
  23. Land right leg in right zenkutsu dachi and strike left elbow towards right open hand. Both arms parallel to the floor.
  24. Turn left towards Northeast and pull back left leg into right nekoashi dachi and execute a left shuto uke.
  25. Right leg step forward and execute a right shuto uke in left nekoashi dachi.
  26. Turn 90 degrees towards southeast and shift right leg into left nekoashi dachi and execute right shuto uke.
  27. Left leg step forward and execute a left shuto uke in right nekoashi dachi.
  28. Left leg step towards East into left moto dachi and bring left open hand in front of the forehead and execute a right sukui uke.
  29. Right leg execute a mae geri.
  30. Land right leg land forward and bring forward left foot to from right kosa dachi. Simultaneously bring down left open hand to block and chamber it to the left. At the same time right fist execute ura uchi.
  31. Left leg step back and pull back right leg to form right moto dachi and execute a right yoko uke.
  32. Execute a left punch.
  33. Execute a right punch.
  34. Bring up right knee and at the same time hit left hand to right knee and right elbow and turn 360 degrees left wards. Step right leg down and step left leg back. Bend the body and right knee such that both hands touch the ground. Look East.
  35. Left leg steps forward and execute a left shuto uke in right nekoashi dachi.
  36. Pull back left open hand to right side of the chest, palm facing the ground. Step right leg forward into right moto dachi and execute a right hand nukite.
  37. Pull back right open hand to right ear. Shift stance to left kokutsu dachi.
  38. Turn left 360 degrees and step left leg East into shiko dachi and execute a left yoko barai.
  39. Left leg step forward and pull back right leg, maintaining shiko dachi stance and execute a left ura uchi.
  40. Twist body left and execute a right elbow strike onto left open hand.
  41. Bring left fist to ear level and execute a right uchi otoshi. Look Right.
  42. Left leg step south into right zenkutsu dachi and execute a left hammer fist strike towards lower right. Right fist at right ear level.
  43. Right fist execute a hammer fist strike towards lower left. Right arm above left arm, both palms facing the sky.
  44. Execute a jodan kosa uke.
  45. Pull down both open hands into fists maintaining cross hand positions and execute right tobi geri.
  46. Land in right moto dachi and execute a right ura uchi. Kiai.
  47. Nao-tte. Pull back left leg followed by the right leg to form Hachiji dachi and stand in Nao-tte position.

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