SEIENCHIN

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 both finger tips pointing downwards. Move both legs outwards into heiko dachi and both open hands change into fist and move them to the sides with palms facing inwards.
2. Move the right foot NorthEast into Shiko dachi, both open hands face down above the knee and performed a morote Sukui uke: keeping the elbows close together, raise both arms to the chin open handed with the backs of the hands together. Close both hands and a Morote Gedan Barai is executed.
3. Then execute a right open hand yoko uke, left open hand palm side facing skywards and placed infront of the solar plexus. Then turn the right open hand outwards and pull back to the right side and at the same time execute a left palm up Nukite.
4. Move the left foot NorthWest into Shiko dachi, both open hands face down above the knee and perform a morote Sukui uke: keeping the elbows close together, raise both arms to the chin open handed with the backs of the hands together. Close both hands and a Morote Gedan Barai is executed.
5. Then execute a left open hand yoko uke, right open hand palm side facing skywards and placed infront of the solar plexus. Then turn the left open hand outwards and pull back to the left side and at the same time execute a right palm up Nukite.
6. Move the right foot NorthEast into Shiko dachi, both open hands face down above the knee and performed a morote Sukui uke: keeping the elbows close together, raise both arms to the chin open handed with the backs of the hands together. Close both hands and a Morote Gedan Barai is executed.
7. Then execute a right open hand yoko uke, left open hand palm side facing skywards and placed infront of the solar plexus. Then turn the right open hand outwards and pull back to the right side and at the same time execute a left palm up Nukite.
8. Shift into left crane stance and place right fist on top of the left palm. Right leg step forward into right moto dachi and punch chudan. In the finish position the left open hand is on top of the right fist with finger tips pointing forward.
9. Pull the right foot back into left moto dachi striking left Jodan Shuto uchi and then pulling in for a right chudan elbow strike into the left palm.
10. Slide right leg into right sanchin dachi facing northeast and executed a right yoko uke supported by left open hand.
11. Left leg step northeast into Shiko dachi and perform a left kentsui uchi.
12. left leg step back along the same line and do a right Gedan Barai.
13. Slide left leg into left Sanchin dachi facing northwest and executed a left yoko uke supported by right open hand.
14. Right leg step northwest into Shiko dachi and perform a right kentsui uchi.
15. Right leg step back along the same line and do a left Gedan Barai.
16. Left leg step back south into Shiko dachi and circularly bring left open hand in front of the forehead and right open hand above the knee.
17. Right leg step back south into Shiko dachi and circularly bring right open hand in front of the forehead and left open hand above the knee. execute Harai uke.
18. Right leg step forward into right moto dachi and execute a right yoko uchi into the left open hand. Right leg step forward and slide left foot into right moto dachi and execute a right ura uchi with left palm next to the right forearm. KIAI
19. Right leg step left and turn 135 degrees into left Sanchin dachi. Execute a left yoko uke and right harai uke. Left fist turn into open hand with palm facing forward.
20. Right leg step southwest into Shiko dachi and execute a right age tsuki and bring the left open hand down in front of the solar plexus, finger tips pointing skywards. Then execute a right ura uchi, followed by a right gedan barai and chamber left fist to the side.
21. Right leg step back along the same line into Shiko dachi and execute a left Gedan Barai.
22. Pull the right leg back into left Nekoashi dachi facing North. Execute a right elbow strike.
23. Right leg step back into right Nekoashi dachi and execute a left elbow strike
24. Left leg step right and turn 135 degrees into right Sanchin dachi. Execute a right yoko uke and left harai uke. Right fist turn into open hand with palm facing forward.
25. Left leg step southeast into Shiko dachi and execute a left age tsuki and bring the right open hand down in front of the solar plexus, finger tips pointing skywards. Then execute a left ura uchi, followed by a left gedan barai and chamber right fist to the side.
26. Left leg step back along the same line into Shiko dachi and execute a right Gedan Barai.
27. Pull the left leg back into left Nekoashi dachi facing North. Execute a left elbow strike.
28. Left leg step back into left Nekoashi dachi and execute a right elbow strike
29. Bring left open hand down to in front of the solar plexus with finger tips pointing skywards. Right leg step forward and slide left foot forward into left nekoashi dachi and execute a right ura uchi. KIAI.
30. Take a large step back with the right foot and pull left foot back into right Nekoashi dachi. At the same time pull both open hands back in a straight line towards the face and open the elbows to the sides. Both hands finger tips touching one another.
31. Nao-tte. Pull back right foot to form musubi dachi. Simultaneously bring both hands towards chest and rotate both hands inwards and end up with both finger tips pointing downwards. Right leg move right to form Hachiji dachi and stand in Nao-tte position.

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