Heian Shodan #
Preparation is heiso kiba dachi, kiba dachi, hachi dachi, moving towards the right.
Notes: Rising block should come up at 45 degree angle. Front stance should be wide and long. Down block begins with fist next to your ear and the opposite hand below as a guard. Before turning in any direction, first look. Always return to chamber. After a down block, use that hand as a guard.
Heian shodan is the first of five heians. They are, in order, heian shodan heian nidon, heian sandon, heian yondon, heian godan.
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Step out left, left down block.
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Step forward right, right punch.
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Turn 180° right stepping out to right down block. Bring right foot into cat stance, rotate right wrist and hammer fist down. KIUP!
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Put right foot down, step forward left, left punch.
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Step out left 90°, left down block, right fist comes up in front followed by left rising block.
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Step forward right, right rising block.
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Step forward left, left rising block.
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Step forward right, right forward empi to throat level. KIUP!
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Turn left 270°, left down block.
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Step forward right, right punch.
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Step out right 180° with right down block.
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Step forward lift, left punch.
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Step out left 90°, left down block.
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Step forward right, right punch.
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Step forward left, left punch.
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Step forward right, right punch. KIUP!
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Turn 270 degrees left, right hand is horizontal spear under, left hand is open by your ear, land in back stance with left knife hand block, right across body palm up.
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Turn to left diagonal with left palm strike, right hand by your ear. Right knife hand block moving right foot into a back stance.
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Turn to right side, left palm strike, right by ear. Bring right foot into a cat stance, then step out into a back stance with right knife hand block.
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Turn to right diagonal, right palm strike under, left hand by your ear. Move left foot into a cat stance then step out into a back stance with left knife hand block. KIUP!
Finish by bringing left foot in, crossing hands in front at chest level, then down to your side.