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BASSAI SHO |
| Begin in Natural Stance: | |
| 1. |
Bring left foot to right, bend knees slightly, open hands (palm up) come to hips; follow with an open hand X-block angled toward the floor. |
| 2. |
Come up on balls of the feet, turn 90 degrees counterclockwise (face original left); follow with a right reverse crescent kick toward the original front. Step down with the right foot and hook the left foot behind; at the same time do a rising left palm heel attack (heel of right hand is on the back of the left hand). |
| 3. |
Adjust the left , turning 180 degrees counterclockwise, into a left backstance (facing the original rear) as both left and right hands move downward, then upward in a circular-like motion; ending with the left open hand extended straight forward (palm up and elbow slightly bent) at eye level; right open hand stops at ear level (palm down). |
| 4. |
Bring the right foot to the left, turn clockwise with feet together facing 45 degrees from original front. Right hand scoops low to the ground; Right hand circles and downblocks to the right side; left hand pulls to the left side. |
| 5. |
Step with the left foot to the right into a left backstance; both left and right hands move downward, then upward in a circular-like motion; ending with the left open hand extended straight forward (palm up and elbow slightly bent) at eye level; right open hand stops at ear level (palm down). |
| 6. |
Pull left foot back to the right foot, turning counterclockwise (to face original front); left fist comes to the left side, right open hand covers the left fist (palm down). |
| 7. |
Perform a right side kick with a simultaneous right open hand parry that ends palm up. |
| 8. |
Step down with right foot into kiba dachi (facing original front) as you left hand parry to the front (parry begins underneath the right arm). |
| 9. |
Right then left middle punches. |
| 10. |
Shift into a backstance facing the original left and do, simultaneous, high (behind head) right Inside/Outside block and a left downblock. |
| 11. |
Shift into a backstance facing the original right and do, simultaneous, high (behind head) left Inside/Outside block and a right downblock. |
| 12. |
Bring the left foot to right, step out with the right foot (to the original front) into backstance and do a right knifehand block. |
| 13. |
Step forward with the left foot into a left backstance and do a left knifehand block. |
| 14. |
Step forward with the right foot into a right backstance and do a right knifehand block. |
| 15. |
Step backward with the right foot into a left backstance and do a left knifehand block. |
| 16. |
Adjust the left foot sideways into a front stance (still facing front) as you take off and catch (circular motion) with the right hand; left hand braces behind the right. |
| 17. |
Right front kick, right side kick (45 degrees downward and to the front). |
| 18. |
Step down with the right foot, turn to face the rear, into a left backstance and double Inside/Outside block. |
| 19. |
Pull fists back to sides; follow with a double punch as you adjust into front stance. |
| 20. |
Right crescent kick, step down into kibadachi (facing original right); at the same time both fists rise up, circle counterclockwise, and then follow through with a double attack. |
| 21. |
Adjust the left foot over (turning counterclockwise to face the original front) into a left front stance; left down block, step forward into a right front stance and right middle punch. |
| 22. |
Turning counterclockwise, right crescent kick and step down into kibadachi (facing original right); at the same time both fists rise up, circle counterclockwise, and then follow through with a double attack. |
| 23. |
Turning clockwise, left crescent kick and step down into kibadachi (facing original left); at the same time both fists rise up, circle clockwise, and then follow through with a double attack. |
| 24. |
Adjust the right foot, turning clockwise, to a position that is 45 degrees to the right of original front, into a right backstance and right knifehand block (left hand is palm down). |
| 25. |
Adjust the right foot back and then turn 90 degrees clockwise (45 degree angle) into a left backstance with knifehands positioned behind you (you are facing at a 45 degree angle to the left). |
| 26. |
Slide the right foot up and cross in front of the left as both open hands turn palm facing you (arms 45 degrees at the elbows) in preparation for a left knifehand block; the left foot then steps out into a left backstance as you left knifehand block (right knifehand is palm down). |
| 27. |
Left foot comes back to the right (facing original front), open hands come to sides; follow with a lower open hand X-block. |
| 28. |
Separate hands, step out with left foot and return to natural stance. |