As the nights head instructor, Brad first took us through half to three-quarter speed kihon, then once more through at full speed. We then worked on mai te and oi zuki in kibi dachi, first individually, then with partners holding training bags.
Last we spent time learning Ju Te, a new kata for me, and not required until Yodan rank (4th black belt). An attempt to describe the kata follows;
The kata begins with fist in palm in front of face. Stepping back with the left leg into zenkutso dachi, the left hand push-blocks down (teisho uke?) and pulls back and the right is palm-heel up and exposed, fingers curled like a four-nuckle. Looking 45 left, cross step 45 left, pushing palm-heels of hands in opposite vertical directions. Looking 67 right (original right), rotate on balls of feet into right zenkutso dachi, making uchi uke with same four-nuckle palm-heel. Step up with left leg and make 180 turn into kibi dachi with a horizontal palm-heel chudan block/strike (osae te uke?). Another 180 turn in kibi dachi with same strike/block, and one more 180 turn in kibi dachi with same palm-heel strike/block and a kiai (so now in kibi dachi facing original left). Facing ahead, cross step in kibi dachi to the left making a jodan juji uke (X block) and double gedan barai. Pull right leg in, feet together, then left out to kibi dachi with jodan juji uke and double jodan vertical arm block (ryowan tate ken uke?). Now moving back the other direction, 180 into kibi dachi with a stamp and twisting block (hineri uke) with the vertical arms, three times (ending facing original right). Squeezing the legs together rising into “natural stance” (heiko dachi ?) with a double gedan barai. {…. more later ….}
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