Tokoshin no Tekko

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="05d785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Isshinryu Karate Do, Stamford Dojo</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stamford Dojo"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id238_kobudo_or_weapon_kata.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Study"><U><B><IMG SRC="03b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>   </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>     </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>  </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="8dfc8a40.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="164" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Tokoshin no Tekko</B></div> <bR> <div>  1  In Musubi Dachi attention, hold Tekko in left hand at side, right hand flat at right side.  Rei, bringing right hand to left to get a Tekko.</div> <div>  2  As your body erects, come into Kiba Dachi with Tekko, palm down, over each thigh.  Announce kata.</div> <div>  3  Kamae by bringing Tekko up with both hands to 12 o'clock position then to six with palms upward.</div> <div>  4  Right step backward into Hidari Seisan, chamber rt tekko, perform Hidari Gedan Barai.</div> <div>  5  In same stance, perform Hidari Uchi Uke, turn Tekko over and hook imaginary weapon with ulnar, rear-facing tine.</div> <div>  6  Holding opponent's “weapon”, advance into Migi Seisan Dachi, Migi Seiken Tsuki.</div> <div>  7  Shuffle forward with alternate Hidari Seiken Tsuki and Migi Seiken Tsuki (still come out in Migi Seisan Dachi).</div> <div>  8  Pivoting on rt foot, bring rear foot 90° so you are in Hidari Wing-Chun (also called Goju) Dachi.  Right hand is in chamber as you do Hidari Gedan Barai to rear of kata line in this posture.</div> <div>  9  Shift over left foot so you are now rear facing in Hidari Zenkutsu Dachi, do Hidari Gedan Barai, Hidari Uchi Uke, turn Tekko over and hook imaginary weapon with ulnar, rear-facing tine.</div> <div> 10 Repeat 7.</div> <div> 11 Pivot on rt foot (lift left foot), 90° to left facing of kata line, left hand is in Kamae with rt hand in Kamae protecting the Wa.</div> <div> 12 Suddenly perform Hidari Uchi Uke (rt hand goes to chamber).</div> <div> 13 Bringing right foot around to rear, go into Hidari Chinto, carry the right hand (palm down) down and around in a clockwise fashion, as if removing the opponent's weapon off of the Hidari Uchi Uke and carrying it to the right side in the ulnar, rear tine.</div> <div> 14 Still left facing of kata line, do Migi Mae Geri, come down in Migi Seisan with Migi Seiken Tsuki.</div> <div> 15 Advance in shuffle to Hidari Seiken Tsuki and Migi Seiken Tsuki.</div> <div> 16 Pivoting on rt foot (move left foot), turn 180° into Hidari Seisan Dachi with same hand Kamae as in 11.</div> <div> 17 Repeat 12.</div> <div> 18 Repeat 13.</div> <div> 19 Repeat 14.</div> <div> 20 Repeat 15.</div> <div> 21 Change stance to Seiunchin, double Gedan Barai.</div> <div> 22 Pivot 90° to rear (now front facing) into Hidari Seisan.</div> <div> 23 Do double Tekko-Circular Uke (first 12 o'clock then to 6 o'clock) to front of kata line.</div> <div> 24 Step back 90°, right rear into right facing Kiba Dachi, extend left hand out, palm down to arm's length, extend right hand out to arm's length.</div> <div> 25 Step back 180° into Hidari Goju Dachi, immediately pivot 90° to rear into Hidari Seisan.</div> <div> 26 Repeat 23.</div> <div> 27 Step back right 90° into Kiba Dachi (facing left side of kata line) and extend right hand out, palm down to arm's length, extend left hand out to arm's length.</div> <div> 28 Pivot 90° to front of kata line into Kiba Dachi, fists down in Kamae over thighs.</div> <div> 29 Perform 23 again.</div> <div> 30 Step back into Hidari Goju Dachi (front of kata line), Hidari Gedan Uke.</div> <div> 31 Step forward into Migi Seisan Dachi and whip tekko across midline (like round house punch) to the left going into a Migi Goju Dachi.</div> <div> 32 Step backward right as you step forward left to perform Hidari Goju Dachi with the same left round house tekko punch across the midline to the right.</div> <div> 33 Changing grip on tekko, step forward into Migi Seisan as you plunge the Tekko tine into the head or shoulder of opponent.  Kiai.</div> <div> 34 Keeping right hand in place, do Hidari Seiken Tsuki.  Kiai again.</div> <div> 35 Back into Kiba Dachi.  Kamae by circling right Tekko counterclockwise and the left tekko clockwise to both hands palm down over the thighs.</div> <div> 36 Bend at waist, bring hands together, placing right tekko in left hand with left tekko.</div> <div> 37 Erect, with both tekko on left side and right palm against right leg, Rei.  (End of Kata) </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>