Tokoshin no Eiku

<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="8e7ac580.jpg" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" width="172" height="344"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Tokoshin no Eiku</B></div> <div>  1 Stand in a casual Heiko Dachi (Shizen Hontai), Eiku is resting on left shoulder with the ridge down.</div> <div>  2 Bring heels together into Musubi Dachi, bow and upon rising, announce the kata:  “Kata:  Tokoshin no Eiku”, return to Heiko by turning heels out.</div> <div>  3 Reach up with right hand as your left tilts the Eiku off of the shoulder and grasp it as an oar, performing a “stroke” to the right rear (ridge faces rear).</div> <div>  4 Rushing into Migi Zenkutsu Dachi, use the ridge to block Jodan, then using the Kissaki, thrust Jodan, then thrust Chudan.</div> <div>  5 Pivoting 90° left on left foot (right foot moves), assume Migi Seisan, bring ridge of  Eiku downward in a Gedan Barai (hands never change their relative positions on the Eiku during this kata, hand grasp-positions do change).</div> <div>  6 In same stance, chop Eiku Chudan, then thrust Kissaki Jodan.</div> <div>  7 Pivot 180° to the rear (front of kata line) on left foot (right foot moving) into another Migi Seisan, bring ridge of Eiku downward in Gedan Barai.</div> <div>  8 In same stance, chop Eiku Chudan, then thrust Kissaki Jodan.</div> <div>  9 Bring left foot back to kata line, facing forward, join right foot in Hidari Seisan Dachi and right-stroke (paddle at right hip) to rear, ridge facing rear. </div> <div> 10 Look back over right shoulder and momentarily bring left foot across the right in Kagi Dachi.</div> <div> 11 While in Kagi Dachi slowly raise the Eiku (ridge up) toward the rear of the kata line (this is a “reverse stroke”).</div> <div> 12 Now facing rear, advance into Migi Seisan, using Kissaki, thrust Jodan, thrust Chudan.</div> <div> 13 Pivot 180° (on right foot (do a Shotokai turn)) to front of kata line into Hidari Seisan Dachi and perform a rowing maneuver at the right hip.</div> <div> 14 Quickly shuffle forward in Hidari Seisan and, using the Eiku as a bo, block Gedan, block Chudan.</div> <div> 15 Advance into Hidari Seiunchin Dachi and, using the pole end of the Eiku, do a bo thrust to the front of the kata line (you are now standing sidways in Hidari Seiunchin Dachi).</div> <div> 16 Stepping into Kagi Dachi, reverse stroke forward, ridge up. Step into Migi Seisan Dachi.  Suddenly look right 45°, shuffle Migi Seisan to 45° perform Kissaki thrust Jodan, then Chudan.</div> <div> 17 Turn head and look to the 45° left of the rear kata line.</div> <div> 18 Pivoting around on left foot, (right foot moves) into an attention stance (Heisoku Dachi) make a Jodan chop to the neck of the opponent, cutting off the head.  You are now facing 45° to the right of the front kata line. </div> <div> 19 Turn left into the kata line in Hidari Seisan, step into Migi Neko Ashi Dachi.</div> <div> 20 Quickly drop Eiku down so that it “sticks into the sand” in front of the right foot.</div> <div> 21 Perform Mae Geri, using the instep, pushing the Eiku and sand upward toward opponents face.</div> <div> 22 Advance into Migi Seisan, Kissaki Jodan, Kissaki Chudan</div> <div> 23 Look to the right 45° angle and immediately go into Migi Heisoku Dachi with a chop of the Eiku blade to the neck of the opponent, cutting off the head.</div> <div> 24 Look to the corresponding left 45° angle and step into left Seisan Dachi holding the Eiku like a bo.  Push bo block Gedan, then raise the bo so you can perform a Migi Mae Geri under it to opponent's mid section. Kiai</div> <div> 25 Returning the right foot to the rear (stay Hidari), pivot into Hidari Seisan Dachi facing front and reverse stroke to the front of the kata line, slowly.</div> <div> 26 Step backward into Hidari Kokutsu Dachi, bring Eiku behind right shoulder like a baseball bat (this is a Kamae).</div> <div> 27 Slowly bring the Eiku around to the left shoulder, onto the shoulder, assume Musubi Dachi with Eiku casually draped over the left shoulder.</div> <div> 28 Bow.  End of kata. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>