Hamahiga no Tuifa

<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="91ba66f0.png" border=0 width="166" height="367" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Hamahiga no Tuifa</B></div> <div> 1.  With tuifa together at left side, bow, announce kata</div> <div> 2.  Step right, split tuifa, raise hands out and up (fist palm up)</div> <div> 3.  Lower hands circular down (fist palms down)</div> <div> 4.  Lifting right leg to crane, smash tuifa</div> <div> 5.  Going into right Seisan, stab double tuifa</div> <div> 6.  Chamber right into left goju to side (like in Kusanku), right tuifa jodan uke, left tuifa gedan uke</div> <div> 7.  Chamber left into right goju, left tuifa jodan uke, right tuifa gedan uke</div> <div> 8.  In right Seisan, perform three punches with tuifa:  right/left/right</div> <div> 9.  Stay in right Seisan, do whirley gig maneuver on right side (punch, criss-cross in front, up-down on the side, back and forth in front, punch)</div> <div> 10 Advance to left Seisan, do whirley gig ending with crossed tuifa gedan</div> <div> 11 Split tuifa out and down (palm fists down)</div> <div> 12 Perform a double criss-cross, double up-down, into arm chamber</div> <div> 13 In left Seisan, left jodan uke, right punch</div> <div> 14 Shift to right Seisan, rt jodan uke, left punch</div> <div> 15 Block left jodan and then do three punches:  right/left/right </div> <div> 16 Swing right tuifa out high and long, look over right shoulder</div> <div> 17 Make a Shotokai turn</div> <div> 18 In right Seisan, block down long tuifa right</div> <div> 19 Stay in right Seisan, do whirley gig right</div> <div> 20 Advance to left Seisan, do whirley gig left</div> <div> 21 Stay in left Seisan, left gedan uke short, right chudan punch</div> <div> 22 Shuffle left Seisan, right gedan uke short, right chudan punch</div> <div> 23 Shuffle left Seisan</div> <div> 24 Perform left jodan uke</div> <div> 25 Shuffle left with three punches:  right/left/right, look over left shoulder</div> <div> 26 Spinning turn to front, kata line into left seisan</div> <div> 27 In left Seisan, do a double punch</div> <div> 28 Shift to right goju, double blocks, whirley gig with right leg lift, leg block long</div> <div> 29 Shift to left goju, double blocks, whirley gig with left leg lift, leg block long</div> <div> 30 Advance to right Seisan, three punches:  right/left/right</div> <div> 31 Perform right Seisan, whirley gig</div> <div> 32 Advance left Seisan, whirley gig</div> <div> 33 Simply smash tuifa</div> <div> 34 Lunge right and do double punch</div> <div> 35 Recock long to sides low, strike smash long front, kiai</div> <div> 36 Return along arms</div> <div> 37 Look over right shoulder</div> <div> 38 Shotokai turn into rt goju (like in Chinto) with double blocks, left high, right low</div> <div> 39 Advance to left goju with double blocks, right high, left low</div> <div> 40 Advance to right Seisan, perform 3 shuffle punches</div> <div> 41 Perform the right whirley gig</div> <div> 42 Look over right shoulder</div> <div> 43 Perform a spinning turn to front into right Seisan</div> <div> 44 Come into right goju (as in Kusanku) with double blocks, left high, right low</div> <div> 45 Simply smash tuifa</div> <div> 46 Lunge right to double punch</div> <div> 47 Step back into right goju, with double blocks, left high, right low</div> <div> 48 In same position (chamber left hand) do right whirley gig</div> <div> 49 Draw up into right crane stance and smash tuifa</div> <div> 50 Lunge right to double punch and kiai</div> <div> 51 Step back to Heisoku Dachi</div> <div> 52 Raise arms up and out, palm fists up</div> <div> 53 Swing arms down</div> <div> 54 Draw right foot to left in Musubi Dachi</div> <div> 55 Rei</div> <div> 56 Return tuifa to left side in chamber</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>