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“Kofukan Standardised Katas – Part 1”, K Tomiyama, 8th Dan Tasshi, January 2014
Instruktion
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- Musubi-dachi and Rei (bow)
- Naotte position
- Announce the name of the Kata
- Open heels and make Uchi-Hachiji-dachi stance, bring fists to the sides of the body. (This is Higaonna group’s Yoi position.)
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- Continuing to look straight forwards, step right foot forward towards right 45 degrees angle forward and make right Shiko-dachi stance in 45 degrees angle. At the same time, open both hands and extend arms to sides.
- Bring both hands to chest with backs of hands touching each other. Both elbows must be kept down and closed.
- Roll hands forward and close hands into fists, then perform Gedan Harai-uke blocks to both sides. This is a slow movement with Sanchin breathing.
- Perform right Haito-uke block, left open hand is placed in front of solar plexus with palm up and finger tips pointing forward (towards the opponent). Make sure to block towards front and not towards right 45 degrees direction.
- Turn right hand into Kakete (hook hand) position and pull back to side. As you pull back right Kakete, perform left Ura-nukite (reverse spear hand with palm facing up) towards 45 degrees right. This is a smooth movement. Make sure you keep looking straight forward.
- Step left foot forward and make left Shiko-dachi stance in 45 degrees angle. At the same time, extend both arms with open hands to sides.
- Bring both hands to chest with backs of hands touching each other. Both elbows must be kept down and closed.
- Roll hands forward and close hands into fists, then perform Gedan Harai-uke blocks to both sides. This is a slow movement with Sanchin breathing.
- Perform left Haito-uke block, right open hand is placed in front of solar plexus with palm up and finger tips pointing forward (towards the opponent). Make sure to block towards front and not towards left 45 degrees direction.
- Turn left hand into Kakete (hook hand) position and pull back to side. As you pull back left Kakete, perform right Ura-nukite (reverse spear hand with palm facing up) towards 45 degrees left. This is a smooth movement. Make sure you keep looking straight forward.
- Step right foot forward and make right Shiko-dachi stance in 45 degrees angle. At the same time, extend both arms with open hands to sides.
- Bring both hands to chest with backs of hands touching each other. Both elbows must be kept down and closed.
- Roll hands forward and close hands into fists, then perform Gedan Harai-uke blocks to both sides. This is a slow movement with Sanchin breathing.
- Perform right Haito-uke block, left open hand is placed in front of solar plexus with palm up and finger tips pointing forward (towards the opponent). Make sure to block towards front and not towards right 45 degrees direction.
- Turn right hand into Kakete (hook hand) position and pull back to side. As you pull back right Kakete, perform left Ura-nukite (reverse spear hand with palm facing up) towards 45 degrees right. This is a smooth movement. Make sure you keep looking straight forward.
- Lift right knee and, at the same time, place right fist and left open hand in front of chest. Right back of hand touches left palm, so both palms face towards chest. Both elbows must be kept down and closed.
- Land right foot forward and make right Moto-dachi stance in Shomen position. At the same time, perform right Chudan Sasae Oi-zuki with left palm on right back of hand. This punch is normally done with the corner of the base joint (knuckle) of the little finger (Koyubi-ken) but it is also acceptable to do it with normal fist (Seiken).
- Step right foot back and make left Moto-dachi stance in Shomen position. At the same time, pull back right fist to side while leaving left hand as it is. Then, perform right Chudan Tate-empi strike on left palm, which is pulled back to meet right elbow. (Kiai!)
- Move right foot in circular manner to face right 45 degrees direction in right Sanchin-dachi stance. At the same time, perform right Chudan Sasae-uke block in circular manner. Left finger tips are level with right fist face. This is a smooth movement.
- Step left foot forward (towards 45 degree direction) and make left Shiko-dachi stance in Ma-hammi position. At the same time, perform left Gedan Harai-uke block. (This is actually Kin-uchi strike but movement is like Harai-uke block.) Pull back right fist to side.
- Step left foot back and make right Shiko-dachi stance in Ma-hammi position. At the same time, perform right Gedan Harai-uke block. Pull back left fist to side.
- Move left foot in circular manner to face left 45 degrees direction in left Sanchin-dachi stance. At the same time, perform left Chudan Sasae-uke block in circular manner. Right finger tips are level with left fist face. This is a smooth movement.
- Step right foot forward (towards 45 degree direction) and make right Shiko-dachi stance in Ma-hammi position. At the same time, perform right Gedan Harai-uke block. (This is actually Kin-uchi strike but movement is like Harai-uke block.) Pull back left fist to side.
- Step right foot back and make left Shiko-dachi stance in Ma-hammi position. At the same time, perform left Gedan Harai-uke block. Pull back right fist to side.
- Step left foot back (in 135 degrees angle) and make right Shiko-dachi stance in Ma-hammi position towards original front. At the same time, perform right Gedan Shotei Harai-uke block (Harai-uke block with palm heel). Left open hand is placed in front of forehead with palm facing out. (Arms are crossed first with right arm inside before blocking.) This is a slow movement with Sanchin breathing.
- Step right foot back and make left Shiko-dachi stance in Ma-hammi position. At the same time, perform left Gedan Shotei Harai-uke block (Harai-uke block with palm heel). Right open hand is placed in front of forehead with palm facing out. (Arms are crossed first with left arm inside before blocking.) This is a slow movement with Sanchin breathing.
- Step right foot forward in (anti-clockwise) circular manner and make right Moto-dachi stance in Shomen position. At the same time, perform right Chudan Yoko-uchi block on left palm. Left palm is placed inside forearm near elbow.
- Slide forward (Yori-ashi) and perform right Jodan Ura-uchi strike. (Kiai!) Left palm remains inside right forearm and right fist is pulled back to Yoko-uchi position after strike.
- Cross front foot with Sokuto part touching floor (like Sanchin kata) and turn anti-clockwise 135 degrees to face 45 degrees left rear in left Sanchin-dachi stance. (Do not cross too deeply as, if you do, you end up in right Sanchin-dachi.) At the same time, perform left Chudan Yoko-uke block. Right fist is placed in front of groin to cover. This is a smooth movement.
- Open left hand and turn into Kakete. Step right foot forward (to 45 degrees direction) and make right Shiko-dachi stance in Ma-hammi position. At the same time, perform right Age-zuki punch. Left Shotei is placed in front of solar plexus, palm facing towards opponent.
- Follow up with right Jodan Ura-uchi strike, then with right Gedan Harai-uke block. Left hand remains in front of solar plexus with Ura-uchi strike but closed into fist and pulled back to side with Harai-uke block.
- Step right foot back (on this 45 degrees direction) and make left Shiko-dachi stance in Ma-hammi position. At the same time, perform left Gedan Harai-uke block. Right fist is pulled back to side.
- Turn head 135 degrees clockwise to face original front, move right foot and make right Nekoashi-dachi stance in Hammi position towards that direction (original front). At the same time, perform right Mawashi-empi strike. Left fist is pulled back to side.
- Step right foot back and make left Nekoashi-dachi stance in Hammi position. At the same time, perform left Mawashi-empi strike. Right fist is pulled back to side.
- Cross front foot with Sokuto part touching floor (like Sanchin kata) and turn clockwise 135 degrees to face 45 degrees right rear in right Sanchin-dachi stance. (Do not cross too deeply as, if you do, you end up in left Sanchin-dachi.) At the same time, perform right Chudan Yoko-uke block. Left fist is placed in front of groin to cover. This is a smooth movement.
- Open right hand and turn into Kakete. Step left foot forward (to 45 degrees direction) and make left Shiko-dachi stance in Ma-hammi position. At the same time, perform left Age-zuki punch. Right Shotei is placed in front of solar plexus, palm facing towards opponent.
- Follow up with left Jodan Ura-uchi strike, then with left Gedan Harai-uke block. Right hand remains in front of solar plexus with Ura-uchi strike but closed into fist and pulled back to side with Harai-uke block.
- Step left foot back (on this 45 degrees direction) and make right Shiko-dachi stance in Ma-hammi position. At the same time, perform right Gedan Harai-uke block. Left fist is pulled back to side.
- Turn head 135 degrees anti-clockwise to face original front, move left foot and make left Nekoashi-dachi stance in Hammi position towards that direction (original front). At the same time, perform left Mawashi-empi strike. Right fist is pulled back to side.
- Step left foot back and make right Nekoashi-dachi stance in Hammi position. At the same time, perform right Mawashi-empi strike. Left fist is pulled back to side.
- Perform left Shotei Osae-uke block forward in circular manner. At the end, left Shotei is placed next to right elbow. This is a smooth movement.
- Slide forward in right Nekoashi-dachi stance (right foot rolls in heel _ ball of foot movement) and, at the same time, perform right Jodan Ura-uchi strike. (Kiai!) Right fist is fixed at striking position and left Shotei remains at same place.
- Step right foot back, extend both open hands forward with palms facing up, make left Nekoashi-dachi stance in Shomen position and, at the same time, perform double Hiji-uke blocks (elbow block). At the end, hands are placed in front of chest palms down. Finger tips of both hands are quite close but not touching each other. This is a smooth movement.
- Move left foot back and make Musubi-dachi stance in Shomen position. Naotte position. Move hands to sides, Rei (bow).
Bunkai
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Under udarbejdelse
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Udviklet af
It seems likely that the kata originates from China and was brought back to Okinawa by Higaonna Kanryo around 1883.
Japansk titel med kanji
征遠鎮
Betydning
Seienchin or Seiyunchin’s direct translation has been lost. In Shito-ryu it may be “conquer far and subdue”.
Goju-ryu call it “Seiyunchin” meaning “battle to control bow” (archery bow).
Historie
It seems likely that the kata originates from China and was brought back to Okinawa by Higaonna Kanryo around 1883. Higaonna spent many years in Fuzhou, a town in the Fujian province of China and learnt several styles of gongfu or ‘monk fist boxing’.
Higaonna had many notable students, including Chojun Miyagi (founder of Goju-Ryu) and Kenwa Mabuni (founder of Shito-Ryu). Both of these masters would have learnt the kata from him and Seienchin kata is preserved in both these systems as well as in Isshin-ryu (Isshin-ryu’s founder, Tatsuo Shimabuku, had been a student of Miyagi in his earlier years).
Mabuni is generally credited with being the person who took Seienchin kata to Japan when he moved there with his family in 1920. Seienchin is believed to be one of the most conserved kata practiced by different styles.
