Annanko

Combination 1

Look over the left shoulder, towards 10 o'clock. Step out 45 degrees into left zenkutsu dachi, thrusting shuto-uke with the left hand, as if stopping an incoming punch by attacking the shoulder.

Combination 2

Look over the right shoulder, towards 2 o'clock. Step out on the opposite tangent to combination number 1, into right zenkutsu dachi. Thrust shuto-uke with the right hand, also as if stopping an incoming punch.

Combination 3

Opponent is attacking from 7 o'clock. Take the left leg behind into left zenkutsu dachi. Block uchi uke with the left hand followed by gyaku zuki chudan with the right, oi zuki chudan with the left.

Combination 4

Take the left leg across in front of the body, and turn back towards 2 o'clock, into right zenkutsu dachi. Block uchi uke with the right hand, followed by gyaku zuki chudan with the left, oi zuki chudan with the right.

Combination 5

Bring the right leg back into naihachiji dachi, pulling both hands in to both hips. Break tori's lapel grasp by bringing both hands up in front of the face, closed fist, and then bringing them down to break the grasp, elbows slightly outward.
Bring both hands back to the hips again, slide forward slightly striking ura-zuki with both hands to both sides of tori's ribcage.
Complete the combination by sliding forward, urashi, in the same stance, striking chudan gyaku zuki with the right hand.

Combination 6

Step out on the left leg into left zenkutsu dachi, towards 10 o'clock. Block uchi uke with the left hand followed by gyaku zuki chudan, oizuki chudan.
Step the right leg round into shiko dachi, facing towards 9 o'clock. Grip behind tori's head with the left hand, pull onto right empi.

Combination 7

Look over the right shoulder, towards 2 o'clock. Take the right leg back round into right zenkutsu dachi, blocking uchi uke with the right arm. Punch chudan gyaku zuki, chudan oi zuki.
Take the right leg back into right shiko dachi, facing 9 o'clock. Once more, grip with the left hand behind the head and pull onto right empi.
Kiai on empi-uchi.

Combination 8

Look over the left shoulder, towards 6 o'clock. Take the left leg around into a long zenkutsu dachi stance and block sieken gedan barai with the left hand.
Step forward with the right leg into a long zenkutsu dachi stance, punching oi zuki with the right hand. Draw the front (right) leg back into right neko dachi, blocking slowly with the right hand, uchi uke.
Step the left leg up to the right leg, kicking fumikomi mae geri with the right leg. Land into right zenkutsu dachi, blocking sieken gedan barai with the right arm. Punch gyuaku zuki chudan with the left hand, block uchi uke with the right arm.

Combination 9

Looking over the left shoulder towards 12 o'clock, take the left leg around into left zenkutsu dachi, striking to tori's shoulder with shuto uchi. Imagine that the left hand is then behind tori's head and that your are pulling with the left hand down towards the ground, towards 6 o'clock. As you lean the weight back onto the right leg, block as if morote uke with the right hand, level with your right knee.
Step back up towards 12 o'clock, into right sanchin dachi. Left hand comes round to the left hand side, elbow high, fist pointing upwards so that the palm faces forwards. Right arm supports the left arm, with the right fist making contact with the left elbow.
Pull the left hand back to the left hip as the right hand comes back open to the left shoulder. Strike shuto uke with the right hand to tori's neck, palm facing downwards. Pull both open hands back high, to the side of your head and then strike downwards to both sides of tori's neck.
Complete the combination by making a small "cupping" motion with the right hand - this may be considered as a strike underneath tori's lower mandible - followed by sliding forward, urashi, in the same stance and punching oi zuki chudan, with the right hand.

Combination 10

Look over the right shoulder and turn into right zenkutsu dachi, blocking right uchi uke. Step forward on the left leg into left zenkutsu dachi, blocking left uchi uke.
Look over the left shoulder and take the left leg around towards 12 o'clock into left zenkutsu dachi, blocking left uchi uke. Step forward on the right leg into right zenkutsu dachi, blocking right uchi uke.

Combination 11

Step through on the left leg, into left neko dachi, at the same time blocking ura uke with the left hand. Right hand comes back to the solar plexus, palm facing upwards. Perform kakate with the left and right hands.
Sharply pull both hands back towards the right hip, kicking right leg defensive mae geri.
Kiai on the mae geri.

Combination 12

Take the left leg back round into shiko dachi, facing 9 o'clock. Inhale as both hands are pulled back clenched to the hips. Exhale as the hands are slowly thrust out and downwards, as if double nukite to the inguinal crease (top of the leg, bottom of the pelvis).

End of Kata

Step the leftt leg back slightly and then follow back into heisoku dachi with the right leg. Bring the hands back into the yoi position.

Major kata, therefore finish with neote.

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