Pinan Godan

Combination 1

Look over the left shoulder. Turn into left neko dachi, blocking uchi uke with the left arm. Remaining in neko dachi, punch chudan gyaku zuki with the right arm. Bring the right leg up to the left leg, as you bring both arms back to your right hip, fists closed, left hand on top.

Combination 2

Take the right leg out into right neko dachi, blocking uchi uke with the right arm. Remaining in neko dachi, punch chudan gyaku zuki with the left arm. Bring the left leg up to the right leg, as you bring both arms back to your left hip, fists closed, right hand on top.

Combination 3

Step forward on the right leg, into right zenkutsu dachi, blocking chudan morote uke with the right arm. Step forward into left zenkutsu dachi, blocking gedan juji uke (downward cross block) with the fists closed. Pull both arms in towards the chest, then push them up into jodan juji uke (upward cross block), this time with both hands open.
Keeping the palm heels together, rotate the left hand over the right hand. Drop the right leg back into kiba dachi (horse stance), striking chudan testu with the left arm, bringing the right arm back to the right hip.
Step forward on the right leg into right zenkutsu dachi, punching chudan gyaku zuki with the right arm.
Kiai on the gyaku zuki.

Combination 4

Looking over the left shoulder, take the right leg around towards 6 o'clock, dropping into kiba dachi (facing towards 3 o'clock) and blocking sieken gedan barai with the right arm. Still facing towards 3 o'clock, bring the right leg up into heisoku dachi (feet shoulder width). As you step up into heisoku dachi, strike jodan tetsu with the left hand, bringing the right hand back to the right hip.
Step through on the right leg, into right zenkutsu dachi. Grip behind opponents head with the left hand, pulling it into an empi strike with the right hand. Step the left leg behind the right leg into cross-legged stance, striking uraken uchi onto the bridge of the nose with the right hand. The left fist should be held closed, supporting the right elbow.
Kiai on uraken uchi.

Combination 5

Step the left leg out behind. Turn briskly, jumping upwards and landing in a crouched position, facing towards 3 o'clock. Perform juji-block towards the opponents shin-level.
Step out towards 6 o'clock on the right leg, into right zenkutsu dachi, blocking with morote uke.

Combination 6

Looking over the left shoulder, take the left leg around towards 10 o'clock. Step into left zenkutsu dachi. With the right arm, motion as if gripping the inside of your opponents leg, as you pull your left arm back to your right shoulder.
Envisage 'hooking' the leg and throwing, by pulling your right arm back, above your head, and 'striking' with sieken gedan barai to tori's hip. As the arm is pulled back, shift your body weight back into kokutso dachi (back stance).

Combination 7

Final combination is the same as combination 6. Centralise both feet, by bringing the left leg back into the right leg. Then step out, towards 2 o'clock, on the right leg, into right zenkutsu dachi. Grip the inside of opponents leg with the left hand, bringing the right arm back to the left shoulder.
As you move back into kokutso dachi, sweep the right arm down as in sieken gedan barai, pulling the left arm back above the head, fist upwards.

End of Kata

Bring the right foot back alongside the left foot into heisoku dachi, bringing the hands back to yoi.

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