Pinan Nidan

Combination 1

Opponent attacks from the left hand side. Look over the left shoulder, drop into neko dachi, blocking uchi otoshi with the left arm. Step forward on the right leg, punching chudan oizuki with the right arm.

Combination 2

Similar to combination 1, from the opposite side. Opponent is attacking from behind; preempt the attack (sen sen no sen) by looking over the right shoulder. Imagine that opponent is attacking with mae geri; take your right leg round behind, blocking sieken gedan barai with the right arm. Slide the right foot back, dropping into neko dachi and blocking uchi otoshi with the right hand. Finish the opponent by stepping through on the left leg, and attacking chudan oizuki with the left hand.

Combination 3

Look over your left shoulder, at the opponent who is now attacking you from your left (in the direction you faced at the start of the kata). Take your left leg round to the front, stepping into a long zenkutsu dachi, blocking downwards with the left hand, sieken gedan barai. Continuing in the same direction, step forward 3 times into zenkutsu dachi, blocking age uke. Imagine that opponent is striking downward, on top of the head.
Kiai on the final (third) age uke, dropping into a slightly lower stance. Pause for an extra few seconds on this combination.

Combination 4

Our next opponent is now attacking us from behind, at a 45 degree tangent. Look over the left shoulder. Your right leg should currently be forward; take your left leg behind, so that you are now in zenkutsu dachi, facing the incoming opponent. Block sieken gedan barai with the left hand. Continue in the same direction, stepping forward on the right leg, attacking chudan oizuki.

Combination 5

This opponent is symmetrical to the previous opponent. Look over the right shoulder, preparing to turn through 90 degrees. Take your front (right) leg round 90 degrees to the opposite corner, blocking sieken gedan barai with your right hand. Step forward on the left leg into a long zenkutsu dachi, punching chudan oizuki.

Combination 6

Opponent is now incoming from 6 o'clock. Look over your left shoulder; follow by taking the left leg round into zenkutsu dachi, simultaneously blocking sieken gedan barai with the left arm. Stepping forward 3 times into zenkutsu dachi, lunge forward, attacking with oizuki to chudan level. The final (third) oizuki should be performed in a longer zenkutsu dachi.
Kiai on the final punch, pausing for a few seconds.

Combination 7

Opponent is now incoming from 11 o'clock. Look over the left shoulder and take your front (left) leg round behind you, stepping into kiba dachi (straddle horse stance) so that both feet are placed along the opponent's line of attack. Imagine that the opponent is kicking mae geri, and you are blocking with the open left hand in a downward motion (shuto gedan barai). The right hand is pulled back to the hara (solar plexus), so that it is open, with the palm facing upwards.
Without changing the height of your stance, centralise both feet by bringing your back (right) leg up to your left leg. Continue the motion, stepping through into kiba dachi with the right leg forward. Block as before, sieken gedan barai with the right hand, the left hand pulled back open, to the solar plexus.

Combination 8

This opponent is symmetrical to the previous opponent. Look over the right shoulder first and then step out on the right leg, into kiba dachi. Block shuto gedan barai with the right hand, left hand comes back to the hara, palm facing upwards.
As before, it is not necessary to change the height of your stance from combination 7 into combination 8.
Once again, bring the back (left) leg up to your right leg, continue stepping through into kiba dachi, blocking shuto gedan barai with the left hand, right hand open and palm upwards, coming back to the solar plexus.

End of Kata

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

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