Pinan Shodan

Combination 1

Sen no sen (pre-empt your opponent's attack). Look left, turning briskly into left neko dachi. Left arm blocks uchi uke as the right arm is brought up so that the knuckles of your fist rest against your right temple. Top of left fist should be chin-level.
Left arm is then pulled briskly back to the right shoulder as the right arm is taken underneath the left arm, striking tetsu to chudan level.
As you straighten up into heisoku dachi, the right arm is pulled back to the right hip, fist closed, as the left arm strikes tetsu to jodan level.

Combination 2

Combination 1 is now performed to an opponent on the opposite side. Look over the right shoulder, turning into right neko dachi and executing the same double block as combination 1: right arm uchi uke, left arm to temple.
Right arm is then pulled back to the left shoulder as the left arm is taken underneath the right arm, striking chudan tetsu.
Straighten up into heisoku dachi, pulling back left arm to left hip, fist closed, as the right arm strikes jodan tetsu.

Combination 3

Opponent attacks from behind; turn into right neko dachi by taking the right leg behind. Block uchi uke with the right arm, and kick kin geri (with the instep of the right foot) to the opponent's groin.

Combination 4

Opponent attacks from behind again (from the direction you faced at the start of the kata). Turn into left neko dachi (left leg forward), blocking an incoming punch with shuto uke. Step forward into right neko dachi, blocking shuto uke with the right hand, and then one more time into left neko dachi, blocking shuto uke with the left hand.
Step forward into a long zenkutsu dachi, thrusting nukite to the solar plexus. Kiai on nukite.

Combination 5

Take the left leg behind and round towards 5 o'clock, stepping into neko dachi. Block shuto uke with the left hand. Step forward on the right leg into right neko dachi, blocking shuto uke with the right hand.

Combination 6

Look over the right shoulder, towards 7 o'clock. Take the right leg round into neko dachi, blocking shuto uke with the right hand. Step forward on the left leg into left neko dachi, blocking shuto uke with the left hand.

Combination 7

Look over the left shoulder towards 6 o'clock. Take the left leg around into moto dachi (short stance), blocking uchi uke with the right arm. Attack chudan mae geri with the right leg, landing in right zenkutsu dachi.
Punch chudan gyaku zuki with the left hand, then block uchi uke with the left arm. Attack chudan mae geri with the left leg, landing in left zenkutsu dachi.
Punch chudan gyaku zuki with the right hand. Step forward on the right leg into right zenkutsu dachi, blocking morote uke with the right arm.

Combination 8

Looking over the left shoulder, take the leg around behind, towards 11 o'clock. Block sieken gedan barai with the left arm. Step forward into right zenkutsu dachi, blocking age uke with the right arm.

Combination 9

Look over the right shoulder. Take the right leg around towards 1 o'clock, blocking siekend gedan barai with the right arm. Step forward into left zenkutsu dachi, blocking age uke with the left arm.
Kiai on the final age uke.

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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