2c. Naihanchi Sandan

Long Stance (Zenkutsu Dachi)

The front leg is bent and its toes are pointing forward. The back leg shoulder width apart from the left and twice as far behind it. The back leg is almost completely straight (not locked out) and the toes are pointing at a 45 degree angle.

• Attention.
• Bow.
• Announce the Kata.
• Remaining in Masubi the hands come down as they would at attention.
• The right leg steps out into horse stance. The hips turn to the right as the legs transition into a narrow long stance.
• The hands cross out in front of the face and then the left hand makes a hook block to the front (where you initially were looking).
• The hips face forward again while transitioning into horse stance. The right hand performs an augmented hook block to the front.
• The right hand performs an augmented arm block to the front and then another augmented hook block immediately afterward.
• The right hand back fists.
• Chamber the right hand in a fist next to the hip on the right side of the body. The left hand lays open and flat, palm down, on top of the fist.
• The right hand shoots out into a punch as the left hand slides up the arm, ending on the bicep.
• The right hand performs an augmented hook block to the front.
• The left leg steps over the right.
• The right leg steps out into an attention stance.
• The right arm performs an augmented block to the right. It then curls down and back up in a semi-circle as if you were curling up under someone’s punch.
• The right hand then punches downward on the right side of the body.
• The right hand then chambers on the right side of the body before punching low to the front.
• Double block to the front with the right hand on top.
• Double block to the front with the left hand on top.
• Back fist with the left hand.
• The right leg steps over the left
• The left leg steps out into an attention stance.
• The left hand performs an augmented arm block to the front and then another augmented hook block immediately afterward.
• Chamber the left hand in a fist next to the hip on the left side of the body. The right hand lays open and flat, palm down, on top of the fist.
• The left hand shoots out into a punch as the right hand slides up the arm, ending on the bicep.
• The left hand performs an augmented hook block to the front.
• The right leg steps over the left.
• The left leg steps out into an attention stance.
• The left arm performs an augmented block to the left. It then curls down and back up in a semi-circle as if you were curling up under someone’s punch.
• The left hand then punches downward on the left side of the body.
• The left hand then chambers on the left side of the body before punching low to the front.
• The right hand performs a single arm knife hand block to the right.
• The left hand punches across the body to the right.
• The left leg steps over the right leg.
• The right leg steps out into an attention stance.
• Left arm performs a hook block to the front.
• Right hand performs a hook block to the front while the left hand performs a low block.
• Back fist with the right hand.
• Attention.
• Bow