Uechi Ryu Emblem  Okinawan Karate Club

Seisan Kata, 2nd of the 3 Main Kata

  1. Stand with heels together and hands by your side
  2. Bow, and perform the first eight movements of Sanchin opening, stepping out with the left foot. Left sanchin stance.
  3. Execute a right sanchin thrust and step through to a right sanchin stance.
  4. Execute a left sanchin thrust and step through to a left sanchin stance.
  5. Execute a right sanchin thrust.
  6. Draw both hands back in to the solar plexus, palms facing the ground and fingers extended forward and slightly raised, thumbs tucked in, while sliding forward.
  7. Once forward execute a double mawashi strike with both hands to the temples (striking with the ridge hands). The strike lands when the step ends.
  8. Bring the right hand back to the center of the chest, and strike up in a an elliptical motion to face level (striking with the bushiken) while bringing the left hand back to the solar plexus as the right hand extends out. Execute two more strikes in the same elliptical manner (right, left, right).
  9. End the previous move by bringing both hands to the belt-knot, with the right hand over the left, fingers pointed upward and strike to neck, striking with the fingertips.
  10. Demonstrate a knee strike, chest high with the right knee while bringing both hands to post position. Correct your posture and maintain a crane stance with hands posted chest level, knee up, toes pointed down and in.
  11. Land forward to a right sanchin stance and execute a left groin strike to the front and a right groin strike to the rear at the same time. Swinging arms, not lifting.
  12. Mawate turn to a left sanchin stance and execute the same groin strikes again, followed by a left wa uke.
  13. Step through into a right sanchin stance and execute a right groin strike followed by a right wa uke.
  14. Step through into a left sanchin stance and execute a left groin strike followed by a left wa uke.
  15. Draw both hands to the belt as in the sanchin opening, slide forward and thrust straight out striking with the bushikens at waist height. (Grabbing obliques)
  16. Squeezing into double shoken fists, lift both hands to chest level while turning to the right in a right sanchin stance. Elbows in, maintaining sanchin arm position.
  17. Execute a left wa uke, drive forward to a right leaning stance and execute an hiji tsuki with the right elbow. Slide the right foot back to a right sanchin stance and do a right wa uke, followed by a left bushiken (face level). Then, do a left wa uke followed by right nukite (rib level strike)
  18. Pivot to a left sanchin stance. Step through and block with a left wa uke and a right tetsui-uchi. Hit the left hand with the strike, temple level. Do a right wa uke followed by a left bushiken face level.
  19. Pull the front foot back and pivot to the right in a right sanchin stance. Do a right wa uke followed by a left nukite (rib level strike).
  20. Mawate to a left sanchin stance. Do a left wa uke and a left shomen geri. Pause, show a right knee strike. Stabilize the knee with the left blocking hand ( bring the knee to the hand) and pull it back to the original foot position (rear foot of left sanchin stance). Bend slightly at the waist, and perform three shoken punches low, starting with the right hand. ( chamber each strike)
  21. Bring the hands back to sanchin position, pause, and then execute a right sanchin arm thrust.
  22. Pivot to the right in a right sanchin stance and execute a left sanchin arm thrust.
  23. Mawate to a left sanchin stance and execute a right sanchin arm thrust.
  24. Slide forward and do a left wa uke followed by a right nukite (rib level).
  25. Step through to a right sanchin stance. Do a right wa uke followed by a left nukite (rib level).
  26. Step through into a left sanchin stance. Do a left wa uke followed by a right nukite (rib level).
  27. Step through into a deep right leaning horse stance placing the hands into sanchin position by sliding the right arm under the left, the right hand should be slightly forward of the left hand.
  28. Jump back on to the right leg by lifting the right foot straight off the ground and moving the knee back through chamber position. The left foot should be lifted to a chambered position. In order to keep balance upon landing, drive the right foot down to the ground and keep the knee bent.
  29. At the same time the left leg moves to a chamber position, the right hand moves to a position by the side of your head (as saluting). Bring the left hand down to kokken position by the side of the left knee.
  30. Then, jump forward into a right leaning stance and do a left wa uke. Follow that with a right cross body elbow strike (stabilize the strike with the left blocking hand), an uraken (chin height), and a shoken (chest level).
  31. Slide the right foot back to a neutral stance, placing the right hand in a sanchin position and the left hand in post position.
  32. Place the hands by the sides, heels together and bow.