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1. Rei.
2. Yoi.
3. Look left. Step out to your left into hidari mahanmi no nekoashi dachi (left side-
facing cat stance), wile !ringing te rigt and to a protection for" o#er te
foreead and si"ultaneously perfor"ing a hidari soto uke (left "iddle !lock). $e
upper ar" is parallel to te ground and sligtly a!o#e te foreead, wile te left
and is perpendicular to te ground in a proper ude uke.
%. &ile re"aining in mahanmi no nekoashi dachi perfor" a migi otoshi uke (rigt
downward !lock) wile pulling te left and !ack to te rigt ear.
'. (raw te left foot in a alf step so tat you are in shizen hontai (nor"al natural
stance), wile perfor"ing a hidari tetsui jodan (left a""er fist to te te"ple).
). Look rigt. Step out to your rigt into migi mahanmi no nekoashi dachi (rigt side-
facing cat stance), wile !ringing te left and to a protection for" o#er te foreead
and si"ultaneously perfor"ing a migi soto uke (rigt "iddle !lock).
*. &ile re"aining in mahanmi no nekoashi dachi perfor" a hidari otoshi uke (left
downward !lock) wile pulling te rigt and !ack to te left ear.
+. (raw te rigt foot in a alf step so tat you are in shizen hontai (nor"al natural
stance), wile perfor"ing a migi tetzui jodan (rigt a""er fist to te te"ple).
,. $wist your left foot in towards te rigt sligtly wile !ringing rigt ar" down to rigt
side and looking !eind you. $is is an inter"ediate stance and sould !e
i""ediately followed !y te following stance.
1-. $urning fully !eind you, perfor" a migi mae geri (rigt front snap kick) and
e.ecute migi soto uke o#er te kicking leg.
11. Reca"!er te rigt leg and set te rigt foot !eside te left wile preparing to
perfor" a hidari jodan shuto uke (left upper knife and !lock).
12. Step left into hidari mahanmi no nekoashi dachi (side-facing cat stance) wile
perfor"ing te hidari jodan shuto uke. $e left ar" sould !e #ertical to te floor
and te rigt ar" sould !e pal" up, a!o#e your !elt at te solar ple.us wit fingers
pointed to te el!ow of te !locking ar".
13. Step forward into migi mahanmi no nekoashi dachi wile perfor"ing a migi jodan
shuto uke.
1%. Step forward into hidari mahanmi no nekoashi dachi wile perfor"ing a hidari
jodan shuto uke.
1'. Step into migi zenkutsu dachi wile perfor"ing a migi tate nukite (rigt #ertical
spear and trust)./010.
1). $urn 22' degrees to te left into hidari mahanmi no nekoashi dachi (side-facing cat
stance), wile perfor"ing a hidari jodan shuto uke.
1*. Step into migi mahanmi no nekoashi dachi , continuing along te %' degree line,
wile perfor"ing a migi jodan shuto uke.
1+. $urn ,- degrees to te rigt into migi mahanmi no nekoashi dachi wile perfor"ing
a migi jodan shuto uke.
1,. Step into hidari mahanmi no nekoashi dachi , continuing along te %' degree line,
wile perfor"ing a hidari jodan shuto uke.
2-. 2o#ing te left foot o#er to te left %' degrees, twist te ips into hidari zenkutsu
dachi wile sweeping out wit te left and and perfor"ing migi soto uke.
21. &ile "aintaining te !lock, perfor" migi mae geri keage, ten step into hidari
gyakuzuki dachi wile perfor"ing a hidari gyaku-zuki (left re#erse punc).
22. Still in migi zenkutsu dachi, te stance is sligtly sortened wit te left ip dropped
sligtly and te left soulder turned %' degrees forward in order to ancor te !ody
down e#en "ore wile you perfor" a hidari soto uke.
23. &ile "aintaining te !lock, perfor" hidari mae geri, ten step into hidari
gyakuzuki dachi wile perfor"ing a migi gyaku-zuki.
2%. Step into migi zenkutsu dachi and perfor" migi jodan morote uke (rigt aug"ented
upper inside !lock)./010.
2'. $urn 22' degrees to te left into hidari zenkutsu dachi and perfor" a hidari gadan
barai.
2). Step into migi zenkutsu dachi and perfor" migi jodan uke (rigt upward !lock).
2*. $urn ,- degrees to te rigt into migi zenkutsu dachi and perfor" a migi gadan
barai.
2+. Step into hidari zenkutsu dachi and perfor" hidari jodan uke (left upward !lock).
2,. Ya"e.
3-. Rei.
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