Yantsu - a Tomarit-te kata

Hands
down triangle

Stance

MD


Count

1

2(*)

3

4

5

6
7

8

Technique

h1

h3

AU (L)

AU (R)
JZ (L)
JZ (R)

h2

Stance

wide MD

UHD

-

-

-

-
-

-


Count

9(*)

10

11(*)
12

13(*)

Technique

h4

OZ (R)
UU (R)
OZ (L)

UU (L)

Stance

-

ZD (R)

ND (LB45)
RD (R) -> ZD (L)

ND (RB45)


Count

14(*)

15

16

17

18

Technique

GwK (L) -> GwKa (L)

GB (R)

JZ (L) -> CZ (R)

UU (R)

GwK (R) -> GwKa (R) -> GwK (R) [slow]

Stance

ND (LB90)

ZD (R)

-

MG (L) -> ND (LB)

-


Count

19(*)

20

21

22

23

24

Technique

GwK (R) -> GwKa (R)

GB (L)

JZ (R) -> CZ (L)

UU (L)

GwK (L) -> GwKa (L) -> GwK (L) [slow]
ready right

Stance

ND (R)

ZD (L)

-

MG (R) -> ND (RB)

-

MD (R)


Count

25(*)

26

27

28

29

Technique

U (R) -> SH (L), SH (R) [wide]

h5

JN (L), JN (R) [in eyes]

h6, ->h7

GN (L)

Stance

YG (R) -> ND (LN)

-

ND (L) [drag-step]

AsU (L), back to ND (L)

ZD (R)

Count

30(*)

31

32

33

34

Technique

MSH (R)

S (L)

S (R)

S (L)

h6, ->h7

Stance

ZaD (R)

F (R) -> ND (LN45)

ND (R)

ND (L)

AsU (L) -> ZD (L)


Count

35(*)

36(*)

37(*)

38

39

Technique

GShU (L), U (R)

ShU (L), GT (R)

GShU (L), U (R)

CShU (R)

YCZ

Stance

-

-

-

MD (LB)

Ki (R)


Count

40

41

42

43(*)
44

44(*)

Technique

UU (L)

OZ (R), OZ (L)
OZ (R)
UU (R)
OZ (L)

UU (L)

Stance

KiD (L45)

-

ZD (R)

ND (LB45)
RD (R) -> ZD (L)

ND (RB45)


Count

45

46

47

48

49(*)

Technique

JJHU (L+R)

ChoCho -> h8

ShU (L), YCZ (R)

MU (R)

S (L)

Stance

ZD (L)

-

MzG (R) -> KiD (R)

SgD (R)

F (R) -> ND (L)


Count

50

51

52

53

Technique

GB (L)

MH (R) -> U (R) -> GT (R), GZ (L)

h9

YU (L)

Stance

MG (L) -> ZD (L)

MG (R) -> ZD (R)

MD (L)

KiD (R)


Count

54

55

56

57

Technique

UZ (R), h10

S (L)

GB (L)

MH (R) -> U (R) -> GT (R), GZ (L)

Stance

KoD (LN)

ND (LB)

MG (L) -> ZD (L)

MG (R) -> ZD (R)


Hands
down triangle

Stance

MD (LB90)


Stances

Techniques

   
 
KiD
 
AU
MSH
Morote Soto Haito
 
KD
 
CShU
Chudan Shotei Uke
MH
 
MD
 
GB
OZ
 
ND
 
GwK
Gawa Koke
S
 
RD
 
GwKa
Gawa Kakuto
SH
Soto Haito
 
SgD
 
GN
ShU
Shotei Uke
 

UHD

Uchi Haichiji Dachi

 
GShU
Gedan Shotei Uke
U
 
ZD
 

GT

Gedan Tettsui

UU
ZaD
GZ
Gyaku Zuki
UZ

Kicks

JJHU
Jodan Juji Haisho Uke
YCZ
Yoko Chudan Zuki
 
F
 
JN
Jodan Nukite
YU
 
MzG
 
JZ
Jodan Zuki
   
 
MG
         
 

YG

Yoko Geri

       

Hands

h1

hands rise to breastbone, then rotate down and out to double tettsui

 

h2

arms cross slowly in front of body, rotating up into wide double ude uke

h3

arms cross slowly in front of body, rotating dowm into wide double tettsui

 

h4

right arm moves slowly left till elbow touches side, then backwards in an 'S' curve till fist is at hip

h5
karateka draws haito to hips  
h6
vertical left palm at leadt ear, right fist at right ear
h7
elbows in fromt of stomach, right fist hard on open vertical left palm, arms out forward  
h8
after ChoCho, as the hand are pulled to the hip, the right hand curls up under the left into a fist
h9
left arm over right, fists clenched  
h10
as in pinan nidan, the left fists rises to teh right ear

Notes

2 as arms come around, karataka twists feet into stance, then tightens and straightens knees
9 as arm slides back, left foot straightens, and karateka straightens up slightly
11 from zenkutsu dachi, karateka leads back at 45o with left foot, and slides right foot into nechoashi dachi
13 from zenkutsu dachi, karateka leads back at 45o with right foot, and slides left foot into nechoashi dachi
14 karateka steps back with left foot, turning 90o to right, into nechoashi dachi
19 karateka steps out with right foot, turning 180o to left, into nechoashi dachi
25 from ready-right, karateka performs yoko-geri/uraken to right, plants right foot, then swivels to left in nechoashi dachi
30 before stepping into stance, karateka turns left foot to point to the left, ending up in zazen dachi facing left from the prior technique
35 right hand rotates down and round the elbow into a mai uraken, while the left performs a downward shotei uke (as in Pinan Yodan)
36 left hand moves to left shoulder, right hand rotates backand down to gedan tetsui, letf hand blocks across at shoulder height, as karateka shifts head to left, allowing block to pass outside the line of the shoulder
37 same as 35
42 same as 11
44 same as 13
49 from sagiashi dachi, karateka performs fumakomi,plants foot, then turns 180o to left into nechashi dachi

Details for Stance Changes

(R)

Right leg, full step

(L)

Left leg, full step

(RN)

Right leg, no step

(LN)

Left leg, no step

(RB)

Right leg, back step

(LB)

Left leg, back step

(RH)

Right leg, half step

(LH)

Left leg, half step

(R45)

Right leg, 45o step

(L45)

Left leg, 45o step

(RN45)

Right leg, 45ono step

(LN45)

Left leg, 45o no step

(RB45)

Right leg back, 45o step

(LB45)

Left leg back, 45o step

(RB90)

Right leg back, 90o step

(LB90)

Left leg back, 90o step