Washi (the Eagle)

Technique
 0) hands to ears, as preparing for double gamin shuto
 1) push out horizontally, lion breathing, till right index finger tip is on the back of the left, palms facing forwards
 2) turn hands, palms toward mouth, pull back wjile breathing in
 3) turn hands back out, and repeat step 1, lion breathing
 4) turn hands down, and pull slowly down to belt
 5) turn palms up, and push up in front of shoulders, lion breathing
 6) bring hands to ears, as preparing for gamin shuto
 
7) perform two gamin shuto, slowly, breathing in
 8) clench fists, and draw hands slowly to hips, lion breathing

Stance

MD


Count

1

2 (*)

3

4

5 (*)

6

Technique

mite (L)

GZ (R), K

UU (R)

GZ (L)

UU (L)

GZ (R)

Stance

-

GZD (R) -> ZD (L1)

ND (R2)

ZD (R)

ND (L)

ZD (L)


Count

7 (*)

8

9

10

11

12

Technique

MG (R) -> ShU (L), YCZ (R)

ASU (L), UZ (R)

ShU (L), h1

h2 , SUU (R)

N (L), h3

T (R), h4

Stance

GD (R) -> KiD (RN)

ND (LB)

ZD (L)

KiD (R)

-

-


Count

13

14

15

16

17

Technique

ASU (L), UZ (R)

ShU (L), h1

h2 , SUU (R)

N (L), h3

T (R), h4

Stance

ND (LB)

ZD (L)

KiD (R)

-

-


Count

18

19 (*)

20 (*)

Technique

ASU (L), KK (R)

GShU (L). AU (R)

ASU (L), KK (R), K

Stance

-

MD (jump)

KiD (jump)


Count

21

22

23

24

25

Technique

h5, SS (L), SS (R)

GJU

h6 , AU (R)

h7

SS (L), SS (R)

Stance

-

-

ZD (RN)

GZD (R)

MD (3/4 spin)


Count

26

27

Technique

h8

h9

Stance

-

-



Stances

Techniques

   
GD

ASU

N

GZD

Gyaku Zazen Dachi

AU

ShU

KiD

GB

SS

Soto Shuto

MD

GJU

SUU

ND

GShU

T

ZD

GZ

YCZ

   

HU

UU

     

K

UZ

Kicks    

KK

   
 

MG

         

Hands

h1

right hand prepares for soto ude uke

 

h2

left hand prepapres for nagashi, close to left shoulder, pointing leftwards

h3

ready-right

 

h4

left hand vertical in front of sternum

h5

hands meet at chest, palms open and down

 

h6

right hand rotates a half turn counter-clockwise to grip opponent's arm
left hand opens into a shuto and rests on top of the right wrist
left hand strikes down the right arm, dislodging the gripping hand, and stosp extended down and back, palm open

h7

arms horizontal, palms open, right on left

 

h8

hands palm in on front of thighs

h9

hands at side

     

Notes

2
Right foot steps across in front of left, into a reverse (gyaku) zazen dachi
5
karateka changes direction. quarter-turn to the left
7
karateka performs kick, comes down in gyaku zuji making a palm block (shoyei uke) to the right, then twists into kiba dachi, side-middle punch right, left hand vertical at the sternum
19
karateka jumps vertically into mosubi dachi
20
karateka jumps vertically into kiba dachi