JION WADO-RYO
Dec 11, 2010|
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This kata is a Chinese Buddhist temple kata from the Jion-ji Shaolin Temple. Funakoshi Sensei called it Jion, and its origins are from Shuri-te. In Okinawan, “Jion” means “temple ground”.
This is the classic “mainstream” Shaolin kata, complete with the “Ming” salute at the beginning (left shooto pressed against right fist). Shaolin is also known as Jion-Ji to the Japanese, but the literal translation of the kanji is “to love the sound” (of Shaolin).
Jion Kata
1. Rei.
2. Yoi (Feet close to heisoku dachi. The left open hand covers the right fist at solar plexus level)
3. Step the left foot back into migi junzuki dachi and perform simultaneous hidari gedan barai and migi soto uke to the front.
4. Step the left foot forward and to the left 45 degrees into hidari hanmi nekoashi dachi (half side facing cat stance). Perform simultaneous soto uke chudan turning the fists only three-quarters.
5. Perform migi kette junzuki (kick/punch combination) chudan. Then perform hidari gyakuzuki and then migi junzuki chudan.
6. Turn 90 degrees clockwise, pivoting on the left foot into migi hanmi nekoashi dachi. Perform the modified soto uke blocks as in #4 above.
7. Perform hidari kette junzuki chudan. Then perform migi gyakuzuki and then hidari junzuki chudan.
8. Pivot on the right foot 45 degrees counterclockwise into hidari junzuki dachi and perform migi jodan uke, then hidari jodan uke. Step the right foot forward into migi junzuki dachi and perform migi junzuki chudan.
9. Perform hidari jodan uke, then migi jodan uke. Then step the left foot forward into junzuki dachi and perform hidari junzuki chudan.
10. Perform migi jodan uke, the hidari jodan uke. Then step the right foot forward into junzuki dachi and perform migi junzuki chudan.
11. Pivot on the right foot 270 degrees into shiko dachi and perform hidari gedan barai to the left.
12. Use a slight tobi movement to the left staying in shiko dachi and perform migi kagizuki.
13. Perform migi gedan barai to the right.
14. Use a slight tobi movement to the right staying in shiko dachi and perform hidari kagizuki.
15. Turn the head to face the same direction as the body. Step the left foot in that direction into hidari junzuki dachi and perform hidari gedan barai.
16. Step the right foot forward into shiko dachi and perform migi shotei uchi jodan. (Same stepping motion as with the elbow blocks in Pinan Sandan)
17. Step the left foot forward into shiko dachi and perform hidari shotei uchi jodan.
18. Step the right foot forward into shiko dachi and perform migi shotei uchi jodan.
19. Pivot on the right foot counterclockwise 270 degrees into left, backwards leaning stance and perform hidari gedan barai and migi soto uke jodan. (Similar to Pinan Godan)
20. Bring the right foot to the left into musubi dachi. Perform hidari soto uke to the front, bringing the right fist palm down to the left elbow.
21. Slide the right foot out to the right leaning the body to the left and perform migi gedan barai and hidari soto uke jodan.
22. Bring the left foot to the right into musubi dachi. Perform migi soto uke bringing the left fist to the right elbow.
23. Slowly drop the fists to your sides and face your head the same direction as the body.
24. Turn the shoulders to face to the left while executing a migi empi uchi into the pTobi forward into gyaku nekoashi dachi with the right foot forward and perform juji uke gedan.
25. Tobi back into migi junzuki dachi and perform morote gedan barai.
26. Step the left foot forward into junzuki dachi and perform morote soto uke jodan.
27. Step the right foot forward into junzuki dachi and perform juji uke jodan. (The right arm is behind the left)
28. Perform migi uraken jodan while bringing the left arm back and to the side to protect the head.
29. Perform hidari uraken jodan while bringing the right arm back to protect the head.
30. Perform migi uraken jodan while bringing the left fist palm down to the right elbow.
31. Pivot on the right foot 270 degrees counterclockwise into hidari hanmi nekoashi dachi and perform hidari soto uke jodan.
32. Step forward into migi junzuki dachi and perform migi junzuki chudan.
33. Pivot on the left foot 180 degrees clockwise into migi hanmi nekoashi dachi and perform migi soto uke jodan.
34. Step forward into hidari junzuki dachi and perform hidari junzuki chudan.
35. Pivot on the right foot 90 degrees counterclockwise into hidari junzuki dachi and perform hidari gedan barai.
36. Step the right foot forward into migi junzuki dachi and perform migi uchi uke jodan.
37. Step the left foot forward into hidari junzuki dachi and perform hidari uchi uke jodan.
38. Step the right foot forward into migi junzuki dachi and perform migi uchi uke jodan.
39. Pivot on the right foot 270 degrees counterclockwise into shiko dachi. The right open hand performs a jodan level block to the left side of the head, closes, and pulls palm down in front of the chest as the left fist performs tettsui jodan.
40. Use a slight tobi movement to the right staying in shiko dachi. Perform the block/pull with the left hand and the tettsui with the right hand.
41. Yame. (Bring the right foot to the left into the position in #2 above)
42. Rei.
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