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Jo Kata #1

  1. Munetski, guard
  2. Munetski, guard
  3. [step sideways to right, then back w/ left] Yokomenuchi (left oblique)
  4. [step forward w/ left, bring right foot behind] Shomenuchi (right oblique)
  5. Thrust back and down (do not look)
  6. Turn around, munetski (with Kiai), guard
  7. [step sideways to right, then back w/ left] Yokomenuchi (left oblique)
  8. [step forward w/ left, bring right foot behind] Shomenuchi (right oblique)
  9. [step forward, turning right foot diagonally to right, step with left to achieve turn] Turn around, block right & down straight across body
  10. Slide & Poke
  11. Step & Shomenuchi
  12. Change hands, munetski, & guard
  13. Skipping back, yokomenuchi with kiai, thrust back & down
  14. Step off the line, uppercut to chin
  15. High Poke to chin
  16. Drop Jo (changing rear hand, leaving middle hand in place), Munetski, & guard
  17. Skipping back, yokomenuchi with kiai, step back w/ left, kneel on left knee with right knee up, thrust back & down at knee level
  18. Step off the line, knee strike
  19. Sliding munetski to knee
  20. Drop Jo (changing rear hand, leaving middle hand in place), sliding Munetski
  21. Pull Jo back in hands so Left hand is near front of Jo and right hand near middle. Swing Jo up to uppercut chin
  22. Drop Jo (changing rear hand, leaving middle hand in place), Sliding Munetski with Kiai