This page provides videos and instructions for Goju-Ryu Kata – Taikyoku Chudan. This is one of the entry-level karate katas for Goju-Ryu students. This kata name means “First Cause Middle Level”.
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Demonstration of Goju-Ryu Kata – Taikyoku Chudan
Written Kata Instructions for Goju-Ryu Taikyoku Chudan
- Attention stance
- Step forward with right foot, turn left 90 degrees into left immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), left middle block
- Step with right foot into right immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), right middle punch
- Step with right foot, turn right 180 degrees into right immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), right middle block
- Step with left foot into left immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), left middle punch
- Step with left foot, turn left 90 degrees into left immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), left middle block
- Step into right immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), right middle punch
- Step into left immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), left middle punch
- Step into right immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), right middle punch, yell Kiai
- Step with left foot, turn left 270 degrees into left immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), left middle block
- Step with right foot into right immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi) and performing right middle punch
- Step with right foot, turn right 180 degrees into right immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), right middle block
- Step with left foot into left immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), left middle punch
- Step with left foot, turn left 90 degrees into left immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), left middle block
- Step into right immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), right middle punch
- Step into left immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), left middle punch
- Step into right immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), right middle punch, yell Kiai
- Step with left foot, turn left 270 degrees into left immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), left middle block
- Step with right foot into right immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), right middle punch
- Step with right foot, turn right 90 degrees into right immovable or hourglass stance (Sanchin dachi), right middle block
- Return to attention stance
References
- Goju Karate Australia, Kata, http://gojukarateaustralia.com.au/kata.html
Related Pages – Taikyoku Kata
- Goju-Ryu Kata – Taikyoku Gedan – First Cause Lower Level
- Goju-Ryu Kata – Taikyoku Chudan – First Cause Middle Level
- Goju-Ryu Kata – Taikyoku Jodan – First Cause Upper Level
- Goju-Ryu Kata – Taikyoku Kake Uke – First Cause Hooking Block
- Goju-Ryu Kata – Taikyoku Mawashi Uke – First Cause Roundhouse Block