Here are instructions and videos for Kyokushin Kata – Taikyoku Sono Ichi. This is a color belt (non-black belt) Kyokushin Karate kata. Kyokushin instructors use kata to help students practice certain moves (i.e. kicking techniques, self-defense techniques and various strikes). In addition, they use kata for improving a student’s physical conditioning, muscle memory, focus/concentration, balance, etc.
To master many of these kata, Karate students should try to imagine that they are fighting an imaginary opponent. This allows students to practice “offensive” or “defensive” techniques (i.e. strike the imaginary opponent’s neck at the correct height and angle) versus just going through the motions in order to pass a belt test.
Written instructions for Taikyoku Sono Ichi are provided below. For other Kyokushin Karate katas, please visit Black Belt Wiki’s main Kyokushin Katas page.
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Written Instructions for Kyokushin Karate Kata – Taikyoku Sono Ichi
- Ready position
- Turn left 90 degrees, step forward into left front stance, left low block
- Step forward into right front stance, right middle punch
- Turn right 180 degrees, step forward into right front stance, right low block
- Step forward into left front stance, left middle punch
- Turn left 90 degrees into left front stance, left low block
- Step forward into right front stance, right middle punch
- Step forward into left front stance, left middle punch
- Step forward into right front stance, right middle punch, yell
- Turn left 270 degrees into left front stance, left low block
- Step forward into right front stance, right middle punch
- Turn right 180 degrees, step forward into right front stance, right low block
- Step forward into left front stance, left middle punch
- Turn left 90 degrees into left front stance, left low block
- Step forward into right front stance, right middle punch
- Step forward into left front stance, left middle punch
- Step forward into right front stance, right middle punch, yell
- Turn left 270 degrees into left front stance, left low block
- Step forward into right front stance, right middle punch
- Turn right 180 degrees, step forward into right front stance, right low block
- Step forward into left front stance, left middle punch
- Return to ready position
References
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