Curriculum as Kata

1.	Heisoku Dachi	Feet together, close-toed stance
2.	Musubi Dachi	Feet together, open-toed stance
3.	Namiheiko Dachi	Parallel stance (feet shoulder width, toes straight)
4.	Uchihachiji Dachi	Inner figure eight stance (shoulder wide, toes inward)
5.	Sotohachiji Dachi	Outer figure eight stance (shoulder wide, toes outward)
6.	Shiko Dachi	Sumo (side facing, square) stance
7.	Heiko Dachi	Forward parallel stance (feet natural walking distance)
8.	Zenkutsu Dachi	Forward (bent leg) stance
9.	Kokutsu Dachi	Back (bent leg) stance
10.	Kosa Dachi	Crossed leg stance
11.	Nekoashi Dachi	Cat foot stance
12.	Renoji Dachi	Katakana character ‘Re’ stance (feet in a tilted ‘V’ position)

1.	Seiken Zuki	Standard forefist thrust (first two knuckles)
2.	Tateken Zuki	Vertical forefist thrust
3.	Uraken Zuki	Inverted (fist turned 180 degrees) forefist thrust
4.	Hiraken Zuki	Four knuckle thrust (leopard punch)
5.	Furi Zuki	Round house thrust
6.	Age Zuki	Rising thrust (upper cut)
7.	Ipponken	One knuckle (one point) thrust
8.	Nukite	Spear hand
9.	Wa Zuki	Two arm, horizontal circle thrust
10.	Morote Zuki	Two arm, two level thrust (top hand jodan seiken, bottom hand chudan uraken)

1.	Shuto Uchi	Sword hand (knife edge) strike
2.	Urashuto	Inverted sword hand (ridge hand)
3.	Kentsui Uchi	Bottom fist strike (hammerfist)
4.	Uraken Uchi	Back knuckle strike
5.	Shuho	‘Mountain hand’ (back knuckles of a peaked hand)
6.	Hijiate	Elbow smash

1.	Hiza Geri	Knee kick
2.	Hizagaeshi	Knee sweeping across kick
3.	Sokko Geri	Instep kick
4.	Chudan Geri	Ball of foot forward, middle area kick
5.	Jodan Geri	Ball of foot forward, upper area kick
6.	Mawashi Geri	Roundhouse, instep
7.	Fumioroshi	Toe stomping kick
8.	Sokuto Geri	Side, knife edge, lower area (knee level) kick
9.	Yoko Geri	Side, knife edge, middle area kick
10.	Koshu Geri	Heel back rising kick

1.	Age Uke	Rising block
2.	Uchi Uke	Forearm inward block
3.	Yoko Barai	Forearm outward side parry
4.	Uchi Otoshi	Inside "big drop" forearm block
5.	Tsuki Uke	Thrust block
6.	Wa Uke	Two arm circle (roof) block
7.	Kosa Uke	Crossed arms block a) closed hands, palms toward front b) open hands, palms toward sides
8.	Kara Uke	Side stepping usually with Kokutsu dachi - a “slipping” block
9.	Kote Uke	Back of hand block
10.	Sashite	Inward sweeping palm block
11.	Ko Uke	Wrist block
12.	Kuri Uke	Inside out, circle block with knife-edge of hand

1.	Yoko Uke	Forearm outward side block
2.	Uchi Uke	Forearm inward block
3.	Harai Uke	Middle area downward parry
4.	Ninoude Uke	Back of forearm (hirakote) inward block
5.	O-ura Uke	Large circle inverted forearm block
6.	Shuto Uke	Sword hand block
7.	Kakete	Hooking hand block
8.	Wa Uke	Two arm circular block
9.	Kosa Uke	Crossed arms block (palms downward)
10.	Kote Uke	Back of hand block
11.	Uke Nagashi	Inward palm sweeping block
12.	Yoko Barai	Forearm outward side parry
13.	Tsukidome	Withdrawing forearm block (after thrust)
14.	Kakiwake	Wedge block
15.	Hijisasae Uke	Two hand outward block, closed fist at elbow
16.	Kensasae Uke	Two hand outward block, open hand supports at fist
17.	Gassho Uke	Praying hands block
18.	Hirayuki	Two hand knife-edge out block
19.	Sukui Uke	Scooping block
20.	Hiji Uke	Elbow block
21.	Ko Uke	Wrist block
22.	Shotei Uke	Palm heel block
23.	Ura Uke (Shotei Oshi)	Inverted block (small circle with wrist) (Two hand shotei)

1.	Hizagaeshi	Knee sweeping across block
2.	Harai Uke Gedan Barai	Downward parry (when in Zenkutsu or Kokutsu dachi)
3.	Katate Sukui Uke	One hand scooping block
4.	Wa Uke	Two arm circular block
5.	Kosa Uke	Crossed arms block (palms down)
6.	Shuto Barai	Sword hand parry
7.	Ryote Sukui Uke	Two hand scooping block
8.	Furisute	Scoop and deflect block
9.	Sukuidome	Scoop and catch and throw block

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