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Shushi No Kon
(Bo Kata)

  1. Attention - Feet together, toes together. Bo in right hand, held with palm facing to rear, thumb towards floor.
  2. Yoi - feet at 90 degrees, with heels touching. Bo held at right side with left hand on upper 1/3 ofBo. Left arm across chest. Right hand at lower 1/3 of Bo.
  3. Basic stance, with Bo strike. Right straight-punch and left hand pull back.
  4. Parry - Feet come to short-cat stance. Move the Bo in a circle, with the tip of the Bo and at the end of the stroke raise in a "J" pattern. (The purpose of this move is knocking the opponents Bo from his hand.)
  5. Shiko-dachi stance, facing forward strike to the rear. This should include stepping tot the left with a slightly exaggerated raising of the left foot. When making the strike to the rear, start with a forward poke (jab).
  6. Natural stance - straight strike to front. Long strike.
  7. 90 degree turn to the left, sparring stance, low block. Right hand down. Bo is slightly to the left of the knee. (Protecting from a strike to leg.
  8. 180 degree turn to the right, sparring stance. Bring Bo directly across during turn. Remain in low block postion. (Move protects leg again.)
  1. 180 degree turn to left. Low block. Short cat stance.
  2. Seko-dachi, short cat. Turn Bo oever and strike to the opponents' foot. (Strike is a "pool cue" stroke to the top of opponents' foot.)
  3. turn facing at 45 degree left of center. Bo strike to right with feet together.
  4. Parry, maintain feet together and complete turn 45 degree.
  5. Opposite side punch, feet together, looking to front.
  6. Turn facing at 45 degree left of center. Bo strike to right with feet together.
  7. Parry, maintain feet together and complete turn 45 degree.
  8. Opposite side punch, feet together, looking to front.
  9. Turn facing at 45 degree left of center. Bo strike to right with feet together.
  10. Parry, maintain feet together and complete turn 45 degree.
  11. Nahachi, facing left. Double strike left then right.
  12. Step to left into Nahachi. Strike to left. Kia!
  13. Low block.
  14. Return to Yoi, facing front, with feet at 90 degree heels together. Ensure that legs are protected with Bo while returning to Yoi.



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