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Newport Isle of Wight Shotokan Karate
Newport Isle of Wight Shotokan Karate
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Newport IOW Shotokan Karate » Heian Kata's
ThIs is the first Kata that we learn. Kihon means basic or fundamental thus this kata only has one stance Zenkutsu Dachi (front stance) one block Gedan Barai (downward block) and one punch Oi-zuki (stepping punch)
It has 20 moves
Heian Menu
Heian
Created relatively recently, the Heians were originally called Pinan from the Okinawan pronunciation of the Chinese word for safety. When introduced to Japan, Master Funakoshi opted to use the Japanese pronunciation Heian. Considered basic kata for beginning students.
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