As you may well know from earlier posts, I recently switched back to Unsu (雲手) as my tokui-gata. This occurred for a variety of reasons, but the most predominant of these were: (a) advice from Nakamura Masamitsu Shihan; and (b) directly pertaining to the first point... that “…the techniques/applications of Unsu really suit my small frame: in a self-defence context”. Hence, today I thought I’d provide a broad outline of each technique in Unsu kata.
Whilst this, by no means, completely describes each of the movements featured in Unsu, it does clearly establish `what is completed in each count’ (and how each action in the kata is 'formally labelled' in Japanese, including the tachikata or stances).
All the very best from somewhere over the North Pacific, André.
A GENERIC OUTLINE OF UNSU KATA
REI: (Musubi dachi).
YOI: Ryoken taisoku namaeshita (Heisoku-dachi).
1. Ryoteisho agomae kara ryoseiryuto ryokatayoko (Heisoku dachi).
2. Ryokeito chudan haneageuke (Migi ashi mae neko ashi dachi).
3. Migi gedan ippon nukite (Migi ashi mae neko ashi dachi).
4. Hidari ashi mae neko ashi dachi.
5. Hidari gedan ippon nukite (Hidari ashi mae neko ashi dachi).
6. Migi ashi mae neko ashi dachi.
7. Migi gedan ippon nukite (Migi ashi mae neko ashi dachi).
8. Hidari tateshuto chudan uke (Hidari ashi mae fudo dachi).
9. Migi chudan gyaku zuki (Hidari zenkutsu-dachi).
10. Migi tateshuto chudan uke (Migi ashi mae fudo dachi).
11. Hidari chudan gyaku zuki (Migi zenkutsu dachi).
12. Hidari tateshuto chudan uke (Hidari ashi mae fudo dachi).
13. Migi chudan gyaku zuki (Hidari zenkutsu-dachi).
14. Migi tateshuto chudan uke (Migi ashi mae fudo dachi).
15. Hidari chudan gyaku zuki (Migi zenkutsu dachi).
16. Hidari chudan mawashi geri (Migi naname mae fuse).
17. Migi chudan mawashi geri (Hidari naname mae fuse).
18. Ryoseiryuto ryokata yoko (Kiba dachi).
19. Hidari keito chudan kakeuke doji ni migi teisho koho gedanuke (Hidari zenkutsu dachi).
20. Migi keito chudan kakeuke doji ni hidari teisho koho gedanuke (Migi zenkutsu dachi).
21. Hidari haito jodan sotomawashi uchi (Migi zenkutsu dachi).
22. Hidari jodan mae keage (Migi ashi dachi).
23. Migi jodan soto uke (Migi ashi dachi).
24. Saken chudan zuki (Migi zenkutsu dachi).
25. Migi haito jodan sotomawashi uchi (Hidari zenkutsu dachi).
26. Migi jodan mae keage (Hidari ashi dachi).
27. Hidari jodan soto uke (Hidari ashi dachi).
28. Uken chudan zuki (Hidari zenkutsu dachi).
29. Ryoken taisoku namaeshita kamae (Heisoku-dachi).
30. Migite jodan kensei doji ni hidarite gedan kamae.
31. Uken gedan zuki (Migi zenkutsu dachi).
32. Saken gedan ukezuki (Hidari zenkutsu dachi).
33. Uken gedan ukezuki (Migi zenkutsu dachi).
34. Hidari tateshuto chudan uke (Hidari ashi mae fudo dachi).
35. Migi teisho hidari teisho uchi (Hidari zenkutsu dachi).
36. Migi kakato gedan kekomi (Hidari ashi dachi). – KIAI
37. Saken chudan zuki.
38. Uken chudan zuki (Migi zenkutsu dachi).
39. Migi sokumen migi gedan barai (Kiba dachi).
40. Hidari haito hidari sokumen jodan yoko uke (Kiba dachi).
41. Hidari shuto sokumen gedan barai (Kiba dachi)
42. Migi haito hidari sokumen jodan yoko uke (Kiba dachi).
43. Saken migi sokumen chudanzuki (Kiba dachi).
44. Hidari tateshuto chudan uke (Hidari ashi mae fudo dachi) kara migi chudan mikazuki geri sasho ate (Hidari ashi dachi) soshite hidari kakato ushiro kekomi (Migi ashi zenkutsu—udetate).
45. Hidari tekubi makiotoshi doji ni migi teisho migikatamae kara hidari teisho gedanzuki doji ni migi teisho jodanzuki (Hidari ashi mae ashi mae sanchin dachi).
46. Migi tekubi makiotoshi doji ni hidari teisho hidarikatamae kara migi teisho gedanzuki doji ni hidari teisho jodanzuki (Migi ashi mae ashi mae sanchin dachi).
47. Hidari jodan age uke (Hidari ashi mae fudo dachi).
48. Migi chudan gyaku zuki (Hidari zenkutsu dachi). – KIAI
NAORE: Ryoken taisoku namaeshita (Heisoku-dachi).
REI: (Musubi dachi).
