Post by Sensei Justice on Jul 29, 2007 0:46:56 GMT -5
Peaceful Mind #4
Heian Yondan IMO is the best of the Heian series. It like Nidan developers a nice flow from hard to soft techniques at the same time you see the stance shifting that Sandan brings out. This is also the first kata in which you start to see open hand moves for the fist time.
Heian Yondan is the Air kata. There are several reason for this the openness of the hands being one. The grace of moving which the kata developers being the other. Again as we taught in Nidan and Sandan about the moving of water in waves or how fire moves in nature you must remember that Air or Wind causes both of those to occur.
Heian Yondan also introduces some new moves for the student. The X Block, Side Thrust Kick, Knife Hand Chops, Wedge Blocks, and the Knee strike. In most cases the student has already done those moves in class but this is the first kata they are applied in.
Heian Yondan IMO is the best of the Heian series. It like Nidan developers a nice flow from hard to soft techniques at the same time you see the stance shifting that Sandan brings out. This is also the first kata in which you start to see open hand moves for the fist time.
Heian Yondan is the Air kata. There are several reason for this the openness of the hands being one. The grace of moving which the kata developers being the other. Again as we taught in Nidan and Sandan about the moving of water in waves or how fire moves in nature you must remember that Air or Wind causes both of those to occur.
Heian Yondan also introduces some new moves for the student. The X Block, Side Thrust Kick, Knife Hand Chops, Wedge Blocks, and the Knee strike. In most cases the student has already done those moves in class but this is the first kata they are applied in.