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Description:  In the chinese buddhist temple kata.

(Because of its overwhelming use in Wado techniques, if only one hand is mentioned, the other hand is performing a back hikite. )
(Also, once this kata as started, every resting stance is Naihanchi dachi.)
  rei.  masuba dachi.
  yoi.  Chudan hidari shooto/meigi seikan sasae uke.   (Chest level left open /right fist supported block).  Heisoku dachi.
  hajime.
 
 
1. Step back left, right soto uke, left gedan uke.
  Right zenkutsa dachi.
   
  Mawata left (22.5 degrees), right kosa uke, morote tatei.
2. Left mashomen neeko ashi dachi.
   
  Right mae geri, right jun-tsuki, left gyaku-tsuki, double punch(right jun-tsuki left gyaku-tsuki).
3. Zenkutsa dachi pull back seisan dachi.
   
4. Mawata right (45 degrees), right kosa uke, morote tatei.
  Right mashomen neeko ashi dachi.
5.  
  Left mae geri, left jun-tsuki, right gyaku-tsuki, double punch(left jun-tsuki right gyaku-tsuki).
  Zenkutsa dachi pull back seisan dachi.
6.  
  Mawata left (22.5 degrees), right, left jodan uke, right gyaku-tsuki.
7. Seisan dachi.
   
8. Left, right jodan uke, left gyaku-tsuki.
  Seisan dachi.
9.  
  Right, left jodan uke, right gyaku-tsuki.
10. Seisan dachi.
   
11. Mawata left, (225 degrees), left gedan uke, right kaku -tsuki.
  Sheeko dachi, slip left sheeko dachi.
12.  
  Right gedan uke, left kaku -tsuki.
13. Sheeko dachi, slip right sheeko dachi.
   
14. Left gedan uke.
  Zenkutsa dachi.
15.  
  Right chudan shotei, left chudan shotei, right chudan shotei.
16.  Right sheeko dachi, left sheeko dachi, right sheeko dachi.
   
17. Mawata left (225 degrees), kosa uke, right soto uke, left gedan uke.
  Left kakutsa dachi.
   
18. Pull up left, right tae uke, left soto uke.
  Heisoku dachi.
   
19. Drop right gedan uke, left soto uke.
  Right kakutsa dachi.
   
20. Pull up right, left tae uke, right soto uke.
  Heisoku dachi.
   
21. Slowly drop both arms to sides retaining seikans....fall forward into gedan kosa uke.
  gyaku neeko ashi dachi.
   
22. Step back into morote gedan uke.
  Step back left into right zenkutsa dachi.
   
23. Step forward into morote soto uke.
  Left zenkutsa dachi.
   
24. Step forward into morote jodan uke.
  Right urachen/left jodan uke, left urachen/right jodan uke, right soto uke/left tae uke.
  Right zenkutsa dachi.
   
25. Mawate left (225 degrees), left soto uke, step right jun-tsuki.
  Left mashomen neeko ashi dachi, right zenkutsa dachi.
   
26. Mawate right (90 degrees), right soto uke, step left jun-tsuki.
  Right mashomen neeko ashi dachi, left zenkutsa dachi.
   
27. Mawate left (45 degrees), left gedan uke.
  Left zenkutsa dachi.
   
28. Right jodan tetsui.
  Right zenkutsa dachi.
   
29. Left jodan tetsui.
  Left zenkutsa dachi.
   
30. Right jodan tetsui.
  Right zenkutsa dachi.
   
31. Mawate left (225 degrees), right tsukami (grab), left morote -tsuki (double side punch).
  Slip left sheeko dachi.
   
32. Mawate right (90 degrees), left tsukami (grab), right morote -tsuki (double side punch).
  Slip right sheeko dachi.
   
 
 
  Yame. Pull back to Yoi position.
  Norei. masuba dachi.
  rei.