Naihanchiwpe2.jpg (1810 bytes) (also spelled Naifanchi)

Description:  The iron horse or battlefield kata.  It is called 'Tekki Shodan' by Shotokan karateka.  According to his book, 'Wado Ryu
Karate', Otsuka Sensei learned this kata from Choki Motobu, founder of Shito Ryu, and personally favored Naihanchi over all other 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.  masubi dachi.
  yoi.  Te hidari kosa kinteki shooto uke.   (Hands left crossed groin openhanded block).  Heisoku dachi.
  hajime.
 
 
1. Hands rise to jodan level, then fan outwards while dropping and meeting again at the gedan level, then
  left over right, rising up to cover the throat (nodo), dropping back down to the original yoi position.  Pause.
  Heisoku dachi.
   
2. Explode right, looking right into a right shotei, left empi.
  Left kosa step, then right step into naihanchi dachi.
   
3. Mawata forward, left tai uke.
   
4. Look left, left gedan uke, right kaku tsuki, right tae uke.
   
5. Explode left, looking left cross over step.   As naihanchi stance is hit, look forward, and right soto uke.
  Right kosa step, then left step into naihanchi dachi.
   
6. Left jodan ago (chin) ura tsuki (uppercut punch).
   
7. Right gendan uke, left hikite.
   
8. Left jodan ago (chin) ura tsuki.
   
9. Left soto uke, right tae uke.
   
10. Look left, mawata left (90 degrees), kick left with left age (rising) heisoku( Instep) hiza (knee) geri.
   
11. Look right, mawata left (180 degrees), kick right with right age (rising) heisoku( Instep) hiza (knee) geri.
   
12. Look forward, right tae uke.
   
13. Look left, left mawata (90 degrees) morotoe tsuki.
   
14. Draw hands in, left turns palm up, right to obi.  When obi is reached, do a right empi.
   
15. Mawata forward, right tae uke.
   
16.  Left gedan uke, right kaku tsuki, look forward left tae uke.
   
17. Explode right, looking right cross over step.   As naihanchi stance is hit, look forward, and left soto uke.
  Left kosa step, then right step into naihanchi dachi.
   
18. Right jodan ago (chin) ura tsuki (uppercut punch).
   
19. Left gendan uke, right hikite.
   
20. Right jodan ago (chin) ura tsuki.
   
21. Right soto uke, left tae uke.
   
22. Look right, mawata right (90 degrees), kick right with left age heisoku hiza geri.
   
23. Look left, mawata right (180 degrees), kick left with right age heisoku hiza geri.
   
24. Look forward, right tae uke.
   
25. Look right, right mawata (90 degrees) morotoe tsuki.
 
 
  Yame. Pull into heisoku dachi, te hidari kosa kinteki shooto uke.
  Norei. masubi dachi.
  rei.