{"id":4002,"date":"2022-03-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/?p=4002"},"modified":"2022-03-11T09:27:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T14:27:22","slug":"gekisai-dai-ichi-kata-with-instructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/gekisai-dai-ichi-kata-with-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Gekisai Dai Ichi Kata with Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The southern Kata have their origins in Goju Ryu karate, which Oyama learned while training under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usadojo.com\/nei-chu-so\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">So Nei Chu<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G%C5%8Dgen_Yamaguchi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gogen Yamaguchi<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"28\" class=\"wp-image-2682\" style=\"width: 56px;\" src=\"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/kanji_gekisai.gif\" alt=\"Geki-Sai\"> Gekisai (Conquer and Occupy) means conquer and occupy.&nbsp; The name is derived from the characters <i>Geki<\/i> \u6483, meaning defeat or conquer, and <i>Sai<\/i> \u585e, meaning fortress or stronghold (literally translated as &#8220;closed&#8221;, &#8220;shut&#8221; or &#8220;covered&#8221;).&nbsp; The word <i>Gekisai<\/i> can also mean demolish, destroy or pulverize.  There are two Gekisai&nbsp;katas, Gekisai Dai Ichi and <a href=\"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/gekisai-dai-ni-kata-with-instructions\/(opens in a new tab)\">Gekisai Dai Ni<\/a>.  These Katas teach strength through fluidity of motion, mobility and the utilization of various techniques.&nbsp; Flexibility of attack and response will always be superior to rigid, static and inflexible strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Gekisai Dai Ichi is the first Kata for Goju-Ryu Karate and means &#8220;Attack &amp; Destroy One&#8221;.  <\/p>\n\n\n<script>\r\n document.write('<hr style=\"width=75%; border-top: 2px solid #000; margin: auto;'>');\r\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Written Gekisai Dai Ichi Kata Instructions<\/strong> (visual aid below)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>No Formal Open<\/li><li>LEFT 90 DEGREE COUNTER-CLOCKWISE TURN, DO A UP-BLOCK.<\/li><li>STEP, DO A MID-THRUST.<\/li><li>STEP BACK INTO A STRADDLE STANCE WITH RIGHT LEG, EXECUTE A SIDE FACING LOW BLOCK (WITH LEFT HAND).<\/li><li>RIGHT 180 DEGREE CLOCKWISE TURN, SHIFT INTO A FORWARD STANCE, DO A UP BLOCK.<\/li><li>STEP, DO A MID THRUST.<\/li><li>STEP BACK INTO A STRADDLE STANCE WITH LEFT LEG, EXECUTE A SIDE FACING LOW BLOCK (WITH RIGHT HAND).<\/li><li>STEP FORWARD WITH LEFT FOOT, DO A MID BLOCK<\/li><li>STEP, DO A MID BLOCK<\/li><li>KICK TO THE FACE AND STEP INTO A FORWARD STANCE, WITH LEFT ARM UPWARD ELBOW TO THE CHIN, BACK FIST TO FACE, LOW BLOCK, LOW THRUST WITH RIGHT FIST TO GROIN. 10. 180 DEGREE TURN, KNIFE HAND TO THROAT, FOOT EDGE TO KNEE (AT THE SAME TIME) WITH RIGHT ARM AND LEG, STEP INTO STRADDLE STANCE.<\/li><li>STEP FORWARD WITH REAR FOOT INTO A FORWARD STANCE, DO A MID BLOCK.<\/li><li>KICK TO THE FACE AND STEP INTO A FORWARD STANCE, WITH RIGHT ARM UPWARD ELBOW TO THE CHIN, BACK FIST TO FACE, LOW BLOCK, LOW THRUST WITH LEFT FIST TO GROIN.<\/li><li>180 DEGREE TURN, KNIFE HAND TO THROAT, FOOT EDGE TO KNEE (AT THE SAME TIME) WITH THE LEFT ARM AND LEG, STEP INTO A STRADDLE STANCE.<\/li><li>WITH LEFT FOOT COMPLETE A 135 DEGREE COUNTER CLOCKWISE TURN, PIVOTING INTO A FRONT STANCE. SIMULTANEOUSLY DO AN INVERTED THRUST TO THE GROIN AND A HIGH THRUST TO THE FACE.<\/li><li>STEP UP INTO START POSITION, CLOSED FISTS PALMS TOGETHER<\/li><li>STEP BACK AT A 45 DEGREE, WITH RIGHT FOOT, INTO A FORWARD STANCE SIMULTANEOUSLY DO AN INVERTED THRUST TO THE GROIN AND A HIGH THRUST TO THE FACE, FROM THE RIGHT HIP.<\/li><li>STEP FORWARD, CLOSE <\/li><li>BOW.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Alternative Steps:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;There are slight variations at different schools that do not compromise the integrity of the form and are based on personal preference. Check with your instructors for the steps required at your school.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<script>\r\n document.write('<hr style=\"width=75%; border-top: 2px solid #000; margin: auto;'>');\r\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ichi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ichi-711x1024.jpg\" alt=\"gekisai dai ichi\" class=\"wp-image-4006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ichi-711x1024.jpg 711w, https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ichi-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ichi-768x1107.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ichi-800x1153.jpg 800w, https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ichi-600x864.jpg 600w, https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ichi-400x576.jpg 400w, https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ichi.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Gekisai Dai Ichi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<script>\r\n document.write('<hr style=\"width=75%; border-top: 2px solid #000; margin: auto;'>');\r\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The southern Kata have their origins in Goju Ryu karate, which Oyama learned while training under So Nei Chu and Gogen Yamaguchi. Gekisai (Conquer and Occupy) means conquer and occupy.&nbsp; The name is derived from the characters Geki \u6483, meaning defeat or conquer, and Sai \u585e, meaning fortress or stronghold (literally translated as &#8220;closed&#8221;, &#8220;shut&#8221;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/gekisai-dai-ichi-kata-with-instructions\/\" title=\"Read More\"> <span class=\"button \">Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123458,"featured_media":4007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,54,94,16],"tags":[190,117,191,14],"class_list":["post-4002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-karate","category-styles","category-technique","category-training-notes","tag-karate","tag-kata","tag-recruitment","tag-training"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Martial-Arts-Training-Banner.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123458"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4002"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4083,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4002\/revisions\/4083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}