{"id":4020,"date":"2022-03-16T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T11:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/?p=4020"},"modified":"2022-03-04T17:24:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T22:24:07","slug":"gekisai-dai-ni-kata-with-instructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/gekisai-dai-ni-kata-with-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Gekisai Dai Ni 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 rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usadojo.com\/nei-chu-so\/\" target=\"_blank\">So Nei Chu<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G%C5%8Dgen_Yamaguchi\" target=\"_blank\">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.\u00a0 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;).\u00a0 The word <i>Gekisai<\/i> can also mean demolish, destroy or pulverize.  There are two Gekisai\u00a0Katas: <a href=\"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/gekisai-dai-ichi-kata-with-instructions\/\">Gekisai Dai Ichi<\/a> and Gekisai Dai Ni.  These Katas teach strength through fluidity of motion, mobility and the utilization of various techniques.\u00a0 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 Two&#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 AN UP BLOCK.<\/li><li>STEP, DO A MID THRUST.<\/li><li>STEP BACK INTO A STRADDLE STANCE WITH THE RIGHT LEG, EXECUTE A SIDE FACING LOW BLOCK (WITH LEFT HAND).<\/li><li>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 AN OPEN HAND MID BLOCK DOUBLE GRAB.<\/li><li>STEP FORWARD, EXECUTE AN OPEN HAND MID BLOCK DOUBLE GRAB.<\/li><li>KICK TO THE FACE AND STEP INTO A FORWARD STANCE, WITH LEFT ARM, UPWARD ELBOW TO THE CHIN, BACK FIST TO THE FACE, LOW BLOCK, LOW THRUST WITH THE LEFT FIST TO THE GROIN.<\/li><li>180 DEGREE CLOCKWISE TURN, KNIFE HAND TO THE THROAT, FOOT EDGE TO KNEE (AT THE SAME TIME) STEP INTO A STRADDLE STANCE.<\/li><li>STEP FORWARD WITH REAR FOOT INTO A FORWARD STANCE, DO AN OPEN HAND MID BLOCK DOUBLE GRAB.<\/li><li>STEP FORWARD, DO AN OPEN HAND MID BLOCK DOUBLE GRAB, STEP BACK AND DO AN OPEN HAND MID BLOCK DOUBLE GRAB.<\/li><li>KICK TO THE FACE AND STEP INTO A FORWARD STANCE, WITH LEFT ARM EXECUTE A UPWARD ELBOW TO THE CHIN, BACK FIST TO FACE, LOW BLOCK, LOW THRUST WITH RIGHT FIST TO THE GROIN.<\/li><li>180 DEGREE COUNTER CLOCKWISE TURN, KNIFE HAND TO THROAT, FOOT EDGE TO KNEE (AT THE SAME TIME) STEP INTO A STRADDLE STANCE.<\/li><li>LEFT 45 DEGREE COUNTER CLOCKWISE TURN INTO A BACK STANCE, DO A SWINGING CUP BLOCK.<\/li><li>RIGHT 90 DEGREE CLOCKWISE TURN, BACK STANCE, DO A SWINGING CUP BLOCK.<\/li><li>CLOSE.<\/li><\/ol>\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_ni.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ni-695x1024.jpg\" alt=\"gekisai dai ni\" class=\"wp-image-4023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ni-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ni-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ni-768x1132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ni-800x1179.jpg 800w, https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ni-600x884.jpg 600w, https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ni-400x589.jpg 400w, https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gekisai_dai_ni.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Gekisai Dai Ni<\/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.\u00a0 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-ni-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-4020","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\/4020","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=4020"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4026,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4020\/revisions\/4026"}],"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=4020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatetraining.org\/weblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}